SGI Onyx - Three Phase to Two Phase conversion
Tony Duell
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Tue Oct 9 18:36:11 CDT 2007
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> In article <d511943883aacf56cb97a0c95ea5e729 at valleyimplants.com>,
> Scott Quinn <compoobah at valleyimplants.com> writes:
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> > Check the dates on your OLS PSUs - some of the early ones were
> > defective and could catch fire.
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> I love it when people toss out stuff like this without any specifics
> (what dates?).
>
> The way people constantly warn of this and that on this list makes
> you afraid to plug anything in and ever turn it on, which is a waste.
It doesn't day that to me at all..
What it says to me is 'there might be a problem. Look for signs of
overheating (discoloured PCBs/connectors), and when you first turn it on,
don't leave it unattended. Keep an eye on it, and if starts to smoke,
kill the power and investigate'
-tony
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