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Peschges VP3 Problems
Hi There,
I have a VP3E that is giving nonsense characters on startup. Have flicked all switches to no avail. Anyone seen this before? Is there anyone left that can service Peschges stuff? Nick. |
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Nick Gilbert wrote:
Hi There, I have a VP3E that is giving nonsense characters on startup. Have flicked all switches to no avail. Anyone seen this before? Is there anyone left that can service Peschges stuff? Nick. Hi, Could this be a problem with the LCD display contacts? Try cleaning the rubbers, ours had a lot of dust etc. in between the glass and the rubber contacts. You could perhaps also _very gently_ try to press the display edges and see if it helps to get a proper contact... BR Veli-Matti |
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I had this problem earlier this year - it turned out to be caused by a
faulty connection in the wiring to the battery. The problem took ages to diagnose (because I thought the VP3 had just died of old age or had something wrong internally and so didn't test the circuitry). I finally discovered the problem because the connection deteriorated so far that the radio stopped working. This one is quick and cheap to check, so I'd try it early on. "Nick Gilbert" wrote in message ... Hi There, I have a VP3E that is giving nonsense characters on startup. Have flicked all switches to no avail. Anyone seen this before? Is there anyone left that can service Peschges stuff? Nick. |
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Just an update.
The wiring & the screen appear to be fine. I completely dissassembled the unit and found 2 watch type batteries, both dead flat, and both the original batteries in a 12 year old instrument. 5 years seems to be their useful life. I have a feeling that as a result the eproms contain no data! Thanks for your help. Nick. "Nick Gilbert" wrote in message ... Hi There, I have a VP3E that is giving nonsense characters on startup. Have flicked all switches to no avail. Anyone seen this before? Is there anyone left that can service Peschges stuff? Nick. |
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Nick Gilbert wrote:
... I have a feeling that as a result the eproms contain no data! ... So these things are not eproms! |
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egg-zachary.
"Robert Ehrlich" wrote in message ... Nick Gilbert wrote: ... I have a feeling that as a result the eproms contain no data! ... So these things are not eproms! |
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:58:04 GMT, "Nick Gilbert"
wrote: egg-zachary. "Robert Ehrlich" wrote in message ... Nick Gilbert wrote: ... I have a feeling that as a result the eproms contain no data! ... So these things are not eproms! They may be battery backed static RAM but I think the program was in EPROM in the Peschges instruments. The RAM probably holds data while the program is running and the batteries provide memory retention in the evnet of a ship's power interruption. If the EPROMS are damaged you could always copy ones from another VP3. Mike Borgelt |
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Thanks Mike. In the event that I get it working, is it any better than one
of your old b24-b25 systems? nick "Mike Borgelt" wrote in message ... On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:58:04 GMT, "Nick Gilbert" wrote: egg-zachary. "Robert Ehrlich" wrote in message ... Nick Gilbert wrote: ... I have a feeling that as a result the eproms contain no data! ... So these things are not eproms! They may be battery backed static RAM but I think the program was in EPROM in the Peschges instruments. The RAM probably holds data while the program is running and the batteries provide memory retention in the evnet of a ship's power interruption. If the EPROMS are damaged you could always copy ones from another VP3. Mike Borgelt |
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