Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd08.mx.aol.com (rly-dd08.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.155]) by air-dd03.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINDD033-b924b2e7b8b26e; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:31:29 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd08.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD084-b924b2e7b8b26e; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:31:25 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NMRP0-0007wT-7Y for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:25:14 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NMROz-0007wK-Re for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:25:13 +0000 Received: from warsl404pip2.highway.telekom.at ([195.3.96.113] helo=email.aon.at) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NMRTd-0006Q7-IA for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:30:03 +0000 Received: (qmail 24117 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2009 19:29:55 -0000 Received: from 91-115-31-228.adsl.highway.telekom.at (HELO [192.168.1.101]) ([91.115.31.228]) (envelope-sender ) by smarthub93.highway.telekom.at (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 20 Dec 2009 19:29:55 -0000 From: Gerhard Hickl To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <4B2E5DDD.19628.1BDFE41@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> References: <4B2E5DDD.19628.1BDFE41@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:29:54 +0100 Message-ID: <1261337394.5621.6.camel@gerhard-desktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.1 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: test this afternoon Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Hello Mike! I had exactly the same problem with overheating and burned wires a week ago. So for this reason I would be interested which kind of "watchdog" you installed. Could you please make the schematic public? I think many of us have concerns about safety when the TX is on while we are sleeping. 73 OE3GHB Gerhard Am Sonntag, den 20.12.2009, 17:24 +0000 schrieb Mike Dennison: > A successful test this afternoon has proved my new safety timer that > cuts off the transmitter if it has been sending continuously for more > than 7 minutes. This gives me more confidence to transmit overnight > (after a worrying overheating incident a couple of weeks ago) and I > will run some night-time beacons as soon as the weather becomes more > reliable - more snow forecast here tonight. > > MIke, G3XDV > ========== >