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| Electronics Discuss radios, chargers, etc... |
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| 05-24-2010 07:40 PM | ||
| Gary Maker |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Quote:
I just gave an Ace RC Digipulse to Cecil Marshal. He needed the power supply ONLY! The charger itself has some sort of intermitentant problem with the programming button. He does not need the charger unit itself as he has one already that works. Tell him I said to contact him and he will probably give you the charger unit. Perhaps you can use parts from it to fix yours or you may be able to replace the programing button from your old one to get the one I gave him, working. |
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| 05-23-2010 09:46 PM | ||
| AJCoholic |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Quote:
I never thought to use some sort of surge protected power bar to protect my chargers... now I will purchase one for the workshop where I plug all my chargers in. AJC |
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| 05-23-2010 07:43 PM | ||
| Spitball |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! It is likely a spike can get through the transformer DC supply - buy an extension with surge protection is all I can suggest but there is a lesson for all of us to learn here, isn't there?! Sorry it's at your expense, Andrew. I wonder how my newly acquired 12V 5Amp switching supplies will hold up! Been toying with the UPS idea here too Moo, we don't have as many blips here as we once did but they still happen. My wife's home business is dependent on her computer! |
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| 05-23-2010 11:44 AM | ||
| SpaceCowboy |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Hi Andrew ; Sorry about your equipment losses. After hearing about your experience I'm glad my Schultze Chamelion chargers are powered off of a battery. I think I will get a surge protector for the one that is powered off the line. Did you have a surge protector on your PC ? Regards ; Mike. |
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| 05-23-2010 09:25 AM | ||
| moo |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Quote:
Oddly they did two trips for two meters, that's organization for ya! I've had a small UPS on my desktop PC since three days after moving in. Even though we're two km from where Lakeview Generating Station was, every morning, and I mean EVERY morning, the power would drop out for a fraction of a second around 8 a.m. Go figure. It might have something to do with the streetcars, it might have to do with the Chrysler (formerly Daimler) castings plant 1 km west of here. Sorry to hear about the digipulse, they were great machines, I wonder if I have a corpse in my basement... |
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| 05-23-2010 08:16 AM | ||
| AJCoholic |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Quote:
The power supply still works, so I assume the electronics in the charger itself is damaged. Ron, when they came and changed my meter to a smart meter last year (and obviously cut power to the house and then it came back on when they plugged the new meter in) they fried my home computer which was runnign while I was at work that day. They didnt give me notice to shut off anything... They dont care  Pretty hard to prove. Maybe it was coincidence?  ANyhow, I am on the hunt for a used one.... I liked that charger. AJC |
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| 05-23-2010 08:06 AM | ||
| ronljroy |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Have you thought of perhaps putting a claim through OPG or Hydro for the cost of the charger? If it was their equipment, they might pay for the replacement. Just a thought, although I wouldn't set my heart on it |
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| 05-23-2010 07:27 AM | ||
| Spitball |
Re: power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! Hi Andrew - interesting that - what exactly is the 'transformer/power supply' you speak of though? |
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| 05-22-2010 08:31 PM | ||
| AJCoholic |
power interuption fried my Ace Super Digipulse! An underground transformer blew near our home a few days ago... and the power went on and off a few times. I had my Ace SuperDigipulse charger plugged in, and charging three packs (its a non-peak charger, powered by a large transformer/power supply and has 6 outputs from 10 mA to 150 mA) Usually when the power goes out, it just defaults to trickle charge at the lowest current setting. But the led was flashing weird and it appears to be dead (power supply is good, charger microprocessor is not). Its an old charger, but worked well and saw lots of use. I thought having a transformer/power supply between the 120V AC and the actual charger, a spike wouldnt hurt the electronics in the charger... guess not! AJC |
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