Chuck's, W5PR, advice is correct !
Page 5, near the bottom of the page, of the StackMatch manual states:
"Actually, to keep the contacts from silver oxide build-up, the
manufacturer of the relays
recommends that these units be hot-switched occasionally. So once a
month or so, apply
100 watts of power to the unit and run through the positions to keep
them clean."
ArraySolutions claims/guarantees their units will survive occasional hot
switching.
Stephen Lee, N7RV
On 3/5/2015 1:10 PM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
Hot switch them with the exciter on.
Chuck W5PR
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, Rich Hallman - N7TR <rich@n7tr.com> wrote:
<snipped for brevity>
I have three new StackMatch's that I have had in the garage for two years
unused. After installing them a few months ago, Two of them now have
intermittent connections when in the default stack position.
Rich N7TR
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