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I would check the battery contacts on the cell. It is possible that the batteries you are using are not making contact with the positive side. try rocking the battery out and checking the needle. If the cell works when connected with the "red" stop wire the problem is definitly with the battery connection. Also, try to clean out the din plug socket that the activation cable plugs into. these have a habid of getting corroded. The new ALGE RLS1n cell overcomes the corrosion problem by replacing the din plug activation cable with a switch. In a pinch you can disassemble the cell and attach the blue wire that is soldered to the shell of the din socket directly to the black ground wire on pin 3.

The small hole to the right of the battery door is an access point for the potentionmeter that controls the cell delay. Turn it clockwise to increase delay and counterclockwise to decrease.

Originally posted 20 Mar 2000 by Fred Patton
fpatton@phoenix-sports.com
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Older cells of this series 1989-1996 have the plastic molded battery guide that does not always allow good contact. The newer cells have the guide at the positive end (towards the front) chamfered so that the battery slips in smoothly. The older ones jam sometimes. You need to roll the battery in while closing the door. You may also want to put a little more of a bend in the contact so it protrudes further.

The contacts can sometimes get tarnished over time. You can recondition them by applying some soldering paste (used by plumbers) and an iron to burn off the dirt and then re tin the contacts with rosin core solder.

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