Hi Chris, I have nearly finished a Smartsocket-Display with 12x ZM-1350. During this I encountered 2 Problems: The enumeration of the smartsocke usually fails...
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fixitsan2
Sep 27, 2010 11:22 am
Thanks for your comments Roger, it is nice to hear some feedback. Your powerdown issue may have something to do with your power supply. Have you measured the...
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rogerleifert
Sep 28, 2010 7:32 am
Hi Chris, I just checked my power supply for how long it holds the voltage after switching off. Voltage is down to zero after about 1...2 seconds, so this...
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smartsockets@yahoogro...
Sep 28, 2010 7:37 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the smartsockets group. File : /ZM 1350...
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fixitsan2
Sep 28, 2010 12:54 pm
... That's really good to see, Roger, well done. You're making me motivated to finish the IV-17 smartsocket (waiting for PSU components) Cheers !...
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fixitsan2
Sep 28, 2010 1:08 pm
I'm glad you've resolved the enumeration failure issue. that was a piece of trouble to get working originally. For MCLR, I wasn't aware that the 16F690 had an...
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rogerleifert
Sep 29, 2010 2:15 am
... That would be nice, because I have a dozen IV-17 lying around for some time and waiting for the new smartsockets dedicated to them :-) The effort of wiring...
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michail1@...
michailrw
Sep 29, 2010 2:16 am
Same here. I think I have a couple dozen just waiting for a fixitsan kit. :) Michail In a message dated 9/28/2010 7:15:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ...
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fixitsan2
Sep 29, 2010 12:06 pm
The current position is that the sockets are up and running. I have only made one socket so far and will need to assemble another on breadboard to make sure...
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rogerleifert
Sep 30, 2010 7:02 am
Hi Chris, A solution for the decimal point drivers could be using a UDN2981 or UDN 2982/2 instead of a bunch of transistors and resistors. These are octal...
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fixitsan2
Sep 30, 2010 12:04 pm
... Hi Roger, Because the tubes are multiplexed then I only need two decimal point switches to control all 8 DP's. My previous DP switch actually shorted them...
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fixitsan2
Sep 30, 2010 12:08 pm
... I just remembered that i posted this on Youtube, Roger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQWgSccD6Q Showing the DP's being controlled by shorting them to...
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rogerleifert
Oct 1, 2010 3:25 am
Hi Chris, ... Stupid me. Had forgotten that the tubes are multiplexed. ... Sure. If a software solution doesn't work there is always the possibility of a...
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 5, 2010 1:26 am
Recently I was looking through a local antique warehouse when I spotted the glint of glass in an old cardboard box on a shelf in one of the booths. Sure enough...
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Charles MacDonald
cmacd123
Dec 5, 2010 1:55 am
... That has got to be less than the original owner paid for them back in the 1970's. Was it from ETCO by any chance? -- Charles MacDonald...
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daddyvan2005
Dec 5, 2010 1:57 am
Congratulations on the find! Grand theft tube! Sure hope they all check out for you. Dennis...
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michailrw
Dec 5, 2010 2:21 am
Did you sell me the tubes outside of ebay? I got 12 tubes here, and they are all wrapped in newspaper from 1971/72. I paid a lot more than $1.50 each though....
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 5, 2010 2:42 am
... At first I thought I wasn't going to be able to answer your question because I threw out the musty old box and paper, but each tube has a sticker on the...
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 5, 2010 2:44 am
... Wasn't me. I still have all twelve and I won't be selling them. I guess people on this list won't think I'm strange for finding them beautiful....
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 5, 2010 2:54 am
... I'm glad I didn't know what they were when I bought them or how many were in the box. He didn't know what he was selling and I didn't know what I was...
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michail1@...
michailrw
Dec 5, 2010 3:10 am
No, you are on the right list now. No one things you're strange. We all are. The only thing people think right now is how jealous they are of you getting...
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Matt Gorbet
mattgorbet
Dec 5, 2010 7:41 am
Wow congratulations David. And welcome to the glowing beauty of B7971s. <M> ... Matt Gorbet matt@... http://www.gorbetdesign.com On Sun, 05 Dec...
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Ray Fenwick
otis_wilbury_ii
Dec 5, 2010 9:02 am
Me too. I wonder what 12 NOS B7971's would fetch on eBay? :-O Ray...
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Charles MacDonald
cmacd123
Dec 6, 2010 1:22 am
... ETCO electronics was a wonderful surplus place in Montreal. (464 McGill Street) and in Pointe Claire. They had almost everything, I even bought my Yaseau...
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 7, 2010 11:15 am
... Current bid for an auction of 6 NOS B7971's on eBay $305USD!!! Maybe I should consider auctioning 6 of my 12 and cover the cost of all the other parts for...
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Ray Fenwick
otis_wilbury_ii
Dec 7, 2010 11:17 am
Please let me know the item number if you do :) Sent from my iPhone...
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David
davidcarr_2001
Dec 7, 2010 12:36 pm
... I'll be sure to post it to the group if and when I do ;-) I don't have time to start the clock right now anyway.(Why do people always ask you what you're...
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Ray Fenwick
otis_wilbury_ii
Dec 7, 2010 12:57 pm
I'm not sure which way it will go, though at present my plans for a 24 tube RSS ticker aren't looking so good unless I win the lottery. :(...
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michailrw
Dec 7, 2010 3:18 pm
You should consider it unless you want to make 2x clocks. Keep in mind that the seller on ebay has been doing the same deal for quite some time. So, he has a...
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Matt Gorbet
mattgorbet
Dec 9, 2010 3:51 am
In the 12 yrs I have been collecting and using them, it has only gone up. And there are a lot of us youngsters doin' it! One factor is it is far easier to so...
