We had an MCC RC-100 controller that would hang up the repeater on the air if we suffered a brown out down to 50 or 60 volts for a few seconds. The reset circuit for the processor would not completely cycle under this condition, and unfortunately, it happened once every few months.
On the other hand, we replaced the controller with a CAT-300 and never had another problem with the brown outs. We operated the CAT-300 from the mains for about 10 years before changing over to solar 4 years ago. One thing that did scramble the brains in the CAT-300 is a nearby lightning strike. I have had to reset the controller back to factory default and re-program it twice when this happened over the 10 year peroid. Once we cut loose from the power lines and went solar we have had no problems at all with the CAT controller. 73 - Jim W5ZIT --- On Tue, 7/15/08, Rusty Boling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Rusty Boling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 12v 24 hr timer high current circuit needed..or means of external power cycling To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 8:07 AM Hey guys, just trying to figure out a quick and dirty way to automatically cycle power to a repeater one time per day for a short period of time.
