RE: Cosmic Chasm Reseting

I would recommend the use of a computer switching power supply, plus wire
up the power to the monitor in such a way that if the +5VDC fails then the
power is cut off, a small 6VDC relay across the +5VDC supply will cover
this, wire the monitor across the Normally Open contacts. Then WHEN (not
if, but when...they ALL will fail sooner or later) the supply fails the
monitor will be shut down immediately. Paranoid people would wire in a
+12VDC relay so that the monitor power is in series with the +5VDC relay to
be safer...a couple of Solid State Relays might be nice here (3 - 36VDC).

John :-#)#

At 08:30 AM 4/13/2000 , Todd Miller wrote:

> >
> >Does anyone else have problems with their Cosmic Chasm boards reseting
> >occasionally? I'd thought the power supply might be the problem based
> >on the STJ articles.
>
>I have left mine on for hours without having random reset problems. The
> only problem mine has is it wont always boot and from what I
>remember
> the decimal flashes on the 7 seg display. Sometimes if I reseat the
>edge
> connector it will come up
>,but lately reseating the connector doesn't work
> anymore. I'm assuming the connector has lost it's spring tension on
>the
> contacts so I'm going to try a new connector when time permits.
>FWIW
> I'm using just a switcher & G08 xfmr
>
>(for the monitor) and had never had
> any other problems.
>
>Todd Miller, LAN Administrator
>Ron Weber and Associates
>103 E. State Street, Mason City, IA 50401
>(515)423-4293/(515)423-4594 FAX
>http://www.telethinking.com
>
>
>
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