[NSRCA-discussion] JR 8303 Tx - 'Backup Error'

[Pascoe,Tim [Burlington]]

Thanks for heads up Tony - I've taken several of my Tx's apart in the past for springs, pots, etc. so I'm fairly comfortable with that aspect of it. Sounds like I just need to find the location of the battery, and pop a new one in to restore the memory backup.

 

What is the typical life-span for these batteries in the 8303?

 

Timothy Pascoe 
Physical Sciences Specialist 

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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] JR 8303 Tx - 'Backup Error'

 

After watching Tony replace the memory battery in my Futaba 9ZAP, I wouldn't want to do it myself.  It looks like open heart surgery, with circuit boards laid aside on ribbon connectors.  It isn't a pretty sight.  If the JR 8303 is anything like the 9Z, don't try it yourself.

 

Ron Van Putte

 

On Jul 23, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Tony wrote:





Tim:
Yep, the internal battery went below the 3v minimum to retain the memory...  The battery will have to be replaced.

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From: Pascoe,Tim [Burlington] [mailto:Tim.Pascoe at ec.gc.ca] 
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 9:57 AM
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] JR 8303 Tx - 'Backup Error'

 

I was headed out to the field on the weekend, and checked the voltage in my Tx on the way out of the basement, only to get a 'Backup Error' message on the screen. When I turned off and back on again, everything was fine, except for the fact that all memory had been erased. It's a time waster to transfer all the settings back in (I have them backed up on paper), but I need to know the cause.

 

I'm assuming this is a failure of the internal backup battery (assuming there is one?), but I wanted to poll the list before I started hunting around to see if I could replace such a beast myself.

 

Thanks for any ideas,

 

Timothy Pascoe 
Physical Sciences Specialist 

Environment Canada / Environnement Canada
Canada Centre for Inland Waters / Centre Canadien des Eaux Intérieures
867 Lakeshore Road / 867, chemin Lakeshore
Burlington, Ontario / Burlington (Ontario) 
L7R 4A6

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