[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I saw the vendor put up new pictures of the "Thunderbolt" that he has > hundreds of up in his auction . The pictures aren't very clear but it looks > as though HALF of the "Thunderbolt" is missing. There doesn't seem to be > any power conditioning board. Am I wrong about this? > > >
I believe you are correct. Someone stated there was no DC/DC converter board, so you need to provide +5 and +/-12. The Thunderbolt data sheet is very confusing about power consumption. It states the unit needs about 10W, but lists the current draw as 300mA on the +5V and 25mA on the +/-12V. Where is the oven power coming from? My Thunderbolt with DC/DC converter draws about 400mA from +24V, so the 10W stabilized sounds about right. I wish the pictures were clearer, and that there were a picture of the front of the unit. It's hard to believe the seller has 100's of those units which he tries to sell for $250 or more, and can't even afford to make a couple of decent pictures of what he sells. I am not sure what is the device that looks like a coupler on the bottom, but it seems like you get a couple of cables with it. Didier KO4BB _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts