Resolved: Re: 11/34 sanity check

[js at cimmeri.com]

They are on mine!!  That's the first 
thing I check!  DUHH!

On 4/26/2015 5:50 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
> That's harsh, JS. Incorrect pin markings are not something that would
> be anywhere near the top of my list, or anyone else's I suspect. One
> does not casually reverse the installation of cables just to see if
> maybe it will work!
>
> Mike
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:41 AM, js at cimmeri.com<js at cimmeri.com>  wrote:
>>
>> On 4/26/2015 12:58 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've seen this, when the 20 pin cable from M7859 to the console panel
>>>> is plugged in reversed.
>>>> Don't trust the marked pin 1 wire: sometimes DEC manufacturing twisted
>>>> the cables.
>>>>
>>>> hope this helps,
>>>> Joerg
>>> All LEDs "glowing dark"?
>>>
>>> And sure enough, I flipped the cable around and things are much happier,
>>> the front panel is completely responsive and the CPU and bus seem to be
>>> working but I'll need to spend some more time with it to test stuff out.
>>>
>>> That'll learn me to trust Pin-1 markings on DEC stuff :).
>>>
>>> Thanks all for the suggestions, it's all been very educational...
>>>
>>> - Josh
>>
>> J, to save the time of those posting, it's more or less assumed you've
>> already tried the obvious things before asking for help.    Otherwise,
>> posters are -- for example -- left having to first question whether a
>> machine is even plugged in to the wall or not.
>>
>> - J
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