[time-nuts] Odetics 325 - 865

[Bruce Lane]

Hi, Robert,

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On 10-Feb-08 at 18:04 Robert Atkinson wrote:

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>An "R" suffix to
>the part number indicates a retrofitted L1 (standard 12V antenna) GPS RX.
>Some also have a label stating a 3rd party retrofit GPS has been fitted.

	??!!

	Now THAT's interesting! The only receivers I've ever seen in the Odetics were the OEM5000 and the original.

	Do you have any of the 325's that have been fitted with a third-party receiver? If so, I would be VERY interested to know which receiver it is. One of my long-term goals has been to find a way to use a standard (NMEA output) module with the 325, and if the firmware already exists to do so I'd love to get image files for the EPROMs involved.

>  At least you don't have the common problem with these units, a failed
>switch-mode power supply. 

	Heh... Actually, my own unit had an intermittent problem of not receiving any sats. Turned out that the Magellan receiver module had some seriously flawed solder joints. Some judicious reflowing with a heat gun, coupled with some touch-up work using a needle-point soldering pencil, brought it back to life.

	Happy timing.


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