25 May
2000
25 May
'00
11:12 a.m.
On Thu, 25 May 2000, Joe wrote:
You had no way to know it was good without testing it, and since you
had to move it, it could have developed problems as I mentioned.
I expressed an opinion; if you have a problem with that, all I can say
is that your problems are not necessarily germane and are better
discussed between you and your fleas. :-)
No, I didn't since I took it out of a working
machine. I don't mean WAS
What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
working, I mean one that I have been using and that I
tested less than five
minutes before pulling the PS.
Yes, and a CP/M system that I carted home from across the street about
13 years ago was working minutes before I plugged it in. A piece of
solder shifted, and a tantalum capacitor burst into an orange ball of
flame. That's why I'm careful now about such things; I've seen them
happen, learned from my mistake, and try to help others learn from it
as well.
If you
Very well then, just trying to he helpful.
don't know what a short circuit is, just ask,
or experiment... e.g.,
Thanks but I've seen plenty of them. They why did
you risk swapping in another un-tested, even though
thought to be good, PSU, and risk additional damage to the boards?
Yes, you'd better have your eyes checked! I said KNOWN good power supply.
You even quoted me above. I tested BOTH power supplies as best as possible
before swapping them.
Yes, just not properly.
Hmmm... have
you considered computer preservation as a hobby instead
of computer demolition?
Have you considered minding your own business and not putting words in
other people's mouths? I knew what I was doing. Shouldn't you find
out what you're talking
about before you start shooting your mouth off? I don't know what kind of
hair you have up your ass but I just e-mailed you and offered you some of
the DEC 11/44 stuff that you were looking for. Now you can forget that!
No problem. Have a nice evening. Perhaps someone will trade you some
soap to wash your mouth out with for that stuff.
--
R. D. Davis
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http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd
410-744-4900