tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post1194893131532802473..comments2024-03-28T02:36:30.653-05:00Comments on HAnix-diy - Public: Fixing an InfoglobeTheFwGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-30775689950675026162024-02-17T18:58:19.014-06:002024-02-17T18:58:19.014-06:00Hi, long time I don't open an infoglobe, but i...Hi, long time I don't open an infoglobe, but if I remember the red LED just indicate the presence of power.<br />Since your unit works I exclude the power is gone :) however it could indicate something wrong with your power supply.<br />Try to change it. If with a new one the LED is still off, is possible something on the main board is not correct related to the power and it could worsening in the near future.<br /> TheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-18649460141182636512024-02-10T22:02:44.862-06:002024-02-10T22:02:44.862-06:00Hi there. I’ve had mine since 2005 and it’s worke...Hi there. I’ve had mine since 2005 and it’s worked flawlessly. However there is a red led lit up inside the unit, not on the rotation arm. The unit is working fine but this LED didn’t display until recently. Any ideas what it might be/mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-53069329242301501642023-03-07T05:47:26.996-06:002023-03-07T05:47:26.996-06:00Caller ID MOD TO SHOW DDD MMM DD YYYYY
https://for...Caller ID MOD TO SHOW DDD MMM DD YYYYY<br />https://forum.arduino.cc/c/community/exhibition-gallery/45<br />Telephone Caller ID AFSK Generator<br />By 6v6gt and based on a javascript audio core by NeoCat<br />Modified to display like this Tue Mar 07 2023. Done on windows 7 and worked on win XP. Issues now on win 10 but it may be the globe acting up as they do. There may be a timing issue also, hard to tell with a questionable globe. Interestingly it can receive characters from hand held remotes, I'll have to experiment with updating it that way from an automation controller.GPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-88895234289601802482023-03-05T22:41:41.461-06:002023-03-05T22:41:41.461-06:00Telephone Caller ID AFSK Generator
I've modifi...Telephone Caller ID AFSK Generator<br />I've modified the html to display day month and year and refresh to keep it displaying. Alas, new users can't upload files. Using it on a Discovery Channel Olympia globe.GPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-54444976220835485712023-02-24T09:54:29.094-06:002023-02-24T09:54:29.094-06:00Wow ! Good job !!Wow ! Good job !!TheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-49435809784248884672023-02-17T16:23:38.695-06:002023-02-17T16:23:38.695-06:00My blue one had a lot of LEDs dead and dim. My exp...My blue one had a lot of LEDs dead and dim. My experience with blue LEDs is they seem to have a shorter life span than other colors. I replaced them with ice blue and it looks really cool.Shawn Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723990793556263451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-32987419539339673612023-02-17T16:19:40.101-06:002023-02-17T16:19:40.101-06:00Sorry to hear that.
Is possible the LED are detach...Sorry to hear that.<br />Is possible the LED are detached (corroded PCB) or are broken. If you are good to work on SMD you can try to re-sold them and/or replace them.<br />Or you can try to buy another Infoglobe on Ebay, also broken, and cannibalize the rotating arm.<br />Good luckTheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-17352351036678474692022-12-25T13:41:10.711-06:002022-12-25T13:41:10.711-06:00Aww, it didn't work for my aunt's. I gave...Aww, it didn't work for my aunt's. I gave it to my aunt and uncle over 20 years ago. It still works, but two of the center LED lines are out. I was hoping to restore the display.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-50284418027106314702022-08-08T06:44:11.659-05:002022-08-08T06:44:11.659-05:00Measuring the voltage of these things can be trick...Measuring the voltage of these things can be tricky, you should do with a load (like a small lamp rated for the voltage you want to measure) and also you should check how much current these things are supposed to give.<br />At this point I would say that is very probable the malfunctioning can be caused from "electric noise" or lack of current from the wall wart.<br />They are usually very cheap components and on time degrade their performances, plus is also possible to have a degradation in the Infoglobe electronic, ending to require more current.<br />So even a "working" wall wart in the end can't catch up with the demand.<br />Very empirically, if you find something that works, good :)<br />The alternative would be doing extensive measurements on the Infoglobe trying to determine how much is consuming and if maybe some components (like a electrolitic capacitor or burned resistor) are damaged and cause an increase of the needed current to work in the specifications.<br />Is a problem that unfortunately affect all the electronics, especially cheaper ones.<br />STeveTheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-10173038490727277942022-08-07T22:29:19.592-05:002022-08-07T22:29:19.592-05:00Thanks for the reply. I measured the voltages with...Thanks for the reply. I measured the voltages with a multimeter as I don't have an OScope. We had SEVERAL old wall warts laying around and none gave a 9 volt reading. I measured both the DC and AC voltage on all of them. All of the power supplies rated for DC gave a reading of 0V AC. The ones I had over 9V all worked for a short time until the lights turned off. A couple of those said the had an output of 9V but they were actually putting out more like 12-15V. I did have 2 power supplies (one outputting about 6.5V (listed as 3.5V DC output) and one about 7.5V (listed as 4.5V DC output). Both of those supplies seem to work although the LEDs don't seem to be a bright as they used to be. I'll keep looking around for something that delivers closer to 9V to see how that works. In the meantime, I have a working globe again albeit a slightly dimmer globe.DCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895743172069338318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-36912254267243846422022-08-07T21:30:30.725-05:002022-08-07T21:30:30.725-05:00Hi !
Is not the first time somebody reported malfu...Hi !<br />Is not the first time somebody reported malfunctioning with a power supply above 9Vdc. <br />I can understand having problems when below 9Vdc, but above .. I never did a reverse engineering of the Inforglobe so I just don't know what can be. <br />However I remember, looking at the base, to have seen 5V in some points so it must exists a 5Vdc regulator on the base.<br />I assume that above 9Vdc it still should work as expected.<br />It is however probable, since I assume you did measure the 14Vdc with a multimeter and not with an oscilloscope, if the power supply is damaged, is possible an AC is superimposed over the Vdc, creating interference with the operations.<br />To answer your question, with the data I have (not much :) ) I can assume the problem is with the power supply.<br />Try to find a new 9Vdc wall wart and see if everything works fine.<br />Good luck<br />STeveTheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-6309453451941729162022-08-04T22:53:27.224-05:002022-08-04T22:53:27.224-05:00I know this is an old thread, but I'm having t...I know this is an old thread, but I'm having the exact same problem with my globe. I suspect what the poster means by "shuts off" is the globe has power and the arm is spinning but all of the LEDs just turn off (with the arm still spinning). After reading all of the above, I decided to take a look at my power supply. It says it's suppose to be supplying 9V DC so I put a meter on the plug. It's actually putting out almost 14V DC. I have an adjustable power supply that I connected to the globe. I found one of the settings that gave a reading very close to 9V DC. Low and behold the globe has been running perfectly for several days now. Does that mean there's probably a problem with the voltage regulator on the globe or is the original power supply the problem? Thanks for this discussion.DCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895743172069338318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-5567370005964425602022-02-11T12:37:24.925-06:002022-02-11T12:37:24.925-06:00I've found that a hand held remote will make t...I've found that a hand held remote will make the globe blank out and can make it display characters, mostly o's all around but other things occasionally. So, it should be possible to make an IR blaster work from outside the globe if it's strong enough. Probably would have to keep repeating the message so it doesn't time out. I have some IR probes from an automation controller and they aren't strong enough to make the globe respond. I've been working with the below JavaScript program to make it keep refreshing the globe with the date in alpha. It shows Fri Feb 11 2022 which is less than 16 characters so it displays twice. Every fourth display I refresh it before it times out. It jumps since it would probably be impossible to refresh it at the right time every time. Have to work on getting it to pull the next date at midnight.<br />Telephone Caller ID AFSK Generator<br />By 6v6gt and based on a javascript audio core by NeoCatGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516524212400906658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-79564440404904509722022-02-11T12:00:14.326-06:002022-02-11T12:00:14.326-06:00I've been modding JavaScript from the project ...I've been modding JavaScript from the project below to send date like Fri Feb 11 2022 and refreshing it at 18 seconds so it doesn't time out. I tried posting it but it's over the character limit. I listen to one channel of the string on a TV and when I went to mute it the globe setting in front went blank. So I thought I could send to it from an automation controller that can send with IR probes. It didn't blank the globe so it isn't strong enough like a hand held remote. The probes get stuck on equipment so they don't have to be as strong as a remote. I did try using an x10 IR transmitter/receiver but it didn't make the probe signal stronger, it did blank the globe using a remote but not the probes being repeated. I've got some old remotes with a pin header in the battery compartment and wondered before If I could connect to a pc to make a blaster. Guess I'll take another look at that. Using the remote thur the extender did get the globe to display o's all around usually but occasionally a > or ? etc. The characters stay showing so they must be generated in the spinner if the remote makes them show. The program that works by bypassing the internal circuitry may work externally if a strong enough LED is used to shine thru the globe. Trying to make the javascript automatic to keep refreshing thru the day then updating at midnight with the next day. Windows task schedular brings up Sarari but it isn't processing the date to show and Microsoft Edge shows the date but so far, I can't get it to pop up at midnight. May have to make it keep rechecking for the change just like I have to keep resending to the globe to keep it from timing out. I'll keep hacking at it, gives me something to do, just thought others may want to try something similar. I tried setting this next to some digital clocks with bigger letters that are only numeric so I would have alpha day and month but the text on the globe is much smaller and blue isn't that visible. Too bad since I already have an old pc driving those clocks. I found this time hack for PC's that appears to be pretty accurate, ptbtime1.ptb.de<br /><br /><br /><br />By 6v6gt and based on a javascript audio core by NeoCat<br /><br />Designed to test PSTN/POTS Telephone Caller ID Systems, for example: Esp8266 Arduino Telephone Caller ID system with anti-spam featureGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516524212400906658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-25582559391965807182021-04-16T07:59:33.616-05:002021-04-16T07:59:33.616-05:00Probably was manufactured on specifications, so yo...Probably was manufactured on specifications, so your only hope is to find some other broken/cheap infoglobe on Ebay. What models is your Infoglobe ?<br />I mean, was the classic blue LED type ? Or multicolor ? Or the one with the phone ?TheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-41688590192124302292021-04-15T13:53:43.552-05:002021-04-15T13:53:43.552-05:00I already had it apart. It turned out to more like...I already had it apart. It turned out to more like Pandora's box. It's not your typical motor. The noise was from the lower magnet longer being secured to the mounting plate and thus freewheeling while scraping the upper magnet (with the two data wires). No manufacture info could be found. Repairable?, maybe, err. CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523913290479743420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-64873518737568387412021-04-14T18:31:47.704-05:002021-04-14T18:31:47.704-05:00I doubt you can even find anymore something like t...I doubt you can even find anymore something like that.<br />Try to go on Ebay. Maybe you can find broken Infoglobe to cannibalize, is the only thing.<br />Or go on antique mall, sometime is possible to find interesting thing.<br />Alternatively, take apart your infoglobe and look at the motor.<br />You can find maybe the manufacturer of the motor and see if you find online some equivalences.<br />Good luck :)<br />TheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-86661955552967962512021-04-12T13:37:54.739-05:002021-04-12T13:37:54.739-05:00The motor assembly was screaming prior to dying. ...The motor assembly was screaming prior to dying. Does anyone know where to purchase just the motor assembly portion of the globe?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523913290479743420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-15894252235647185302021-02-18T11:09:13.453-06:002021-02-18T11:09:13.453-06:00No sorry, I do have something but not related to t...No sorry, I do have something but not related to the globesTheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-22099245257786051922021-02-18T10:46:53.333-06:002021-02-18T10:46:53.333-06:00Thanks for your great advice do you have videos o...Thanks for your great advice do you have videos on YouTube?blue on bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207679615475372876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-55983909511535884082021-01-05T09:03:42.488-06:002021-01-05T09:03:42.488-06:00Hi, is not clear what you mean with "shuts of...Hi, is not clear what you mean with "shuts off".<br />The LED problem in the article imply the display "missing" one or more rows, not the display totally off after a while.<br />So is another problem. It could be the IR led on the base with problems, or the base itself or the power supply. If for a while you see the display normally then the problem is NOT dirt built up on the arm.<br />Try to change the power supply, is possible it has problems and after a while give not enough to the circuit.<br />If with a new power supply the problem still persist then could be the base and is not easy to fix that since you need to do some measurements and know the circuit.<br />Good luck<br />SteveTheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-16551551473187301202020-12-18T05:09:52.240-06:002020-12-18T05:09:52.240-06:00I have an Infoglobe model OL3000. The problem is t...I have an Infoglobe model OL3000. The problem is that after turning it on the display works for maybe ten minutes or even up to half an hour and then the display shuts off however the arm still rotates. I followed the above directions and cleaned the LED thoroughly and repeated multiple times however the problem still persists. Any help? Thanks.Objectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166493335614837506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-13703385922909552202020-11-21T06:53:42.095-06:002020-11-21T06:53:42.095-06:00I don't think your globe has problems.
Like AL...I don't think your globe has problems.<br />Like ALL PSTN caller ID the date/time is coming with every incoming call.<br />The battery on the globe is supposed to help to store the "last" time/date received until the next one arrives.<br />You say it keeping the date for about 10-15 hours. <br />Did you set the globe to turn off during the night ?<br />When you turn it off and back on, the date is lost (on mine at least works in this way) until a new call arrives setting back the date.<br />It is possible your provider sometime is sending a wrong date/time. <br />Cheers TheFwGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741593420288261846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-19151762611849925002020-10-26T17:01:07.175-05:002020-10-26T17:01:07.175-05:00My Globe all of a sudden reverted to a 1/1/20 dat...My Globe all of a sudden reverted to a 1/1/20 date display and a 13 hr earlier time<br /> I have reset it 3 times and it stays correct for about 10 -15 hours and then reverts bacl to January 2020. Now on the fouth day of this it now displays January 4 etc.unplugged and chsnged batreries. Any thoughts?Soloreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177377485028058566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494791564426013646.post-13028061152347772812020-10-06T11:48:35.725-05:002020-10-06T11:48:35.725-05:00the last post is mine but another didn't get p...the last post is mine but another didn't get posted. I can't get into menus. I do get a readout with Tx Rx Ep info then push down and get motor speed readout. Up button does nothing. Haven't opened it up yet. cidmaker from last post works sending up to 16 numbers and 18 alpha, numbers and a few others. I use a Radio Shack telephone recording control, cat # 43-228A normaly used for record and play on a cassette with remote trigger. Plug into PC audio out and globe line in.GPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516524212400906658noreply@blogger.com