[TenTec] Paragon 2 Memory Battery Back-up

[LEE BAHR]

Glenn:

You say you replace the battery in the Paragon 2.  I am confused.  The 
manual says there is no battery but a power cell is built into the processor 
chip and good for ten years.  Did they change the design or do you install 
an outboard battery once the internal cell fails?  I am confused on how you 
change a battery when the manual says there is none.

Lee, w0vt


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wa4aos at aol.com>
To: <tentec at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon 2 Memory Battery Back-up


>
> Hi,
>
> The Corsair II working properly is arguably the best analog CW rig ever 
> made. I like it better than the 2) Omni 6+ I have especially on 10-meter 
> CW where the O6 has numerous birds.  With regard to the battery for the 
> Paragon  and P II. I change it about every 3 or 4 years. I just attach 
> leads across the leads from my DC supply and replace the battery. If you 
> don't you lose your memory settings and have to reset the time, no biggie. 
> I seldome use the memories anyway except for the 60-meter channels and WWV 
> plus a few SW freq's I use..
> The Paragon II is a nice rig and I use them for MARS as well as casual SW 
> listening. I much prefer the Corsair II for CW work.
> I have 2 Paragon II's and paid too much for them. I got one for $1200 and 
> the other one for $1100 both with most of the filters.  I have seen them 
> in the last year around $900 to $1000 on ePay.
>
> 73,
> Glenn WA4AOS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LEE BAHR <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>
> To: tentec at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 2:32 pm
> Subject: [TenTec] Paragon 2 Memory Battery Back-up
>
>
> I have been having a lot of fun with my newly acquired Corsair 2. 
> Consequently,
> I have decided to look for a nice clean Paragon 2.  I downloaded the 
> manual for
> them on the internet and it says the microprocessor has a power cell in it 
> to
> maintain memory for 10 years.  Well those radios are now well over 10 
> years old.
> The power cells must have died years ago.
>
> How in the world do you maintain memory in a Paragon once the power cell 
> in the
> microprocessor has worn out?  There is no external battery!  Do you 
> replace the
> microprocessor and is it available and what do they cost?  (Seems to me to 
> be a
> problematic design).  Is it possible to hang an outboard power source onto 
> the
> microprocessor once it's internal power source fails?  If so, how is this 
> done?
> (Just to be safe, I checked the schematic around the microprocessor and as
> suspected, I find no external battery on the diagram).
>
> I sure would like to hear from those more knowledgeable then me on this 
> topic.
> This has me concerned and I have not, to date, found a Paragon 2 to 
> purchase.  I
> would suspect there is some easy remedy for this problem, or at least,  it 
> is my
> hope there is a simple solution available.
>
> Thanks for reading this.
>
> Lee, w0vt
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