December 1999 - TechToolsList - listserv.classicarcade.com

Fluke 90 Tester, Anyone?
by James Marous 21 Apr '00

21 Apr '00

Check this auction out: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=211809283 Anyone ever used one of these? Seems descent for the money ($61), just curious if anyone has actually owned one. On another note, I bought a 6809 pod for my 9010 from a place in Canade for $15, minus the cable that goes from the pod to the UUT. I called Fluke yesterday and they actually had the part in stock! Amazing.... Guess if you need parts for your 9000 series, you might give the parts line a call... 800-44-fluke and give them the Fluke part #. Because We Care James Marous James Marous Engineering Manager Midmark Corp. Versailles, OH mailto:jmarous@midmark.com

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Re: bench PS
by tom mcclintock 22 Feb '00

22 Feb '00

Is there a way for me to make a suitable bench power supply for working on game boards? I'm not overly convinced that $300-$1,500 on a PS is absolutely necessary since the parts alone can't be more than $15 (that US money John ;) I mean, just looking at the linear power supply boards in my games doesn't reveal complicated parts or anything that looks like it would require a high tolerance. Or am I too cheap? tm

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Fluke 9010 accessories...
by John Robertson 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

I just got in my second Fluke 9010A (ver 3 software), and packed with it was some interesting extension sockets. These have some prototyping area on a circuit board on the bottom, and it will plug in-between the UUT CPU socket and the pod plug. Part number 9000A 7201. Fair enough, looks useful for probing, BUT also included was one of these extension plug/sockets with a circuit built in (factory) with an identification of "CKT 1 REV D", and on the top side of the circuit board a couple of ICs ICM72091PA, and 74H00 with the identification of "CKT 2 ASSY 612127". Looks like it might be some sort of reset board. Anyone know for sure? Let's see, pin 20 is ground, pin 40 looks like it is 5VDC, there is what looks like a transistor seems to turn on the Vcc to the power to the 74H00...hmmm...AND there are three jumper plugs. All in the space one CPU wide by about three CPU's high. (8 bit CPUs) John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

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Re: Fluke Pods?
by ayeckley 29 Dec '99

29 Dec '99

>Try www.naptech.com. Email sales for a quote. $125 for the 6502 pod >and I'm pretty sure they have other pods as well.. :-) I got my 8080 pod from them a couple of months ago - they didn't have any 6502 pods. How long ago did they quote that price to you? I've had a hard time getting pods at "reasonable" prices. I consider $495 for a 6502 pod unreasonable (one quote I got). Alex http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/ ayeckley(a)neo.lrun.com (Play) yecklea(a)diebold.com (Work)

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Re: bench PS
by FBowen＠checkfree.com 22 Dec '99

22 Dec '99

I'm in the process of building a variable (~5-15) 1.5A power supply and my parts certainly were more than $15. Granted, I just bought some from Digi-Key w/o digging around for cheaper sources but I did all this thinking I could do MUCH better, price wise, than a store bought supply. I was wrong. "Peter Fyfe" <peter(a)bombjack.freeserve.co.uk> on 12/22/99 02:59:22 PM To: "tom mcclintock" <tomm(a)mgcap.com>, <TechToolsList(a)flippers.com> cc: Subject: Re: bench PS Tom, You sould be able to pick up a switcher pretty cheap. They usually supply +/-5V and +12V , some will also do -12V. It should be good for most of you board power requirements. Peter -----Original Message----- From: tom mcclintock <tomm(a)mgcap.com> To: TechToolsList(a)flippers.com <TechToolsList(a)flippers.com> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:32 PM Subject: Re: bench PS >Is there a way for me to make a suitable bench power supply for working >on game boards? I'm not overly convinced that $300-$1,500 on a PS is >absolutely necessary since the parts alone can't be more than $15 (that >US money John ;) > >I mean, just looking at the linear power supply boards in my games >doesn't reveal complicated parts or anything that looks like it would >require a high tolerance. Or am I too cheap? > > >tm > >

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Re: bench PS
by Peter Fyfe 22 Dec '99

22 Dec '99

Tom, You sould be able to pick up a switcher pretty cheap. They usually supply +/-5V and +12V , some will also do -12V. It should be good for most of you board power requirements. Peter -----Original Message----- From: tom mcclintock <tomm(a)mgcap.com> To: TechToolsList(a)flippers.com <TechToolsList(a)flippers.com> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:32 PM Subject: Re: bench PS >Is there a way for me to make a suitable bench power supply for working >on game boards? I'm not overly convinced that $300-$1,500 on a PS is >absolutely necessary since the parts alone can't be more than $15 (that >US money John ;) > >I mean, just looking at the linear power supply boards in my games >doesn't reveal complicated parts or anything that looks like it would >require a high tolerance. Or am I too cheap? > > >tm > >

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First IMSAI computer on eBay....
by John Robertson 13 Dec '99

13 Dec '99

Not on topic, but what the heck, makes for an interesting read about some early computer history... http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=215701174 John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

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Fluke 9100A Digital Tester
by Chris_Hardy＠vie.co.uk 13 Dec '99

13 Dec '99

Hi everyone... I was recently lent a Fluke 9100a digital tester (with some POD's, yeah!), but the system is missing the system disk, so I'm desperate for a copy of it. Does anyone have one of these systems, and can either make a copy of it or email me the files that are on it. I don't know much about the disk, but I believe it's a MSDOS disk, so it should fairly simple to duplicate. Thanks Chris Hardy London (Yep, an emulator coder who got hooked on doing PCB repairs. Unfortunately it does suck up quite a bit of my spare time! If anyone needs anything "decoding" from Mame give me a yell)

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Re: Atari orange test fixture
by ayeckley 11 Dec '99

11 Dec '99

>I'm in the process of acquiring that orange Atari test fixture that was >just on eBay, and I'm wondering who has any documentation on this? Or >even the correct name? John Robertson - I know you have one of these, >and I know it's strictly for raster games, but what else can I do with >it? Am I correct in assuming it is basically a test rig? Here's a link >to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=205478827 >>Yes that's a picture of a CTF 1 (Computer Test Fixture) or as we use to >>call it 'a boat anchor'... It uses a program plugs like the ones on the PAT. >>The plugs are not compatible and if mistakenly plugged into the PAT could >>do considerable damage to the PAT. >>I own a PAT 9000, and all the game adapters only use one of those plugs per >>game. This unit uses 3 per game. I would suspect that the plug adapters for >>this unit would be nearly impossible to come by. I also did some research on >>the parts required to make one of the adapters for the PAT 9000. You can >>order all the parts needed from ITT Cannon, but they will cost about $125 per >>plug. Just multiply that by 3 for each plug you need for this unit. To add to what Scott said: I have a brochure for the CTF-1 (could scan if anyone wants), and according to it, the monitor is B&W. Perhaps the "Expansion Module" converts RGB to Composite Video? I too have a PAT9000. I have found the plug housings for $49.29, and $0.26 *per pin*. My solution was to adapt two of the Amp MR 36-pin connectors to the Canon connector - I don't use all 156 pins. Since the eBay pictures show lots of the Canon connectors included, you could probably cannabalize enough to work. That brings your per-harness cost down to about $10 per (not including the cost of your time). It is several hours' work to build such an adapter - that's why I consider the Pat9K a mixed blessing. On a similar topic, has anyone ever seen/have an Atari PBS-1 Simulator (for testing Atari Pinballs)? Alex http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/ ayeckley(a)neo.lrun.com (Play) yecklea(a)diebold.com (Work)

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RE: Fluke 90 Tester, Anyone?
by James Marous 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

I just heard back from the seller and they are all for the Z80. I've got one on the way, will let you know how it works when I get it. James -----Original Message----- From: ayeckley [mailto:ayeckley@neo.rr.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 1:19 PM To: TechToolsList(a)flippers.com Subject: Re: Fluke 90 Tester, Anyone? I asked him for more details during the auction, but never got a response. Kind of a turn-off... >Maybe he has an assortment, his auction says he >has more Alex http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/ ayeckley(a)neo.lrun.com (Play) yecklea(a)diebold.com (Work)

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