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From: eber@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Edward Beranek)
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Subject: Re: Are SCSI terminators fragile?
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Date: 14 Aug 90 03:56:03 GMT
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Sometimes a pin can be dislodged within the SCSI terminator which
can cause it to go dead.  When measured with a meter make sure
that it is a low current low voltage VOM.  Some terminators use
film resistors which can be damaged by static or high currents.
Check the inside of the terminator, if anyone had been trimming
wires around the area, it could have picked up a very invisible
strand of wire.  That's about all I can think of to explain
why the terminator would fail after measuring it's resistance.