3 Jan
2006
3 Jan
'06
6:40 p.m.
AFAIK, there's only one panel for all 11/03, /23, and /23+ models, they just
come with different badges. You need a DEC power bus cable. Run it from
the connector on the CPU box to the power controller, set it to "remote on",
and flip the far right switch. Viola, power from the front panel.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:29 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: DEC 874-A Power Conditioner
In article <m1EtxG2-000IyPC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
The frontpanel switch is wired between the ground
and ground-for-on
wires. Thus the frontpanel switch can be used to turn on (and turn off)
the contactors in all the power controllers in the machine. I would
guess
(without seeing you system) that the 3 pin socket
on the CPU box is
wired
so that you just plug the power control bus cable
in there and it will
connect the switch contacts between ground and ground-for-on.
Hey! This is sounding familiar! My 11/03 has an 861 power controller
on it and I have the three-position toggle switch as well. Thanks for
explaining what those settings are! I had no idea what this meant
when I first got the machine, but I had the switch set to "local on"
and then the unit would power up.
However, this idea that there's a way to powerup from the front panel
on an 11/03 intrigues me! Unfortunately I see no obvious button that
powers up the machine. Is this possible with an 861 and if there is
not existing switch, what would you add to enable this feature?
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