The Fluke 9010a Club

The schematics and chip layout are available online, so other than perhaps a few dimensions, I wouldn't think one would need an actual unit to produce a pod. Looks like this unit doesn't feature any custom chips either other than the diode modules, which are already available. It would be a project though for sure!
 
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Rare 6809 pod up on eBay currently:

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Or buy it for cheaper from my FS listing on this forum :) I'd much rather not give eBay 15%.

The seller of the one that recently sold on eBay confirmed it sold for the full $999.99 asking price in under 10 hours. I guess it's all a matter of who wants what when or maybe they sell faster when they're not tested LOL.
 
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dorkshoei said:
Or buy it for cheaper from my FS listing on this forum :) I'd much rather not give eBay 15%.

The seller of the one that recently sold on eBay confirmed it sold for the full $999.99 asking price in under 10 hours. I guess it's all a matter of who wants what when or maybe they sell faster when they're not tested LOL.
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Oh, I didn't see the FS posting here! Never see these. If I didn't already have one, I'd be interested. I sold one myself for $1500 a couple of years ago, so more than fair pricing!
 
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I sold one myself for $1500 a couple of years ago, so more than fair pricing!
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I feel like you're channeling TheGleek :) Yeah I saw your FS on pinside. Prices have dropped IMO. Combo of many things (other competing test equipment, Fluke pod repros, COVID stimulus money spent and maybe sensing an incoming recession). I've seen the same in other things I've tried to sell.

Regarless I won't be going lower than $1000. So if you're on the fence snag it here for $1000 before someone on ePay does.
 
Just out of curiosity, how many have a 9100A or 9100FT?

Also curious as to who has a 9005A or 9020A? I build a new keyboard pcb that fits the 9005A and 9010A using MX switches (or also takes the original switches) and uses Flip Flops with LED's to simulate the Probe pulse high and low toggles. To use the MX switches with the original keycaps I made some little 3D printed adapters.

It is a screw in replacement and needs one wire jumper to an unused pin on the header for 5v to drive the FF and LED's. It will be able to be used to upgrade a 9005A to full 9010A keyboard (using 9010A v3A firmware) or to replace an existing 9010A keyboard that has dead switches.

At this stage it will not do a 9020A. 9020A uses different firmware on the display module. I have tried to acquire a cheap broken 9020A unit to see if it can be done but had no luck so far.

The repro 9010A keyboard fits perfectly and works nicely in the 9005A and 9010A. Still have to figure out (when I have time) how to do some reasonable keycaps and produce a replacement 9005A keyboard mylar (or whatever it is).
 
I have both a 9100A and a 9100FT machine, and I have a Fluke keyboard and monitor. I just never use them...I sold my other 9100As to shops that still use them over the past couple of decades.

I also have a 9005 with a dead tube and missing key buttons, awaiting the reproduction display. That I'm more likely to use.

John :-#)#
 
I'm in the same boat as John here. I still have 2-9100As, a programmer station, 20ish pods, most of the accessories and also a 9010A - all picked up before '00. I almost never use any it... 20ish years back when I used to use them all the time I had a library of memory maps & sigs for most Atari ROM sets and others put together ...until the drive wasn't happy. I installed an AztecMonster but I also started paring down my collection and didn't need to do quite so much board repair.

I'm doing more repair again lately and still have far too many boards around, but haven't yet been turning back to the Flukes. Probably now partially due to experience working on all this stuff? I should probably SCSI2SD both of them, and the FPGA CATbox also seems appealing these days.

Really cool to see all these projects related to these machines get tackled over the years!

cringe pic:
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i have 3 9010a ( 1 is new ) , and 4 91x0(s) , but 1 is dead w/broken display, 1 has broken displays, and 1 has a dim display, and 1 is my "good working unit"

i have a beater 9010a that i use the hell out of .. i like the hp clunky switches.
 
@Azure Oz2I think they are the same roms... But I will back them up for sure!

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Main Board is Part 579268 same as in the 9010A Manual.
I'll have more photos and stuff on my blog here!
I plan to repro the 9010A keybaord should not take that long once I get going on it its just switch matrix and see if it will expand the functions just by swapping it. I have a 60W MOPA fiber laser so I can mark my own key caps also if i get motivated.
 
Thanks for that info. Based on that, if they are the original 9005A roms (not upgraded) then it just uses to same firmware as the 9010A

Just to be clear the extra keys are there mainly to allow you to enter 9000A programs. Most arcade and retro computer troubleshooting just manually enters the tests and their parameters that are already supported on the 9005A.

The keyboard switches are no longer available. I designed a replacement 9010A keyboard pcb layout that can use either the original switches or MX switches.

I have finished the keyboard pcb and tested it in my 9010A to make sure it can use the existing switches or MX switches so it can be used to repair a 9010A with broken switches or upgrade a 9005A. I have also had it tested in a 9005A (upgraded to a 9010A) and it works there to.

You need to cutout the existing mylar where the extra keys go. I hope to work out what type of mylar to use so I can make printed and laser cut mylar replacements available as part of an upgrade.

Also you need the extra keys to go from a 9005A to a 9010A keyboard layout. Since keycaps for these are not available anymore, the other step remaining is how to make the missing keycaps and eventually a complete set to repair units with missing keycaps.

I do not currently have time to work on the keycaps, but hope to eventually. Not my area of expertise but was looking at creating molds for them to be able to make nice replacement keycaps.
 
@Azure Oz2 the overlay can be printed or screen printed and keycaps are not an issues as said i have a MOPA fiber laser. I could care less if it looks original.

My other option is a custom made membrane keypad, a place similar to JLC PCB. Here will do small runs 10pcs would be about $50-$65.00ea They do good work.

Here is the Unboxing..
 
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Could not sleep, spent about an hour maybe a hour 20min... about 1/2 way there keyboard matrix's are easy peasy! right now i just used random keybaord switch as a place holder. I am good at sourcing industrial machine parts, i put out a RFQ for caps with custom printing the same size as the 9010A should not be that expensive for 66 of them even with the colored ones.

Ill remove my board and get the mounting hole pattern etc. I am Not sure the buzzer frequency? These are are about 12" X 6" so not a cheap prototype maybe $12-$15ea in 5 lots at JLCPCB after ship and tarrifs So I want to be 100% spot on with the switch type an placement.

They been hounding me to sponsor my youtube channel i may have to take them up on it for this project

Yes I will make the gerbers available once I get it done for non commercial use.

Update: I Spent another hour during my morning coffeee.. Now it is properly sized and spacing's are correct along with mounting holes.
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Seen a few people needing some key caps... I will make the STL Public when i get the fit a little better.

Text may also be possible if you have an AMS and .2 nozzle but still may be to small of a part to do text.

otherwise can jsut put a sticker on it.

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Does anyone have a 9132A Personality module for a 68000 they would be willing to open and dump the EPROM and PAL and post them.

I would be keen to draw up and share a schematic and pcb layout for the personality module so people with a 9100A/FT and 9132A/FT could create 68000 personality module for it. Hopefully the IDC connector used on it is available.

The 9132A is not the same as a 68000 Pod, but could still be very useful.

I just managed to acquire the 68020, 68030 and 80386 personality modules with only the 68020 and 68030 adapters. Hopefully I can draw up a 68000 adapter schematic and do a pcb for it. If anyone has the 68000 adapter module a pic of it would also be great.
 
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