SGI Onyx - Three Phase to Two Phase conversion

Tony Duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Tue Oct 9 18:36:11 CDT 2007


> 
> 
> In article <d511943883aacf56cb97a0c95ea5e729 at valleyimplants.com>,
>     Scott Quinn <compoobah at valleyimplants.com>  writes:
> 
> > Check the dates on your OLS PSUs - some of the early ones were 
> > defective and could catch fire.
> 
> 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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