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Re: [TenTec] ten tec orion II power relay replacement

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] ten tec orion II power relay replacement
From: denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:11:56 -0800
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PB T90 series relay or other? thanks..

> On Dec 11, 2016, at 10:57 AM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
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> I might have one of those here in the pile. Let me know… yours for shipping
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> Mike, WB8VGE
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> Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
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>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 1:36 PM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> wrote:
>> 
>> yeah, I garner that…
>> I surmise just about any common 12 vdc 30 amp relay will do the job also. 
>> Will know more when I pull out the relay board this winter. Will upgrade the 
>> dc power plug to an anderson power pole or something that is  more current 
>> capable at same time.
>> 
>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yup! It’s a PB T90 series
>>> 
>>> MIke, WB8VGE
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>>> Mike Bryce
>>> prosolar@sssnet.com
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>>> “The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never  know if they 
>>> are genuine”
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>>> —Abraham Lincoln
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>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 10:35 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Can anyone tell me if TT uses the potter & brumfield T90 series part no. 
>>>> 475161 relays in both the Orion I and II rigs?
>>>> got this relay number off of a listing for an Orion I being parted out on 
>>>> eBay.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 10, 2016, at 8:43 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> If I slap the top of the Orion the relay will switch to off…when the 
>>>>> power switch is in off position.
>>>>> Methinks mechanical…will know for sure when I pull out the relay board.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 10, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Steve Ellington <steven4lq@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Measure the voltage across the relay coil and see if it's being hung up 
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> voltage or just a mechanical problem.
>>>>>> Can you pull the cover off the relay?
>>>>>> Steve N4LQ
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 11:23 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> After several months of flakiness, the dc power relay in my Orion II
>>>>>>> decided to pretty much stay closed (on) all the time despite the front
>>>>>>> panel on/off switch position.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sometimes the relay will stay on for a few minutes, with the power 
>>>>>>> switch
>>>>>>> in off position, then the relay will switch off.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Shutting off the power supply itself  until the Orion cools down just
>>>>>>> about always put the relay in the off position.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So assuming the relay is just about toast, I am looking for the
>>>>>>> aftermarket part number and where to get the dc power relay…
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Anything else other than the relay that could be causing the problem?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The power switch seems to be ok.
>>>>>>> 
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