Re: Console disconnect question -- MIDRANGE-L

never had a problem with twinax. I have unscrewed the pig tail from the back
of a unit and screwed the a new one in its place many times on our factory
floor. As long as the address is the same, just screw the pigtail in the new
unit.

never had a problem with printers or units on the line going out. I have
even done this process with out turning the unit off . never had a problem .
I imagine if you have those ancient nonterminating pigtails  you might have
problems . but our whole factory has self terminating ones.

As Always,
Robert G. Owens
owensr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Programmer/Systems Admin.
Concord Fabrics, Inc

                    "nec scire fas est Omnia"
               it is not Gods will, We should know all
                           -----Horace-------

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From: <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Console disconnect question


> Twinax can be a bit flaky compared to hmc and that genre.  Not quite as
> reliable.  Follow these steps:
> Sign off the twinax session.  Make sure you use Alt-Jump or whatever it is
> to make sure that other sessions aren't in use on the same terminal.
> On the back of the console, there should be a T connector, or some such
> animal.  If there are two pieces of twinax, one coming in, and one coming
> out.  You will have to track down the rest of the line and make sure the
> rest of the devices are all signed off.  PRTDEVADR may help.  To reconnect
> the rest of the devices you'll have to leave the T connector in there or
> get a twinax splice.
> If there is only one line coming in, and instead of twinax it looks like a
> phone wire connected to something called a balun, then you may wish to
> disconnect the phone wire going to the balun from the source.  And I don't
> mean from a phone jack close to the terminal.  I mean from the 'twinax
> booster', distribution panel, or whatever else you are using.
> Be careful reconnecting twinax that you don't accidentally push the pins
> back into the receptacle.  Seen that happen a lot of times.
> Oh, and if you have an old IBM 3196 terminal I would recommend unplugging
> it and not using the on/off switch.  They're made of cheap plastic and
> will often break.  Went through at least 16 of those that way.
>
> Nope, don't miss twinax at all.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> PO Box 2000
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
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> I have an AS400 model 820 running V5R2. The console is twinax connected
> and I need to move it. The question is can I unplug the console without
> interrupting the system? If I must take the system down I'll have to
> schedule it before our weekly IPL.
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> Larry
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