Well, I'm an idiot...... Or Advantest could have put all the info in the fkn service manual....
After chasing my tail on the Error 05 on this R6144 Volt/Current Generator, I opened up the
User manual on a whim and saw that there was more info regarding the error messages than in the
Service manual!
The service manual says "Check these parts: blah blah blah" and nothing else, not even what the error means. The User manual says "This error means 'this', press these buttons to fix it".
Turns out Error 05 just needs the SRAM reset, so once I pressed the magic button on boot, it was all cleared, no errors any more. Fkn hell, if only I had read the User manual to service this unit instead of being such a dumbarse to go straight to the Service manual.....
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Anyway, now it boots with no errors (but... I did find and replace a bunch of faulty parts, so not is all wasted anyway, and I
know all logic chips on the processor board are good now....). Next step is to wait for the replacement flat-flex cable to arrive from Aliexpress to replace the existing busted one for connecting to the front panel PCB.
All going well, I'll have a functioning R6144 soon, ready for adjustment and calibration. Then I'll use it to calibrate my TDS210 scope.
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Anyway, back to the important things, polishing off my 5th Smirnoff.
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