Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg

rogeringebo · 16th February 2006, 22:04

Is it me or what?
I opened my battery boxes today for the first time....very nice btw
in there you have battery and cables to the handunits...
I noticed that the cables looked different in the secondary box from the primary....on one of the cables from the battery in the secondary there was a black thing,a resistor or something simular....did not think much of it...put things back together and now the secondary display wont come back to life..
I did nothing but take out the battery and put it back in.....I have 6,7volts so that should not be it...I took out my voltmeter to make sure the cables were not broken inside the coating but everything looks fine......but i found out that the black "thing" wont let current through...well I dont get a signal when I try to ring it with the voltmeter....is it broken,can it break,how could it brake when I genly pulled the battery out,should it let current through,why is there not one in the primary battery box?
I would be really happy with any advice or comments on this matter
Best regards
Rodge

caver95 · 16th February 2006, 22:25

The black thing is a reed switch. so unless you put a magnet to it, no current will flow. Make sure you put it in the correct way.

Benthic · 16th February 2006, 22:51

Rodge,

Hold on a sec......

On 31 January you wrote:

Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo)

I will order a Meg any day now

And now today (only two weeks later) you wrote:

Quote: (Originally Posted by regeringebo)

I opened my battery boxes today for the first time....very nice btw

How'd you do that?

I ordered a Meg on 30 January and I'm climbing the walls until it arrives in April, whereas you managed to lay hands on one in only two weeks. Clearly you have some sort of inside connection that I didn't know about.

So, how's the new toy?

Brian

rogeringebo · 17th February 2006, 07:53

I found one second hand i Norway so thats how i got it so fast

But now there is something going on with the battery box(or maybe its me)
You guys recognice this?
Cheers Rodge

lilou · 17th February 2006, 08:10

Perhaps a security if the battery heat up ?

Best regards

Lilian

AndyMumford · 17th February 2006, 08:30

Rodge,
The read switch needs to sit in the sleeve inside the battery box and level with the top of the sleeve, it would have been hot glued in place, if this has come lose then you will not get a correction as it will sit to low from the magnet.

rogeringebo · 17th February 2006, 08:32

Now I know what it is....a magnet breaker....should have been my first guess but I was confused by the fact that there are none in the primary batterybox..very strange but my Meg is alive again

Rodge

Danil · 17th February 2006, 08:38

Quote: (Originally Posted by caver95)

The black thing is a reed switch. so unless you put a magnet to it, no current will flow. Make sure you put it in the correct way.

Hi Roger, have you checked that it´s not the reedswitch?, put a magnet to it and measure if you get som current trough.

(har kört lite soffdyk så nu är det dags för poolen till veckan...

)

Danil · 17th February 2006, 08:40

To slow as usual... story of my life

rogeringebo · 17th February 2006, 08:46

Quote: (Originally Posted by AndyMumford)

Rodge,
The read switch needs to sit in the sleeve inside the battery box and level with the top of the sleeve, it would have been hot glued in place, if this has come lose then you will not get a correction as it will sit to low from the magnet.

Aha!
Thats how it works.....do you know why there are none in the other box?
Rodge

16th February 2006, 22:04	#1 (permalink)
rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Is it me or what? I opened my battery boxes today for the first time....very nice btw in there you have battery and cables to the handunits... I noticed that the cables looked different in the secondary box from the primary....on one of the cables from the battery in the secondary there was a black thing,a resistor or something simular....did not think much of it...put things back together and now the secondary display wont come back to life.. I did nothing but take out the battery and put it back in.....I have 6,7volts so that should not be it...I took out my voltmeter to make sure the cables were not broken inside the coating but everything looks fine......but i found out that the black "thing" wont let current through...well I dont get a signal when I try to ring it with the voltmeter....is it broken,can it break,how could it brake when I genly pulled the battery out,should it let current through,why is there not one in the primary battery box? I would be really happy with any advice or comments on this matter Best regards Rodge
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16th February 2006, 22:25	#2 (permalink)
caver95 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Not Bought Yet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: US Posts: 171	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg The black thing is a reed switch. so unless you put a magnet to it, no current will flow. Make sure you put it in the correct way. __________________ www.cavetek.com
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16th February 2006, 22:51	#3 (permalink)
Benthic MEGalomaniac Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL USA Posts: 226	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Rodge, Hold on a sec...... On 31 January you wrote: Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo) I will order a Meg any day now And now today (only two weeks later) you wrote: Quote: (Originally Posted by regeringebo) I opened my battery boxes today for the first time....very nice btw How'd you do that? I ordered a Meg on 30 January and I'm climbing the walls until it arrives in April, whereas you managed to lay hands on one in only two weeks. Clearly you have some sort of inside connection that I didn't know about. So, how's the new toy? Brian __________________ Well lit rooms will not repel determined beer ninjas.
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17th February 2006, 08:10	#5 (permalink)
lilou New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: May 2005 Location: South of the France Posts: 54	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Perhaps a security if the battery heat up ? Best regards Lilian
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17th February 2006, 08:30	#6 (permalink)
AndyMumford New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 81	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Rodge, The read switch needs to sit in the sleeve inside the battery box and level with the top of the sleeve, it would have been hot glued in place, if this has come lose then you will not get a correction as it will sit to low from the magnet. __________________ Cheers Andy Mumford TDI Megalodon Instructor www.megalodon-uk.com www.deepdiving.co.uk
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17th February 2006, 08:32	#7 (permalink)
rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Now I know what it is....a magnet breaker....should have been my first guess but I was confused by the fact that there are none in the primary batterybox..very strange but my Meg is alive again Rodge
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17th February 2006, 08:38	#8 (permalink)
Danil Dan Nilsson Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 114	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Quote: (Originally Posted by caver95) The black thing is a reed switch. so unless you put a magnet to it, no current will flow. Make sure you put it in the correct way. Hi Roger, have you checked that it´s not the reedswitch?, put a magnet to it and measure if you get som current trough. (har kört lite soffdyk så nu är det dags för poolen till veckan... ) __________________ Dan Nilsson, Meg 67
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17th February 2006, 08:40	#9 (permalink)
Danil Dan Nilsson Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 114	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg To slow as usual... story of my life __________________ Dan Nilsson, Meg 67
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17th February 2006, 08:46	#10 (permalink)
rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Re: Problem with cables in batterybox on Meg Quote: (Originally Posted by AndyMumford) Rodge, The read switch needs to sit in the sleeve inside the battery box and level with the top of the sleeve, it would have been hot glued in place, if this has come lose then you will not get a correction as it will sit to low from the magnet. Aha! Thats how it works.....do you know why there are none in the other box? Rodge
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