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From: george@wombat.bungi.COM (George Scolaro)
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Subject: Re: Another one lives!
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Date: 12 Aug 90 05:50:11 GMT
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[In the message entitled "Another one lives!" on Aug 11, 23:35, Jerry Callen writes:]
> 
> Chalk up another live one; now the REAL work begins (blowing the latest

Congratulations. So far it seems that we have 100% success rate on getting
boards up (unless some of you have been real quite about failures?).

> lash-up terminal cable. George, the 32532 REALLY runs HOT! I'm not leaving
> this puppy powered up very long at a stretch until I get an enclosure and
> a fan.

REALLY HOT means that the skin on your finger should fuse in a second or
two followed by a scream of pain and many @#)(&%(*#$&*(&@. If on the other
hand (tee hee) you can leave your finger on the chip for many seconds
before deciding that it is 'hot' and then removing said finger without
screaming then the chip is still cool!

It seems that many of you are worried about the 32532 running hot, at 25 MHz
NS does not require any airflow over the chip at normal temperatures (i.e.
<70 C ambient). At 30 MHz they recommended fan cooling - last time I checked
any how. All the boards that Dave & I have run (for many days on end while
checking the design out) were never fan cooled and were just run on the
bench in the open - so don't panic too much.

best regards,

-- 
George Scolaro
george@wombat.bungi.com                [37 20 51 N / 122 03 07 W]