Re: [NTLK] MP2x00 hot in the back: anyone got that problem?

From: Paul Guyot (pguyot_at_kallisys.net)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2002 - 02:22:03 EST


>So a good idea would be topower the Newt in open condition.
>Dont worry, no problem as long as you place the Newt on a flat and isolating
>pad, I did it a lot of times.

I did this, and the Newton was running and the CPU, Voyager and SER
board and everything else was cold as usual. My Newton has been
continuously running since and it is still cold.

>What I can imagine is that the SER-001 interface chip had a so called
>latchup.
>During latchup the involved chips heat up a lot.
>If you are lucky, the chip survived.
>But you can check this easily by testing the functionality of the SER-001.

It works fine. Nothing seems damaged, my Newton is fully functional.

>Hope this was not too complicated and that it will help.

Thanks for your help, Johannes. Everything is back to normal, which
is rather weird (I recall now why I am rather a software guy).

Paul

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