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Re: [TenTec] ten tec orion II power relay replacement

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] ten tec orion II power relay replacement
From: Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>
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Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 13:57:24 -0500
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I might have one of those here in the pile. Let me know… yours for shipping


Mike, WB8VGE

Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
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SunLight energy systems
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> On Dec 11, 2016, at 1:36 PM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> wrote:
> 
> yeah, I garner that…
> I surmise just about any common 12 vdc 30 amp relay will do the job also. 
> Will know more when I pull out the relay board this winter. Will upgrade the 
> dc power plug to an anderson power pole or something that is  more current 
> capable at same time.
> 
>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yup! It’s a PB T90 series
>> 
>> MIke, WB8VGE
>> 
>> Mike Bryce
>> prosolar@sssnet.com
>> 
>> “The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never  know if they are 
>> genuine”
>> 
>> —Abraham Lincoln
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>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 10:35 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Can anyone tell me if TT uses the potter & brumfield T90 series part no. 
>>> 475161 relays in both the Orion I and II rigs?
>>> got this relay number off of a listing for an Orion I being parted out on 
>>> eBay.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 10, 2016, at 8:43 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> If I slap the top of the Orion the relay will switch to off…when the power 
>>>> switch is in off position.
>>>> Methinks mechanical…will know for sure when I pull out the relay board.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 10, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Steve Ellington <steven4lq@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Measure the voltage across the relay coil and see if it's being hung up by
>>>>> voltage or just a mechanical problem.
>>>>> Can you pull the cover off the relay?
>>>>> Steve N4LQ
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 11:23 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> After several months of flakiness, the dc power relay in my Orion II
>>>>>> decided to pretty much stay closed (on) all the time despite the front
>>>>>> panel on/off switch position.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sometimes the relay will stay on for a few minutes, with the power switch
>>>>>> in off position, then the relay will switch off.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Shutting off the power supply itself  until the Orion cools down just
>>>>>> about always put the relay in the off position.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So assuming the relay is just about toast, I am looking for the
>>>>>> aftermarket part number and where to get the dc power relay…
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Anything else other than the relay that could be causing the problem?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The power switch seems to be ok.
>>>>>> 
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