[Techtoolslist] Fluke 9010a issue with pod self test - Dohh !

[John Robertson]

Colin Davies wrote:

> Ahh... I replaced the PIA with a 6821... still no joy...  Then I 

> noticed that the self test socket on the pod was a little loose (the 

> thumb wheel is very very stiff on it) - Dohh !! Problem solved... a 

> little embarrasing... :-)

>

> It was just my luck that when I swapped the pod over , it was making 

> bad contact in the self test socket, swapped it to the working unit 

> and contact was good...swapped back to faulty unit.. contact was 

> bad... Finally put the pod back on the worker only to have it fail !! 

> - That was a heart stopping moment... Then I noticed the cause !!

>

> This 9010a unit also only 3 roms, the manual mentions a piggy back rom 

> board, but no sign of it... Running Version 3A  ( I havent opened the 

> other unit up, also 3A to check)

>

> Anyway... back to my first question.... Can you just swap the RS-232 

> module over without any further mods.. ?

>

> Thanks for you help guys..

>

> Kind Regards, Colin

>

Hi Colin,

Yes, you can move the RS-232 to the newer 9010. As for the ROM question, 
it depended on when the 9010 was made, some have the extension, others 
do not. However they are pretty much all -3A so the code is the same.

John :-#)#

>

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Davies" 

> <colin.w.davies at btopenworld.com>

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> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:47 AM

> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Fluke 9010a issue with pod self test

>

>

>> Having a look at the service manual I'm thinking it might need a new 

>> 6820 Pia chip... would I be along the right lines ?

>>

>> Cheers, Colin

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Davies" 

>> <colin.w.davies at btopenworld.com>

>> To: <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:18 AM

>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Fluke 9010a issue with pod self test

>>

>>

>>> I just tried my new fluke 9010a with RS-232... passes self test... 

>>> but when I plug a known working 6502 pod in and do a bus test it 

>>> reports 6502 pod error 00 (iirc)....

>>>

>>> Is this a relatively easy fix or should I bite the bullet and move 

>>> the rs-232 module over to my working unit ?  ( Is that all I have to 

>>> do ? or are there other modifications required to the base unit to 

>>> accept it ?)

>>>

>>> I'd rather fix the faulty unit to be honest, as the worker is in 

>>> really really great condition so I'd like to keep it as a spare and 

>>> use the other new arrival for now.....

>>>

>>> Thanks for your help,

>>> Regards, Colin 



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