Repeater Tutorial

Ok, here we go. If you see the entire picture you will get it. This is a tutorial on signal repeating. The intent of repeating a signal is in instances where you may not get a great signal. here are a few examples:

  • welding machine in the way

  • building wall

  • trench (earth)

  • distance

  • receiver not in a good location on welder

If you own a second hand remote, you have the ability to signal repeat. It will instantly double your range or go around a corner. Here is how you do it:

  1. Do not deviate from my instructions

  2. Ensure your receiver, welding machine, and hand remote are on and functioning properly. (only one hand remote)

  3. Turn off your handheld remote. and restart it holding the hostart button down or if an arcade remote hold the green down. Once on, you can let go the button (if the remote doesn't have a hotstart button, just proceed)

  4. Then, enter the amperage adjustment menu (don't know how?, sweep the dial from min to max back to min until you see "amp constrain")

  5. Enter 1 for min, Enter 2 for max

  6. Done right, it will say "REPEATER ENABLED" go to step 11

  7. If it says "DISABLED" go to step 8

  8. Repeater function needs to be switched on

  9. Enter the amperage adjustment menu

  10. Enter 390 for min, Enter 395 for max. This will toggle by saying "REPEATER ON" or "REPEATER OFF" Go back to step#1

  11. Now the hand remote will send a signal to the receiver and they will "both" change.

  12. Do not turn off your repeater hand remote. do not turn off your receiver.

  13. You will only be able to control amps with a second hand remote now.

  14. Put your repeater hand remote in the middle somewhere higher off the ground the better

  15. The repeater remote will show three bars, incoming signal strength, battery power, and outgoing signal strength

Now point form info

  • now what is happening is the second hand remote will go to the first one, it will send the signal to the receiver. then the receiver does math, sends a signal to the repeater which relays it to the hand remote.

  • If you have a hand remote, repeater remote, and receiver network, the only one you can get away with shutting off or restarting is the end hand remote.

  • if you turn off your repeater hand remote, you will need to go restart the receiver to put it "back to normal"

  • if you turn off your receiver, and you want the repeating signal thing again, you will need to turn off both your hand remote"s" and go to step #2

  • put your repeater hand remote with a "as clear view of the receiver as possible"

  • big tip --> do not start sequence at step #2 with a bad signal. I just realized right now I should have coded that you can only do it with a half signal. its better the repeater and receiver "talk" to each other their plans then walk away from each other.

  • if you ever get messed up, just turn off all three and restart

  • eventually, you'll get the hang of it.

The Wizard of Rod