Fluke 9010 Micro-System Troubleshooter ??

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Feb 17 22:07:36 2000

At 02:43 PM 2/17/00 -0800, Al wrote:
>"Has anyone else got one other than Al and Jeff?"
>
>Yes, there are a bunch of arcade game collectors that have them.

   I meant to ask if anyone else on this list had one.
>
>"Has anyone ever tried to built the probe for one?"
>
>Not that I know of. The probes always get separated from the
>units (along with the docs and pods). The probes are going for
>big bucks on eBay ($75-$100). Popular pods (6502,6809,Z80,68K)
>sell pretty high there as well. Of course, what this stuff
>sells for on eBay is LOW compared to what the used test equipment
>scalpers want for them ($250 and up for pods).

   I know! I can get plenty of pods but the probes are very hard to find.
I've looked at the probes and there's almost nothing in them. Two LEDs, two
transistors and a few descrete components.

>
>9010s are very useful when you're trying to debug embedded hardware
>(like video game boards) that have no I/O
>
>"Has anyone ever tried to repair the tape drive
>capstans on them?"
>
>They are Braemar mini-data cassette drives, you may still be able
>to get parts from them, and cassettes (which are NOT the same as
>mini dictation cassettes)

   OK what's a "Braemar drive"? I know the audio tapes are different. The
Fluke ones seem to be the same as the tapes for the HP 82163 tape drive.
I've tried unsuccessfully to find a substitute for those for years. I don't
know if the tapes are interchangeable with the HP ones. The write protect
switch is different and the tape length may be different.

   BTW Fluke's price for the tape drive in 1990 was $550!
>
   Joe
Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 22:07:36 GMT