Hi, Jamie--
I didn't mean to send the copy of the Glenn note to the reflector! ;-)
But now that I have I guess I will continue. Without the error code
I don't know what to tell you. The AC mains issue is only one
scenario that comes to mind. And I copied the reply to the reflector
for the education of other readers--not to embarrass anyone! ;-)
I am especially bad about not reading manuals--computer manuals
specifically!
Basically Eimac specs filament voltage at +/- 5%. And 5% of
240 volts (the tap you set) is 12 volts. 240 volts minus 12 volts
is 228 volts as a lower limit. You say your line voltage is 230 volts
+/- 5 volts. Or 225 to 235 volts. If it drops to 225 then it is outside
the range of the 240 volt tap and its +/- 5% range. So I think a line
voltage issue is a distinct possibility--maybe even a probability.
You need to set your line voltage tap to the proper one for your
line voltage and also contact CrossLink about resetting the fault 99.
I have three Alpha 87As--although that does not make me an
expert on faults. I have had very, very few over the 10+ years
that I have owned 87As.
Good luck--John W0UN
At 10:18 PM 2/2/2003 -0600, James C. Hall, MD wrote:
>Thanks John for your very good information. I indeed missed the part
>about the fault 99 and the 6 tries, your out deal. But I did read the
>rest of the manual. Checking the AC main prior to hookup, I measured 230
>volts +/- 5 volts. I left the tap at 240 volts. Was this an error
>? Should I have moved the tap to 220 volts ??? After resetting the
>microprocessor, I tried again, this time looking directly at the segment
>lights and with the terminal on. It again failed and shut off immediately
>- no indication on the segment lights was given and the terminal program
>returned no useful information.
>
>I, like you, think I might have erred on the tap setting. I will
>re-evaluate and discuss with Glenn tomorrow.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Jamie WB4YDL
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