Re: Cat Box on Ebay/Rat Box

The HP is simpler (and more common, $25 at surplus) and it will work just fine
with the signatures on the Atari documentation. The CAT box does have some more
advanced features but I would wait for Jeff's RATBox instead. Plus, the HP5004
works quite well.
  jess

Noel Johnson wrote:
>
> Al Kossow wrote:
> >
> > "Would it allow the use of the signature's already published by Atari to test/repair boards"
> >
> > I'd suggest picking up a used HP 5004 sig analyzer. They show up all
> > the time, and are normally pretty cheap, because there isn't a whole
> > lot of demand for them any more. They rarely sell for more than $50.
>
> Perhaps my question didn't make sense, but I am not sure it has been
> answered. Atari published signature analysis guides that tell what the
> output reading should be for each pin of an integrated circuit touched
> with the probe of a cat box. Would these Atari guides be useable with
> another type of signature analyzer such a as the HP5004 or would a known
> working board have to be tested first to determine what the output
> should be with a tester other than a cat box?
>
> Please excuse this "non-techie" (but willing to learn) if my question is
> silly!
>
> Thanks,
> Noel
Received on Thu Nov 18 22:38:50 1999