25 Jan
2004
25 Jan
'04
9:31 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt Vendel" <curt(a)atarimuseum.com>
To: <kenziem(a)sympatico.ca>ca>; "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Effect of COLD
This sort of applies to anything... give at least 24
hours to allow
any device to warm up to room temperature before doing anything.
After a move of a device, open it up and check all the connections,
reseat the cards and do a "rattle" test and make sure a screw or other
metal object has not found its way onto the electronics, into the p/s
etc.... otherwise things could get ugly.
Curt
I always check both the power leads to ground with a meter before I dare
plug in anything that I never used before (used dirty equipment). Its
probably because I used to work with 480VAC equipment and anything shorting
to ground would ruin your day.