So for gigglement I went and looked up the EEVBlog thread. Here's what OP
got: . For 70 pound sterling, I
don't think he can complain too loudly. The listing title is clearly in
error, but as clearly this is a 2430 as depicted by all images, comes with
a manual too.
The FPP submenu is depicted in the listing, and it shows BATT-STATUS. The
focus problem is probably adjustable, but the screen looks nice and bright
otherwise, so for sure fixable.
PS: OP; whether or not someone tells you how to do recal (again), you'll
have to look up the specifics in the service manual. Do you have one? Have
you looked up the calibration section?
On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 1:46 PM Siggi via groups.io <siggi=
[email protected]> wrote:
Hey Quadzilla,
There is most likely nothing wrong with your scope, but you might try a few
things in order to get better help here - or anywhere.
1. Answer the questions posters here ask you.
2. Outline what you've tried, what worked and what didn't, what results did
you get.
3. Don't ignore the advice you get.
So, do you have a service manual? Have you read it? Have you read any of
the 2430/2430A repair threads here or on EEVBlog?
To get my 2430 to a clean non-faulting state after repairs and battery
replacement, I had to COLD START it a couple of times.I forget whether you
need to set the calibration switch or jumper to enable that menu.
Have you tried that?
Note that you've been advised against using anything but the original
battery in this scope. This is because anytime the battery dies, you'll
lose calibration and you'll get 6-9000 errors up the wazoo. It's fine to
plug in whatever to see whether there are other problems, but the original
battery is designed to last decades in this circuit, and anything but a
suitable primary cell will leave you high and dry before too long.
Siggi
On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 12:50 PM <quadzillatech@...> wrote:
well,the seller admits it was listed wrong,so i have a case with ebay to
return it if needed for a refund,but decided to keep it if i can fix
it,heres part of what i posted on eevblog: hi all i just got this scope
with a bad nvram backup battery showing a fpp 4000 fail,ive now replaced
the battery and get the following fails during the startup self test:6000
cksum-nvram* fail,any idea how to fix this?or what the cause is,i actualy
used an 18650 sell at 4v in place of the original battery,so 4v not 3.6,i
did connect the battery before removing the old one but had a wire come
off
so the nvram cal data would of got lost,is this just a matter of a
recal?,if so how do i do it?,tia m3vuv.
