The battery pack (3 each, AA 1.25 V NiCd cells) retains the last settings in memory when the machine is switched off, but curiously nothing will be retained in memory when the batteries are dead even when the console is switched on. NiCd batteries have a limited number of charge/recharge cycles, and last about 3-4 years. 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 >___________________________________________________________________________ __ > >
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