... An excellent page Gerhard, thank you. I learned a couple of matters that I had not yet noticed regarding the 18x, so your page is a very useful reference. ...
Please note: Although Gerhard and I have found some minor "issues" with the 18X sensor, these do not impact on normal use for timing. These kind of issues are...
Geoff, ... I run the same test with the same result. What I could see was that the GPS 18x changed the number of leap seconds from 14 to 15 in the RMF sentence...
... I used the "latest" version, the command "Set AutoLocate" is also available on the SNSRCFG software. All the command does Thomas is send the ASCII string: ...
Geoff, thank you for your NMEA records and additional infos. ... No, and I am sorry about because I had forgotten to re-initialize the KIWI-OSD after almanac...
Please click on the link below for an important announcement regarding the future of the KIWI-OSD. http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~geoff36/sundown.htm...
Geoff, sorry to see the end of production for the KIWI-OSD. Mine has always worked perfectly. I don't think I contributed to the support work load at all, I...
All, Let me first say that PFD Systems is NOT going out of business. The decision to stop production of the KIWI was Geoff's and he owns the intellectual...
I purchased a Garmin 18x around the middle of February 2009. With each use of the KIWI-OSD, on the first press of the INFO button, I get the error message...
Richard, I'll bet it was the leapsecond...If the unit you bought in February hadn't been turned on or tested after the first of the year, then the internal...
... Thanks Hank. Richard, to carry out what Hank suggests above - please try the following. Power up the 18x/KIWI combo, once it has a FIX ignore that the time...
I am officially out of stock of KIWI-OSDs. I will fulfill orders in the order they arrived. I am also waiting on 18X GPS units as they are back-ordered from...
Hello all Here are the test results on two GPS 18LVC One was bougth in 2004 the other in 2007 Process: The GPS has been fed during 24 hours starting on...
... Yes I agree Thomas, my oldest Garmin GPS now takes a long time to get a first FIX after being powered OFF for a long time. Perhaps the "take home message"...
Hello Geoff I've also sent my results to Tim Piercy and here is his answer: <Hello, <I didn't think there was an internal battery and to confirm I took one ...
Valued Customers, I have gathered all the leftover components from the last production run and have put together eight (8) KIWI-OSDs. These OSDs are identical...
Hello Thomas and Geoff, ... what about the use of a Goldcap? Because up to date RTC technology needs only few microamps I can imagine that a Goldcap could do...
Hello Gerhard and Geoff It is perhaps the way Here is a link to a document from Panasonic where one is able to find a little calculation for a capacitor of 0.2...
Hello all - You don't need a battery to retain data! There are differing types of memory, volatile and non-volatile. Volatile requires battery back up....
Sorry but it seems that in my preceding message there was not the link Hello Gerhard and Geoff It is perhaps the way Here is a link to a document from...
It is sad to say that I am completely out of KIWI-OSDs. The last one was sold today. For any of you who have not been keeping up with current events, I direct...
Hello Peter, ... of course, you are right. But the point of discussion was the internal power source for the real time clock (RTC) inside the GPS after...
I recently purchased one of the last KIWI-OSD video time inserters from PFD Systems. Also, I have a Super Circuits PC-164CEX-2 video camera. The video output...
bill, judging from your description, you probably need the KIWI-BNC which is male RCA to male BNC. put a request for one via our web page and i'll get one out...
You need an RCA x BNC adapter or a cable with the appropriate ends. PFD Systems sells gold plated adapters. If you build your own cables it would be good to...
Hello all, I seem to remember that a description of the characters displayed by the kiwi osd was published somehere. Could a member be so good as to point me...
... Hi Jerry, Try this page, for a description of the various displays: http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_36_nz/kiwi_osd/example.htm#shots ... The bottom of the...
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