Posts by KarmannGaz

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Please kick the Validator (Message 3464)
Posted 2845 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
Send in the Daleks. Go val-i-date, val-i-date, VAL-I-DATE!
12) Message boards : Number crunching : WUs seem to last forever (Message 3455)
Posted 2891 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
:-)
13) Message boards : Number crunching : WUs seem to last forever (Message 3453)
Posted 2893 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
I'm getting old and not working properly too ;-)
14) Message boards : Number crunching : WUs seem to last forever (Message 3452)
Posted 2893 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
The task has abended in Windows, there are messages and a dump in the task log :

Task 6364038

Name sample_6344754_0
Workunit 6344754
Created 31 May 2016 | 23:26:05 UTC
Sent 1 Jun 2016 | 0:55:49 UTC
Received 2 Jun 2016 | 20:19:41 UTC
Server state Over
Outcome Computation error
Client state Aborted by user
Exit status 203 (0xcb)
Computer ID 15201
Report deadline 15 Jun 2016 | 0:55:49 UTC
Run time 156,192.83
CPU time 2.19
Validate state Invalid
Credit 0.00
Application version Radioactivity Monitor v1.78
Unhandled Exception Detected...

- Unhandled Exception Record -
Reason: Breakpoint Encountered (0x80000003) at address 0x7559FAF2

Engaging BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger...


********************

BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger Version 6.11.4

Dump Timestamp : 06/02/16 22:18:36
Install Directory :
Data Directory : C:\ProgramData\BOINC
Project Symstore :
LoadLibraryA( C:\ProgramData\BOINC\dbghelp.dll ): GetLastError = 126
Loaded Library : dbghelp.dll
LoadLibraryA( C:\ProgramData\BOINC\symsrv.dll ): GetLastError = 126
LoadLibraryA( symsrv.dll ): GetLastError = 126
LoadLibraryA( C:\ProgramData\BOINC\srcsrv.dll ): GetLastError = 126
LoadLibraryA( srcsrv.dll ): GetLastError = 126
LoadLibraryA( C:\ProgramData\BOINC\version.dll ): GetLastError = 126
Loaded Library : version.dll
Debugger Engine : 4.0.5.0
Symbol Search Path: C:\ProgramData\BOINC\slots\2;C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\radioactiveathome.org_boinc


I don't know if this is just because of being aborted, or the cause of the problem, I don't know anything about the programming behind it, would need one of the programmer admins to have a look. Could just be Windows misbehaving, I know it sounds obvious but have you tried rebooting the PC to see if it starts working again?

15) Message boards : Number crunching : where is CPID for my account? (Message 3418)
Posted 3031 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
I don't know, but if you're using the same id and email address, I thought the CPID would be the same for all projects anyway? It is for me. If I check my stats on (for example) http://signature.statseb.fr/ then it shows my CPID on there, along with all the projects associated with it, including RadioactiveAtHome.
Cheers,
Gary.
16) Message boards : Science : Detector Defect (Message 3404)
Posted 3068 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
Happy to help and glad it got back to you ok!
Cheers,
Gary.
:-)
17) Message boards : Science : What value is R8 on a v2.60 kit? (Message 3402)
Posted 3078 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
Hi Norbert.

Overheating was probably the wrong thing to say actually, it doesn't look at all discoloured like resistors usually do when they've overheated, but it did have a little piece of the coating missing at one end as if it had popped. I don't know if excessive voltage or current was the cause, or if it had just been damaged when it was put together and that eventually led to its failure.

The HV caps C10 and C13 (both 100nF/400V, not 220nF/630V as per the schematic) both had their legs stretched to fit the holes on the pcb and had broken the orange casings a little by doing this, I was worried they'd be dead too, but they seem ok.

DZ4, R9, R12 & R18 are all as per the schematic and seem fine. C9 is a 56pf/1kV cap - over twice the suggested value, do you think that would do it? I suppose it would need more current to charge up between pulses. R14 is 130k too, rather than the 100k specified.

Hmmm... I think I may swap C9, C10 and C13 for spec values, and R14 as well while I'm in there.

18) Message boards : Science : What value is R8 on a v2.60 kit? (Message 3400)
Posted 3078 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
Aha, thank you! Well I think that explains it, R8 should be 470k, and this one had 4M7 in, poor thing was probably overheating and blew up. :-)
Cheers,
Gary.
19) Message boards : Science : What value is R8 on a v2.60 kit? (Message 3398)
Posted 3079 days ago by Profile KarmannGaz
Hi,

I have a v2.60 kit here (Werner's kit from the previous thread, I'm fixing it for him) - and R8 is blown (open circuit). It was marked as a 4M7 resistor, yet my v2.61 kit (and circuit diagram) have a 470k resistor in that position. I can't find a matching circuit diagram for the v2.60 kit to check what it's supposed to be, the only other one I've found on here has the resistor in this position marked as R10?

Anyone got a working V2.60 kit and can see what they've got in there for R8 (or have a schematic and can tell me?) - R8 on this pcb is the one under the GM tube, right next to the two high voltage capacitors C10 and C13.

I'm tempted to put a new 4M7 one in, but don't want it to blow again if it's supposed to be 470k.

Cheers,
Gary.

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