The batteries need to be replaced with charged batteries (probably 1.0 V is
sufficient). A full charge will be obtained while the machine is then
switched on. A local electronics store will sell inexpensive individual AA
NiCd batteries and a frame to hold them. Simply remove the dead battery pack
from power interconnect board (it's located to the left rear of the upper
console--take off the left door to access ) and resolder the + and - wires
from the frame to the same leads on the board. Then it's happy sorting.
Dave Coder
dcoder@u.washington.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthias Haury <mhaury@pasteur.fr>
To: cyto-inbox
Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 1:26 PM
Subject: Help - FACStar Plus Lower Display Panel blocked (Urgent !)
>
>Bonsoir everybody,
>
>I have a "little" annoying problem on a FACStar Plus with the SEM. The
>lower console is blocked, all the parameters and voltages are at 0. And
>that means that I can't sort. The upper Console works, Testsort works as
>well, although very noisy...
>
>The SEM status LED tells a GPIO error, but I have checked the cables, and
>when I disconnect the SEM, I still have the same problem (using the GPIO
>Card that came with the SEM, as well as the original one from the Star
>Plus).
>
>I heard that the battery could cause a problem like this, but if I
>disconnect the battery, then nothing changes. Does the FACStar Plus require
>the battery to work ?
>
>If anyone of you already had a similar problem I would really appreciate
>hearing from you asap.
>
>The BDIS Specialists here in France are can't show up before late tomorrow,
>and I have a couple of urgent sortings.
>
>Thanks you very much.
>
>Cheers, Matthias
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
__
>Matthias Haury Flowcytometry Dept Immunology Institut
Pasteur
>mhaury@pasteur.fr Tel: 33 (01) 40 61 31 29 Fax: 33 (01) 45 68 86
39
>___________________________________________________________________________
__
>
>