What hard fault are you getting?
73, Dick WC1M
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> From: kk2ed@comcast.net [mailto:kk2ed@comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:15 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Alpha 87A Alphamax upgrade
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> Good Evening,
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> I recently purchased an Alpha 87A, and the original purchaser provided me
> with the Alphamax upgrade kit, which Alpha sent him, but he never installed.
> It consists of a PAL (U8) and an eprom (U7) which are to be changed out. I
> replaced the PAL and eprom, and installed the berg jumper, as per the
> included instructions. However, when completed, the amplifier hard faults
> off within 10 seconds of power up.
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> I immediately pulled the new eprom, and reinstalled the original eprom, then
> removed the new berg jumper, and re-assembled the amp. It works perfectly
> with the old eprom once again. As per the instructions, the new PAL can
> remain in place if/when reverting to the older software eprom.
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> Just to be sure, I tried the procedure again, with the same results. The
> worst part is the eprom's location, so it requires pulling the front panel
> each time!
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> The only thing I can guess is that the eprom lost some "bits" from sitting in
> a box the past 9 years or so. Or, the eprom was programmed improperly from
> the get-go.
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> I have eprom burning equipment here in my shop, so burning another eprom (or
> erasing/re-burning this one) would not be an issue, but the bin image file is
> not available online anywhere as far as I can tell. Therefore, even if I
> read the current eprom I have in my hands, I can't verify it's contents.
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> Of course, this had to happen on a weekend, so I can't even call Alpha
> (now RFC) until Monday.
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> Would anyone happen to have an image of the 87A's Alphamax-capable eprom
> contents, or at least know the CRC checksum?
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> Anyone else experience a similar situation?
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> Thanks,
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> Eric
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> K2WD
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