Re: memory pools Now Cache Battery !

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep all the Franken machins have this battery! (NOW!)

The newer ones have NI-MH Battery that Batteries Plus can make for you.

 - L



Haase, Justin C. wrote:
> The battery is available at Wal-Mart for $10.
>
> It's a GE/Sanyo PCF01M.  This is for most of the older cache cards.
> Search the archives for my trials and tribulations.
>
> Justin C. Haase - Solution Engineer
> IBM Certified Systems Expert - System i
> Kingland Systems Corporation
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Galgano
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 1:35 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: memory pools Now Cache Battery !
>
> Rob, 
> This is not meant as a flame at all.  But not everyone works for a big
> company where costs don't matter.  I own and run a small business and we
> have 9 iSeries boxes in our data center.  We maintain them ourselves to
> cut
> costs.  We have a local supplier and quick availability to parts.  We
> also
> do work for plenty of smaller companies that don't need/cant afford an
> iSeries professional.  These customers are generally very cost
> conscience.
> We treat their money like it is ours and try to recommend ways for them
> to
> save money here and there.  We have been in business for 17 years, so I
> assume we are doing a few things right.  Our first customer is our
> biggest.
>
>
> There is nothing wrong with making recommendations to save a few bucks.
> Our
> rates are also very reasonable because I don't want the first thing in
> the
> mind of the client to want to shoe me out the door because all he sees
> are
> dollars flying out the door the minute I walk in.  The cost of sales are
> very high, and I will take a happy, repeat customer any day.
>
> Sorry my suggestions seem penny pinching and cheap.
> cjg 
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 770-422-2995
> www.ediconsulting.com
>  
> 600 Kennesaw Avenue
> Suite 400 
> Marietta, GA  30060
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 2:21 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: memory pools Now Cache Battery !
>
> Yeah, but if it's under maintenance, who cares what it costs?
> It's not like anyone would really try to run a business on a "Frankie"
> or
> some machine they bought off of eBay cheap.
>
> But, I suppose for home use, then the Batteries Plus idea is a good tip.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
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> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
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