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paul

Tue, Aug 27, 2013 4:25 AM

Greetings Time Nuts!

I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium,
acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES
antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC
blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if:

* it's worth someone fixing it
* how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118

Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed
favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep
better time?

Greetings Time Nuts! I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium, acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if: * it's worth someone fixing it * how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118 Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep better time?

HD

Howard Davidson

Tue, Aug 27, 2013 5:45 AM

This kind of problem is almost always the electrolytic filter capacitors
in the power supply shorting. Sometimes they take the diodes with them.
the repair is easy. I often preemptively replace all the power supply
electrolytics in old devices.

hld

On 8/26/2013 9:25 PM, paul wrote:

Greetings Time Nuts!

I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium,
acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES
antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC
blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if:

* it's worth someone fixing it
* how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118

Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed
favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep
better time?

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Howard L. Davidson
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This kind of problem is almost always the electrolytic filter capacitors in the power supply shorting. Sometimes they take the diodes with them. the repair is easy. I often preemptively replace all the power supply electrolytics in old devices. hld On 8/26/2013 9:25 PM, paul wrote: > > > Greetings Time Nuts! > > I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium, > acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES > antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC > blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if: > > * it's worth someone fixing it > * how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118 > Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed > favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep > better time? > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > -- Howard L. Davidson hld@speakeasy.net

BC

Bob Camp

Wed, Aug 28, 2013 12:29 AM

Hi

What are you trying to do? If you are simply trying to run NTP, there are a lot of options. If you want more than that, then your options narrow down a bit.

Bob

On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:25 AM, paul paul@thesimonet.org wrote:

Greetings Time Nuts!

I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium,
acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES
antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC
blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if:

* it's worth someone fixing it
* how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118

Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed
favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep
better time?

time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com
To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
and follow the instructions there.

Hi What are you trying to do? If you are simply trying to run NTP, there are a lot of options. If you want more than that, then your options narrow down a bit. Bob On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:25 AM, paul <paul@thesimonet.org> wrote: > > > Greetings Time Nuts! > > I used to work for an electric utility and, around the Millennium, > acquired a used 468-DC, an FTM II, and the requisite GPS to GOES > antenna. The FTM was the first to no longer power on, and now the 468-DC > blows the main fuse whenever it is powered on. I am wondering if: > > * it's worth someone fixing it > * how it compares with, for example, the Sure Electronics MB-CM12118 > Mini USB & Bluetooth Interface GPS Demo Board (which you reviewed > favorably). I know the 468-DC is built much better, but does it keep > better time? > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.

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Yet another 468-DC situation