Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!njin!spcvxb.spc.edu!terry From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: More MVII Hardware Help Message-ID: <1990Oct15.211521.620@spcvxb.spc.edu> Date: 15 Oct 90 21:15:20 GMT References: <1990Oct13.112742.612@spcvxb.spc.edu> Organization: St. Peter's College, US Lines: 40 In article , don@zl2tnm.gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes) writes: > Oh wonderful. I'll see if I can hassle a new part out of DEC. What's > the story on getting fire hazards replaced outside warranty? Service > contracts? You gotta be kidding! Ok. Here's the complete scoop (and by the way, BA123's *are* also affected): Box Bad cable Good cable FCO Kit p/n Status Cost USMLP Date ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- BA23-AX,BX 70-20450-01 17-01311-01 EQ-01427-01 I, N/A N/A 12/86 BA23-C/D 70-20450-02 17-01312-01 EQ-01467-01 I, N/A $34.00 07/87 BA123 17-00865-01 17-01311-02 EQ-01468-01 I, N/A N/A 01/88 This should give you all you need to know. The "Status" means that it's an "Improvement" call FCO, and is chargable to non-contract customers and free upon request to contract customers. The "N/A" in "Status" means that as far as I can tell, the EQ kit is no longer available and you have to order the loose piece part. The "Cost USMLP" is the cost to buy the loose piece part. If it's "N/A", it means it is an unlisted part and you have to get it by spec- ial order. *PLEASE NOTE*. I don't work for DEC. The above is not an official statement of DEC's position. Contact your local DEC representative for official infor- mation. [The preceding sentences paid for by the "Avoid the Lawyers" campaign.] > She seems ok at the moment, no discoloration of connector or cable > attachment (I took off the black cap) -- I even threw caution to the > wind and stuck a finger on the +5V wires after running the thing for > a while. I also took off the black cap over the attachement of the > wires to the connectors. Can't hurt to get it changed though -- *if* > it can be done on the cheap! The problem with the old cables is that the yellow/black connector depends on IDC for the connection. Imagine sticking a piece of insulated wire into the tines of a dinner fork. Get a good connection? I thought not 8-). That's what is being changed - to a conventional stripped+crimped connection. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, US terry@spcvxa.spc.edu (201) 915-9381