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Unread 18-03-2003, 15:18
Andy A. Andy A. is offline
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There is (or at least should be) a capacitor in the RC that smooths out the power supply just for this reason. Momentary drops in power are pretty normal, and shouldn't cause a full reset.

It sounds like either this RC doesn't have one or it just isn't working right.

Try this: Attach a capacitor (+12 volt and a couple hundred micro farads) across the power terminals of the RC. Power up and test it again. The capacitor should supply power for a second or two if the power flicks out and the RC will never know the difference.

Do you have another RC you can test?

-Andy A.