[NSRCA-discussion] Problem JR10 X Battery Cassette
vicenterc at comcast.net
vicenterc at comcast.net
Fri Oct 19 06:30:54 AKDT 2007
Thanks Jon,
Very good conclusion. I am going to get the polyswitches. It is safer to have the fuse.
I lost a pattern plane due to the lost of contact between the cassete and the transmitter plug. I use the same procedure to make sure that the battery does not move.
Regards
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Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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From: Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com>
> I've had the same problem. Both cassettes in the two 10x's I bought
> used had the fuse bypassed by a piece of wire. I bought polyswitches
> from Tower (Radio South also carries them) to replace the fuses. They
> act like a fuse, but auto reset after the short is gone. Best of both
> worlds. Takes 5 minutes to do.
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> BTW, the circuit board in both of my cassettes had the fuse location
> marked with a diode symbol. Maybe they originally intended to use a
> diode, but there was definitely a fuse in that location originally.
> That is probably where the confusion stems from on fuse vs. diode.
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> Incidently, after ANY work on your cassettes, make SURE the plug face
> is flush with the case. I had one partially trapped by the cassette
> case after I replaced the pack recently, and it would only make
> intermittant contact with the plug in the transmitter. Also, the fit
> of the cassettes in the hole in the transmitter case can loosen over
> time, adn the cassettes can lose contact, shutting the transmitter down
> at an inopportune time. I know of someone who lost two airplanes
> before he realized what was going on. I had it happen on the bench.
> So I added some tape to the cassettes to make them a tighter fit in the
> transmitter case. The door on the back of the transmitter is not a
> sure method of kepping the cassette in, so extra care is warranted.
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> Jon Lowe
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> Thanks to all that responded. Yes, the problem was that piece which is
> a fuse (is not a diode as someone suggested). It is 2-3 amp fuse base
> on the responds I got. The quick solution is just to bypass the fuse.Â
> I know, that eliminates the protection but our chargers already have
> the protection so should not be a problem.
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> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Orland Mckee
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> Hi Vincent
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>     Its a 3 amp fuse
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> Ihncheol Park wrote:
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> Vince,
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> I think I got the fuse from RadioShack. If you bring the blown one,
> they can tell you which one.Â
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> I may have some somewhere. If you can not find one, let me know. I
> believe the fuse is about 1/2" long and a little less than 1/4"
> diameter.
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> Ihncheol
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> Thanks Ed. I know how to solder electronic components. I could
> replaced myself. Anyone knows where to buy this small fuse and the
> specs?
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> Thanks,
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> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Ed Alt"
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> Its a blown fuse Vince. This sometimes happens because of a temporary
> short when plugging or unplugging the charge jack, especially if using
> an aftermarket adapter. Â You can either send it in or if handy with a
> soldering iron and if you can find the part locally, replace it
> yourself. Â Its a dumb design that requires the user to send equipment
> in for repair because of a blown fuse, but there it is. Great radio
> otherwise.
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> Ed
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> I am having problems with one of my batteries. The radio works but the
> battery does not want to charge. I checked and there is a circuit
> board with just one component. It appears a resistor or something
> similar. I think that is the bad component but not sure now. I just
> want to check if someone out there had similar problem and solved.
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> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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