[TowerTalk] DCU-1 problems

[Brian Smithson]

> > removed (I think they just use a capacitor to maintain the settings for a
> > few minutes if you lose power or unplug it briefly.) My advice is 
> to unplug
> > the unit and let it sit for at least an hour (overnight would be better.)
> > That should wipe out any garbage in memory and hopefully the unit 
> will be at
> 
> I do not think this will work - the DCU-1 that I use is often 
> unplugged for two or more weeks and it has yet to forget 
> it's settings.

Mine forgets within an hour and I have to recalibrate. I even put it on
a UPS (along with my computer) so I don't have to keep recalibrating it
after our frequent outages down here.

-Brian n8wrl


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