[Voyage-linux] ALIX power issues

[Edwin Whitelaw]

Pascal was copied on the post and has already responded with detailed 
electrical schematics and some other pertinent information.  I have 
passed this on to my local associate and hope to get some effort toward 
a fix this week.  I'll keep the list informed.

Edwin

Pablo Osuna García wrote:
> Thanks Edwin for this update. Please let us know about any progress on 
> this.
>
> Did you tell Pascal Dornier (ALIX programmer) about these news?
>
> Best regards:
>
> Pablo
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:45:49 -0500
>> From: Edwin Whitelaw <Edwin.Whitelaw at nrvunwired.net>
>> Subject: [Voyage-linux] ALIX power issues
>> To: voyage-linux <voyage-linux at voyage.hk>
>> Message-ID: <47ED9F4D.3030903 at nrvunwired.net>
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>>
>> All,
>>
>> An update on high power cards in ALIX after the ECN capacitor addition.
>>
>> It seems that even with the capacitor added, the ALIX board will 
>> shutdown with an XR2 *and* an XR5 installed.  With two XR5s, it will 
>> run but if you touch both RF shields with your fingers, it will shut 
>> down.  One high powered card and anything else (I have CM90s, NL2511, 
>> EMP8602, SR5, CM82) all seem to work fine.
>>
>> Not sure what the next step is but I have a local associate with the 
>> equipment and expertise to investigate this a little more and perhaps 
>> come up with a further mod to make this excellent board handle the 
>> latest and greatest radios currently available.
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>>   
>
>
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