[time-nuts] R&S SMA-100A problems

Ulrich Bangert df6jb at ulrich-bangert.de
Wed Mar 19 07:11:12 EDT 2008


Murray,

in the meantime I have the complete R&S info about the premature battery
life and its cure available!

In case you want it, send me your email address.

73s de Ulrich DF6JB 

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com 
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] Im Auftrag von Murray Greenman
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. Marz 2008 02:32
> An: time-nuts at febo.com
> Betreff: [time-nuts] R&S SMA-100A problems
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> We have here a reasonably new Rohde & Swartz  SMA-100A RF 
> Generator - nice unit, but several times in the last year it 
> has lost its memory through flattening its Lithium battery 
> prematurely. On previous occasions it's gone back to the 
> agents, but their response has been rather less than stunning.
> 
>  
> 
> As well as needing to replace the battery more often than 
> we'd like, the big problem is that the generator forgets what 
> it is supposed to do and will not boot into its operating 
> program - it just shows the R&S splash screen.
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone know (a) of any problems related to the backup 
> battery life; and (b) how to force the unit to wake up when 
> we have replaced the battery?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  
> 
> Murray ZL1BPU
> 
>  
> 
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