[BC] Harris Airwave Console

[Jeff Allen]

I have a Gates 5 that will shut down when a you install a new battery.  One
day the GM was in the room when I replaced the battery and he kinda freaked
thinking this 5K Transmitter runs on a 9 volt battery.   It's fun to play
with the lesser informed.

J Allen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cowboy" <curt at spam-o-matic.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Harris Airwave Console


> On Tuesday 31 May 2005 00:07, Jerry Mathis wrote:
> > Well, they've made transmitters for some time that require a battery.
> > Someone made the comment they REALLY didn't want to have to tell the GM
> > that the transmitter went off the air because the battery ran down   :)
>
>  Generally, they won't.
>  The battery in that case, only maintains the memory of the last
>  state when power fails, so that it comes back in the same state.
>
> > From: DANA PUOPOLO <dpuopolo at usa.net>
>
> > >Imagine that....
> > >an air console that runs on batteries!
>
>  Well, it isn't =supposed= to run on batteries, but.....
>
> > From: Fred Gleason <fredg at salemradiolabs.com>
>
> > >Have you checked the batteries?
> > >
> > >Yes, belive it or not, the Airwave (along with the Impulse and many of
the
> > >transmitter models made by Harris) require alkaline batteries (either
AA
> > > or 9v, depending upon model) in order to function correctly.
>
>  Fred is absolutely correct with regard to the consoles.
>  All sorts of nasties can happen with bad batteries in these series
consoles.
>
>  What surprises me, is the total lack of consistancy in the way they
behave
>  with bad or missing batteries.
>  Some are fine, some will start but not play, some won't start at all,
some get
>  noisy, some just go bonkers.
>  Seems completely unpredictable what any particular console will do
if/when
>  the batteries get weak, or while being changed.
>
>
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