I think they are using a chip with a built in battery
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From: "Martin Sole" <hs0zed@csloxinfo.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:44 AM
To: "'N4PY2'" <n4py2@earthlink.net>; "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion resets at every power up
> Okay, now I'm really confused! I'm looking at the V2 sweep mod document
> and
> have my 565AT in bits in front of me. Cannot for the life of me identify a
> battery anywhere on either the document or the hardware on my bench. Huh,
> what gives? Where exactly is this battery? Lets try and narrow it down to
> a
> specific board first:
> DSP/CPU
> Display
> Left side front panel
> Right side front panel
>
> Maybe I'm being dumb here but nothing I can see looks anything like a
> battery I've ever seen before.
>
> Thanks
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of N4PY2
> Sent: 16 October 2010 21:14
> To: Martin Sole
> Cc: tentec
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion resets at every power up
>
> It's in the front panel of the Orion. It's a coin cell. See the
> description on the tentec website for how to do the version 2 sweep mod.
> This description shows how to get to the battery. The battery is what
> keeps
> the non-volatile RAM alive. Changing it should fix your problem.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Sole" <hs0zed@csloxinfo.com>
> To: "'N4PY2'" <n4py2@earthlink.net>; "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'"
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:06 AM
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion resets at every power up
>
>
>> There's a battery? Who'd have thought. I know it says battery failure
>> when
>> doing a RAM clear but had assumed (ha) it was just a way of saying that
>> the
>> process had taken place. Maybe standard device text.
>>
>> So where is the battery? Not on the CPU/DSP board. What is it's function?
>> Which schematic is it on? Coin cell? What expected life? Hopefully
>> changing
>> requires no special procedure. Who knows? Questions questions??!!
>>
>> Thanks
>> Martin, HS0ZED
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
>> On Behalf Of N4PY2
>> Sent: 16 October 2010 19:11
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion resets at every power up
>>
>> There's a battery behind the front panel of the Orion. It may need to be
>> replaced. Follow the old instructions on the Tentec site for how to
>> modify
>> the Orion for the Version 2 sweep to get to the battery.
>>
>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>> 121 Little Bell Drive
>> Hays, NC 28635
>> www.n4py.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Martin Sole" <hs0zed@csloxinfo.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 2:10 AM
>> Subject: [TenTec] Orion resets at every power up
>>
>>
>>> After being able to load software into the radio again, not sure if it
>>> was
>>> PC serial port cable or connectors but it's okay now, I'm now seeing
>>> that
>>> at
>>> almost every power cycle the radio does a master reset. The sequence of
>>> events is as follows:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Radio off
>>>
>>> Power up and master reset complete appears
>>>
>>> Radio boots but has unusable audio
>>>
>>> Power down followed by power up again about 5 seconds later radio starts
>>> normally
>>>
>>> Power off and leave for a short while, sometimes only 20 seconds or so,
>>> power up again causes master reset
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Needless to say this is frustrating.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> RAM clear and forced master reset do not appear to have helped.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it a 'known' issue?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Martin, HS0ZED
>>>
>>>
>>>
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