Thanks for the link Skip. I just joined. I thought I had searched the groups
for ACC info but must have missed it.
Glen wa6mha
--- In [email protected], "skipp025" <skipp...@...> wrote:
>
>
> Join the Yahoo ACC Controller Group (one of at least two).
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACC/
>
> Look in the group's files section for the clock reset
> "secret password" information. You'll need to reset your
> clock chip (if it still works) to the proper date &
> time (a few decades subtracted from the date) and then
> enter in a reset password. It works, it's well known...
>
> If not, you can describe the problem with a post to the
> group and we'll tell you a similar answer back via our
> posts to the group.
>
> cheers,
> s.
>
> > "wa6mha_glen" <wa6mha@> wrote:
> >
> > I've searched the forum and the internet for info on the talking clock
> > option on our rc-85 w/ v 5.2 firmware but found nothing so far. Our rc-85
> > is still in use at 4000 ft so I'm collecting data before we visit the site.
> > Our manual and upgrade data was not been kept up to date over the last 20+
> > years so I'm starting from scratch.
> > The paperwork I do have shows an upgrade to v5.2 firmware but no date.
> > It mentions 2 IC's were installed. One I'm sure was a new EPROM and the
> > other mentions a battery backed up clock chip if I read it right. Is it
> > possible the Y2K issue kicked in, or that the battery backup on the clock
> > chip has failed?
> > Everything I can find about the clock is how to add a RS talking Clock, not
> > much about the onboard option?
> > We will go to the site and document the current chipset on our rc-85 when
> > time permits. It can be sent out for repairs but we don't have a spare
> > controller so the machine would be down during that time, something we're
> > trying to avoid. I did get the feeling that this may be a warning sign that
> > the EPROM's may be failing and this is only the start. A newer replacement
> > may be the way to go as a last resort!
> > Thank you for any help you can give us.
> > Are there any "groups" dedicated to ACC Controllers?
> > Glen wa6mha
> >
>
