RE: Slow AS400 performance

["Condon, Mike" <M1C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The cache battery is fine - I have a job that monitors for CPP messages.
It runs out the problem is "application related" - ODBC jobs hammering
on the machine.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Kinney
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:49 AM
To: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: Slow AS400 performance


>What I don't understand is why they don't use rechargeable batteries.
>
>That way, when main power is on, the battery is always at full charge,
no 
need to replace.
>
>Or am I missing something?

The ones that the tech pulled out of our 270 a few years ago *were*
rechargable. I don't know if they were NiCd or NiMH, but the 'Ni' part
was
clearly visible on the side of one of the cells that the heat-shrink
didn't
cover. 

Funny thing was that the tech said he had to put them in a sealed bag,
and I
had to sign as a witness to him doing so. Why I don't know. He said it
was
to keep the techs from supplying themselves with free rechargable AAs.
:)

But it doesn't matter really, since even if they are rechargable, they
are
probably only good for a certain number of discharge cycles. And if any
of
the other battery packs we use for other equipment are represenative,
then a
lifespan of 2-3 years would be completely average under normal use.