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#101958 - 28/06/2002 07:25 Leaving EMPEG off for ages
phat_slug
stranger

Registered: 01/07/2001
Posts: 42
Hi what do you think, I have a backup EMPEG laying in a cabinet brandnew, I just wonder if it is OK to leave it powered off for years, I mean are there parts like rechargeables for the RTC or similar parts in the EMPEG which need some juice from time to time ? Tx SLug

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#101959 - 28/06/2002 07:36 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: phat_slug]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
The RTC runs off a big horkin' capacitor which will eventually run out of juice. No big deal. There's no battery of any kind inside the Empeg.
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#101960 - 28/06/2002 08:20 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: tonyc]
phat_slug
stranger

Registered: 01/07/2001
Posts: 42
big thanks!

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#101961 - 28/06/2002 13:21 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: phat_slug]
justinlarsen
old hand

Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 1109
Loc: Petaluma, CA
ya the rtc will get updated when u sync anyways
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#101962 - 28/06/2002 14:10 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: phat_slug]
thinfourth2
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 13/04/2001
Posts: 1742
Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
I could see it being a HUGE problem but give it to me and i will look after it
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#101963 - 28/06/2002 15:02 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: justinlarsen]
Aragon
member

Registered: 17/05/2002
Posts: 148
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
Hi,

> ya the rtc will get updated when u sync anyways

Mine doesn't. How do you get your's to?


Thanks,
Aragon

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#101964 - 28/06/2002 15:41 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: Aragon]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
It doesn't, he's mistaken.

The only way to set the clock on the player (in the current software) is from the front panel.
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#101965 - 28/06/2002 18:45 Re: Leaving EMPEG off for ages [Re: tfabris]
Shonky
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
I think remember Hugo saying the big cap (is it a super cap?) should last up to 2 weeks keeping the RTC going. This should charge almost immediately after turning the unit on so there's no need to "give it a good charge" as you would a car battery.

For the record, I recently went overseas for 15 days with my empeg powered off and the RTC kept time fine. And yes although I left it in the sled in my car, I had disconnected the -ve battery terminal (for other completely unrelated reasons)

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