Re: FACScan Frontpanel Display screwed up ... HELP !

From: Eric Miller (millere@icrf.icnet.uk)
Date: Fri Jul 02 1999 - 02:41:48 EST


I had a problem on our Facscan which sounds very similar. It was the
status card that needed replaced.

	Eric P Miller
	Edinburgh Medical Oncology Unit

"Worrying is very effective. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Matthias Haury wrote:

> 
> Hola todo mundo,
> 
> I have a problem with our FACScan here, it suddently started to show weird
> numbers on thes Frontpanel Display, and you cannot connect from the Mac
> anymore to the machine (BDPac Status: undefined BDPac Int.).
> The numbers on the Frontpanel lack digits or show suddenly characters in
> the PMT Voltages. They change if one presses the buttons on the Frontpanel
> diplay, but towards other strange numbers. Also the Standby and Ready
> lights are lit both at the same time, as well as two of the Compensation
> Labels.
> 
> Anybody any idea what's wrong ? I guess it's the status board thats no
> doing is job allright, or is there any 'reset' switch/trick for the machine
> or the status board ? I already checked the BD Mac Card and reset it but it
> doesn't change. I also removed/reseated all the cards - restarted the
> machine - no change.
> 
> Bueno any help would be very appreciated, because flying in a service
> engineer is expensive here in Portugal, and if it's just the card, I'd
> prefer to diagnose it myself... just want to make sure I order the right
> one...
> 
> Thanks as usual...
> 
> Greetings from the sun..
> 
> Matthias
> 
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