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These stories remind me of the time I switched off the power (intentionally) of a rack that only had a tape drive in it ... whoops the power to the next rack was chained off it ... it had three trays of 9337 disks in it. I turned the power back on immediately and the AS/400 never went down !!! A heart-attack followed by a renewed love for my reliable and resilient AS/400. (Do you remember this Neil?) Jeff Bull -----Original Message----- From: qsrvbas@netscape.net [mailto:qsrvbas@netscape.net] Sent: 28 November 2002 02:35 To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: RE: OT - One for the (DUH) List... More might or might not be better, though nowadays it probably is. Somewhere around ten years ago, we found out that plugging at least some IBM PS/2s into surge protectors could void the warrantys. It seems they had builtin surge protectors, and adding an external surge protector could produce some odd effect like a feedback that could cause damage. The user manuals warned against it but you had to actually read the thing to discover it. (As if!) I'd be surprised if that kind of engineering would go unnoticed today and maybe even surprised if made it out of the lab... but it can't hurt to be sure. Tom Liotta midrange-l-request@midrange.com wrote: > 13. RE: OT - One for the (DUH) List... (Fisher, Don) > >Just my opinion, of course, but more is always better. As I understand it, >though, uninterruptible power supplies act as excellent surge protectors. >Do you not have your system plugged into such a thing? > > ><clip> >But I got to thinking - Do I even need a surge protector for the AS/400? >You would think that a six figure machine would have some built in >protection. Or is more better? ><clip> -- -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertechgroup.com __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by ITM. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, email marketing@itm-group.co.uk ITM - Managing Communication and Information through technology ________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the Company. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the IT manager by telephone on +44 (0)870 871 2233 or via email to Administrator@itm-group.co.uk, including a copy of this message. Please then delete this email and destroy any copies of it. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by ITM. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, email marketing@itm-group.co.uk ITM - Managing Communication and Information through technology ________________________________________________________________________
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