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Unread 07-04-2003, 01:16
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Mount a small (3/4" diameter by 1/2" stroke) pneumatic piston over the "Reset" button on the RC. Connect it to a single solenoid valve, which is plumbed to the piston so the piston rod is retracted when the solenoid is not powered (off). When you need to reset the controller (I am assuming that for some reason you want to reset the RC while you still can command it - see KenWittlief post above!), energize the solenoid, which fires the piston, which punches the Rest button, which resets the controller, which drops power, which cuts power to the solenoid, which retracts the piston rod away from the Reset button, which allows the RC to reset (... and the knee bone's connected to the ankle bone, and the ankle bone's connected to the ... la la la de da...).

A kludge, but it should work.

-dave