Re: ThunderClock Plus

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
>20040521173147.17668.00000849@mb-m15.aol.com">news:20040521173147.17668.00000849@mb-m15.aol.com...
>: Bill Garber wrote:
>:
>: >Do you have this ROM binary file available? Mr. Mahon
>: >has also suggested that the crystal has bombed. I will
>: >see if I can find another one of these as well.
>:
>: FWIW, there is no way that any state of the ROM can
>: prevent the clock from running.
>:
>: If you can set the clock, and read the clock, and then
>: read it again and it hasn't changed appropriately, then
>: there are only two possibilities:  1) the oscillator isn't
>: running, or 2) the clock chip counter is bad.
>
>Well, I can but 10 of the crystals for $8.00,
>but where will I find that chip now?

Exactly.

That's why we hope that it's the crystal.

-michael

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