Testing a 1488 line driver...

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Thursday 03 January 2008 00:48, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > I didn't check for -12V. I'll do that before I go to the effort of
> > pulling the chip and replacing it.
>
> Checked it.  -0.60v  There's a Elpac/TDC CB-3811 DC-DC converter on the
> board that may have died.  I'll pull the board tomorrow and test right at
> the legs of the device.  Thanks for questioning whether or not I'd checked
> the -12v supply!
>
> Finding a replacement is gonna be a stone b*tch I think. :(
> I may have to go to another DC-DC converter that is near the same size
> that I can wire in.

Something might be loading it down, too.  I'd check for that before assuming 
it's bad.

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