[time-nuts] Tbolt not talking

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Wed Jul 22 21:37:46 UTC 2009


Gonzo, one of the muppets. But if you go to urbandictionary.com you can get 7 pages of explanations. 







-----Original Message-----
From: David C. Partridge <david.partridge at dsl.pipex.com>
To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 2:25 pm
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking



Hey Chuck, I just learnt a new word: Gonzo :-)

I has a nice feel to it -- out of interest do you have the etymology?  I
assume of US/Mexican origin?

Does it have any implied meaning other than that which I inferred: i.e.
idiotic?

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Chuck Harris
Sent: 22 July 2009 22:08
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking

You guys are aware, I hope, that the original power supply had totally gonzo
color codes... right?

They used the same colors as a computer power supply, but black was +5V
(IIRC).

If you hooked a voltmeter common lead to the black power supply lead, you
would read a totally goofy set of readings when you measured the other
leads.

-Chuck Harris

bjones0 at mindspring.com wrote:
> I had a similar problem with mine (from the "TAPR Group Buy").. it 
> would appear to power up & show a (almost) 10Mhz output, but the 
> serial port was dead..  After much testing it ended up the power 
> supply had gone bad...I was getting the correct voltage difference between
the 12v legs but each leg (+/- 12v's & 5v) were off.  Once I hooked up a new
supply (built from a computer power supply) it works like a champ.
> 
> -Hrian
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Green <wpxs472 at gmail.com> Sent: Jul 22, 2009 11:02 AM To: 
>> time-nuts at febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking
>> 
>> I got one of the Chinese Tbolts off eBay and when I powered it up and 
>> ran Tboltmon, I got nothing. I checked the com port and it is 
>> correct. I am using a USB to serial converter but I don't believe 
>> that is what the problem is since I have used it to program some 
>> Motorola radios that have a reputation for being picky about their 
>> serial connections. I will try a standard serial port but are there other
things I should look at? I did look at the manual but didn't see anything
that might help. This is my first experience with Tbolts. I already hav
e a
Z3801 and recall having some problems getting it to talk. Any help
appreciated.
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