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Re: [TenTec] Corsair II UV EPROM failure

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair II UV EPROM failure
From: "A R" <raf_3@msn.com>
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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:50:35 -0700
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Good news update to the "band-aid" remedy of a fan to reduce processor 
temperature:
For what it's worth, the installation of a 30mm x 30mm x 10mm, 12v, 1.8cfm fan 
to move a little air thru the logic board enclosure, has reduced the internal 
enclosure temp rise by almost 20C. The small fan is a brushless ball bearing 
fan, fits nicely onto the rear of the rear of the enclosure lid with minor 
sheet metal modification, draws only 50ma, is essentilally noise free. The 
1.8cfm flow is enough to just move air thru the enclosure, and keeps the 
processor temp low enough to prevent the stuck-almost-low input gate from 
deteriorating to a stuck-low gate (as perceived by the processor). The fan cost 
$10.

Unlikely that others have experienced this identical processor failure, but 
thought the results of adding the small fan to remedy my unique failure 
condition may be of interest to others. My Corsair II has now been operating 
with no CW-mode issues for 8 hours with the 20C lower internal temp of the 
logic board enclosure. Life is good.....

Pursuit of a permanent remedy is still underway, but in the meantime, the 
cooling fan band-aid is getting me by.

73,
Allen-----W7GIF
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: A R<mailto:raf_3@msn.com> 
  To: tentec<mailto:TenTec@contesting.com> 
  Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 5:43 PM
  Subject: [TenTec] Corsair II UV EPROM failure


  My recently acquired Corsair II has a failed logic board UV eprom 
(MC68705P3S) that prevents me from operating CW. The eprom failure is the keyer 
"dit" input stuck close enough to a "low", that about 30 minutes after 
power-up, the eprom temp reaches 50C, and the "dit" input is  low enough that 
all I have is a continuous, uninterruptable transmitted string of dits. 
Unfortunately, the architecture doesn't have provision to defeat the keyer 
function in CW mode. The eprom temp reaches the 50C temp after about 30 
minutes, with an ambient temp of 22C.

  I've talked to Garry Green at TenTec, but they don't have any proms for this 
ancient Corsair II. But, the unprogrammed MC68705P3S's are available elsewhere, 
and Garry agreed to search the TenTec operation to see if they have the 
programming fixture and the Corsair II program. I'm hoping that Garry can find 
the fixture and the program. But, I'm not very optimistic he'll be successful.

  So, my options are to either find a "surplus" programmed CORSAIR II 
MC68705P3S (anybody have a spare or surplus one?), or modify the Logic Board 
enclosure to provide forced air cooling in an attempt to keep the processor 
temp below the critical 50C.......and hope the processor "dit" input doesn't 
further deteriorate.

  Does anyone have a spare or "surplus" programmed processor for the CORSAIR II?

  Thoughts on cooling/controlling the temp of the processor? Forced air may get 
the job done (maybe in combination with a dip heatsink bonded onto the 
processor). But I recall (from a former life) that ss heat exchangers for dips 
may be a solution that's not as messy as shoe-horning a 25mm pc fan onto the 
logic board enclosure, but would necessarily contribute a slight ? temp rise in 
the CORSAIR's interior. 

  Any help or suggestions welcome.

  73,
  Allen---W7GIF

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