22 Mar
2004
22 Mar
'04
11:20 a.m.
On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 12:37:50AM +0000, Tony Duell wrote:
Has anybody tried taking the original switch apart and
cleaning the
contacts (if that's the failure mode)? I'vc repaired switches in other
equipment that way.
My experience with DEC grey switches of the era is that a small piece of
plastic breaks off inside and the internal mobile conductor isn't held
firmly in the place it needs to be.
I don't know what's wrong with _this_ switch, but the failure mode I have
seen myself is mechanical, not oxidation.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 23-Mar-2004 01:11 Z
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