Re: Development box is back online

[Roberto José Etcheverry Romero <yggdrasil.raiker@xxxxxxxxx>]

What machine was it? it feels like a 520...
You can buy a coupe of machines for the quoted price off ebay...


On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Paul Nelson <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
>
> :-))
>
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:20 PM
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> Subject: Development box is back online
>
> A couple days ago I received a call from IBM saying that our development
> box
> had called home and reported a hardware problem. It turned out that 1 of 3
> fans had burned out. You could smell the burnt electrical smell in the
> computer room.
>
> I asked IBM what it might cost to fix it, and they quoted an estimate of
> $2,800.
>
> That evening I removed the cover of the box, removed the fan with the
> burn-out motor, and ordered a replacement part off the Internet for $35.
>
> I noticed some dust in the interior or the box, so I took it outside and
> blew out an incredible cloud of dust, using a compressor.
>
> After the IPL the tape drive started working again. I had been without a
> tape drive for months after neglecting to clean it. The air compressor
> evidently fixed it. Now, just waiting for a replacement fan to arrive.
>
> -Nathan.
>
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