#282307 - 31/05/2006 23:47
Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
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Registered: 18/03/2002
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Loc: San Diego, California USA
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I just received an email from Digi-Key about the fan I purchased awhile back and installed in my MLord dock. Evidently it is going out of production, and they are recommending a substitute. Please see the link below... http://sales.digikey.com/DKES/op.asp?dkm=898&pn=259-1198-NDRandy
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#282308 - 01/06/2006 13:05
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: The Central Guy]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
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Loc: Canada
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I just received an email from Digi-Key about the fan I purchased awhile back and installed in my MLord dock. Evidently it is going out of production, and they are recommending a substitute. Please see the link below...
http://sales.digikey.com/DKES/op.asp?dkm=898&pn=259-1198-ND
Randy
Yeah, I got the same email. The replacement has double the airflow, and will therefore be noisier at full speed. But the docks use resistors to slow down the fan, so it's just a question of whether the replacements can be slowed down sufficiently to be quiet.
Not that this affects anyone with a dock already, unless replacing a worn fan.
I have five docks in (slow..) progress here, and the fans for them are the original style.
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#282309 - 01/06/2006 13:36
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: The Central Guy]
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Registered: 07/01/2005
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The fan in my dock was making rumbling noises, and the quietest replacement one I found after looking for 5 minutes was this one. It has bling bling blue LEDs, but this has no effect whatsoever inside the dock. It was cheap and very quiet. Btw, Mark: is there a reason you used the square pattern Robertson #0 screws for the fan? I was quite lucky I had the right driver, those things are rare in the UK.
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#282310 - 01/06/2006 13:57
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: sein]
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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From Wikipedia's Robertson screwdriver entry: Quote:
Today Robertson screws are almost unknown in the United Kingdom, scarce in the United States, where they are used mainly in theatrical set construction and account for 10% of screws sold, while being very common in Canada where 85% of the screws sold use the Robertson head.
FWIW, I've never heard them called "Robertson" before -- just "square drive" -- and they'd be more popular in the US, probably, if they didn't cost like 25% more than Phillips screws.
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#282311 - 01/06/2006 14:05
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: wfaulk]
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old hand
Registered: 07/01/2005
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Oh yeah, didn't realise it had an entry, I should have looked it up. It also says: Quote:
...very common in Canada where 85% of the screws sold use the Robertson head...
which explains everything :-)
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#282312 - 01/06/2006 17:44
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: sein]
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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Also?
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#282313 - 01/06/2006 18:07
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: wfaulk]
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old hand
Registered: 07/01/2005
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Also?
lol, somehow I managed to not read that sentance in your post. These things happen when you try to do too many things at the same time.
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#282314 - 02/06/2006 01:37
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: The Central Guy]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
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I have a 'works' dock (it's a beautiful thing) that I bought on eBay, but I don't know much about it. Can someone direct me to a source of basic info? I have two questions (off the top of my head): FAN: I don't know whether the fan has ever worked on mine. I can't see it, feel it, or hear it. When should it come on? How can I tell? SERIAL: It would be nice to be able to upload with Tony's Kernel Flash utility while the empeg is docked, but it doesn't seem to work that way- only undocked. I seem to remember some discussion about this, but no specifics. It's really all about the specifics, I guess.  Thanks in advance!
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#282315 - 02/06/2006 04:37
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: Robotic]
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Registered: 18/01/2000
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Loc: London, UK
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upload with Tony's Kernel Flash utility while the empeg is docked
You need to have Hijack loaded, otherwise the empeg thinks it's in the car and disables the serial flashing functionality. Hijack knows about the docks and re-enables it.
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#282316 - 02/06/2006 05:39
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
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Registered: 20/12/1999
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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SERIAL: It would be nice to be able to upload with Tony's Kernel Flash utility while the empeg is docked, but it doesn't seem to work that way- only undocked. I seem to remember some discussion about this, but no specifics.
The specifics are here.
I, personally, worked around this by gluing a "blank" power jack into Mark's docking sled. Now, when my player is plugged into Mark's dock, it goes into AC mode. Problem solved.
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#282317 - 02/06/2006 05:43
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: Roger]
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Registered: 20/12/1999
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Hijack knows about the docks and re-enables it.
I know that Hijack has a method for dock detection, but are you sure it works for serial port upgrades? I thought that the portion of the boot code that does the listen-for-upgrade ran before the Kernel did.
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#282318 - 02/06/2006 06:08
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: tfabris]
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Registered: 18/01/2000
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I know that Hijack has a method for dock detection, but are you sure it works for serial port upgrades? I thought that the portion of the boot code that does the listen-for-upgrade ran before the Kernel did.
Good point. You're right. Hijack's not running at that point, so upgrades will not work in the dock. Other serial stuff (once the kernel's running) will, though.
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#282320 - 02/06/2006 11:57
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
[Re: Robotic]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14494
Loc: Canada
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Cross-over for the dock, same as for the back of the Empeg.
The car sled wiring is different.
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#282321 - 03/06/2006 04:16
Re: Digi-Key substitute for Mlord dock fan
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
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Thanks, Mark!
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