Just for giggles I checked on the cable for the Z80 pod, and it was available too. 48-72 hours shipping time, $57.80. I also checked on one of the custom protection chips used on the z80 pod, but it wasn't available. Guess we know where to go for the cables at least. James -----Original Message----- From: John Robertson [mailto:jrr@flippers.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 12:00 PM To: Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California; James Marous Cc: 'TechToolsList@flippers.com' Subject: Re: Fluke 90 Tester, Anyone? The cable for the Fluke pods is nothing special. You can use a plain ribbon cable with a 40 pin plug on one end, and a 40 pin socket style plug on the other (don't know the name). The twisted pairs is very nice but if the cable is kept short it should be fine. I have this on a Z80 pod and it works fine, no glitches... John :-#)# At 08:40 AM 12/10/1999 -0800, Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California wrote:
I bought one of these a while back. I'm surprised the guy didn't mention what processor this is for. The one I got was for a Z80. I'm guessing this one was too.
If you see any others on ebay I'd snag it because they're great for doing quick tests on. I really like the quick trace feature. When you probe each pin of a ram chip, for example, the display will actually read A01, A02 or D01, D02, etc. It also has a feature called memory soak which tests to see how well ram can hold it's data for long periods of time - something the Fluke 9010a doesn't have.
I also like the fact that it's really light and portable.
By the way, that's really cool that you were able to find a part for your 6809 pod. I wish I had known they stocked parts for these because I needed a ribbon cable for a Z80 pod I have since sold. I got another one though.
Matt
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On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, James Marous wrote:
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 #.
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