RE: Happy Birthday !

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil,

We used to have that kind of problem with  5225 & 6703(DD) printers....we
found a couple of real easy solutions....one, we just jamed the switch so
that it was always a closed circuit, the other, we just shorted the
connection so it was always closed...and, btw, we never informed OSHA...:)

Don in DC metro...

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On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Neil Palmer wrote:

> Yeah, I'd have to agree that the covers have definitely gotten worse.
> Even on the low end 600/S10 series I've had broken covers, and earlier
> on the 9402-400's & 200's, because they use cheap plastic to make little
> 'nubbies' (that's a technical term) that easily break off.
> However, I believe someone bitched about the 620 cable covers with the
> power kill 'feature' before, and I thought there was supposed to be a
> solution to that ?  Maybe they only implemented it in new production and
> haven't offered to fix the machines already sold ?  Anyone know more on
> this ?
> 
> 
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Hart Doug [SMTP:dah6696@Goulds1.com]
> > Sent:       Thursday, June 25, 1998 11:14 AM
> > To: ml
> > Subject:    RE: Happy Birthday !
> > 
> > 
> >     OK, so the 400 is now 10 years old.  I'd like to bring up one
> > issue
> > where it has NOT improved.  Remember those white box 400's with the
> > Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award banners.  Ever wonder why the black
> > boxes
> > haven't won the quality award.  Could it the those damn back covers.
> > We
> > have 8 400s of all sizes and trying to hang the rounded rear covers
> > back
> > on is next to impossible.  Our 620 has an even better idea.  Inside
> > the
> > cover are two smaller covers that go over the cable ports.  The covers
> > have to be removed to see which port a cable is attached to.  The
> > covers
> > have a kill switch on them.  The only time I can remover the cover is
> > when I'm powered down.  So label you cables about a foot down from the
> > plug end guys.  Last the 620 ports are marked by an etching in the
> > metal
> > (ie:E09).  This can be quite hard to see even with those covers off.
> > Not like the good old days when the card slots were clearly labeled.
> > 
> >     So, after 10 years I'd guess I have to say the AS/400 is 99% new
> > and
> > improved.
> > 
> > 
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