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Author Topic: USL Formatter Cards - Bypass Switch Failure Michael Voiland Expert Film Handler Posts: 219 From: Naperville, IL US Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-10-2010 11:00 PM                     Has anyone had any of these cards in the usl 200 series jfm20d cards have the bypass switches start to go. Do you do the swap out trade is their another way to fix these dam things.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-11-2010 05:59 AM                     We replace the switch with the gold flash version. I believe Digikey as well as others carry it.  |  IP: Logged Michael Voiland Expert Film Handler Posts: 219 From: Naperville, IL US Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-11-2010 03:26 PM                     Do you have a part number?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-12-2010 01:09 PM                     It's a very common problem on the old switches. Call Clint at USL to get one or several if your complex has more. Just pull the cards and see if the bypass switch top lugs are gold or not. If not then replace all the ones that are not. Be VERY careful doing so. I use a small pointy nippers to break up the old switch so that just the lugs are left to unsolder. There are some extremely narrow traces that you may tear up if you try to remove the old switch as one piece. Hope this helps.... Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-12-2010 03:37 PM                     F4UEE AU  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 05-12-2010 05:03 PM                     quote: Steve Guttag F4UEE AU No need to get dirty Steve.  |  IP: Logged Michael Voiland Expert Film Handler Posts: 219 From: Naperville, IL US Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-15-2010 01:41 AM                     We lost a theatre 4 days ago to this issue and got 2 replacement cards 2 days later.  |  IP: Logged

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