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From: sfreed@ariel.unm.edu (Steven Freed CIRT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: MicroVAX Meltdown
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.001107.16362@ariel.unm.edu>
Date: 20 Mar 91 00:11:07 GMT
References: <1991Mar19.192444.22258@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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In article <1991Mar19.192444.22258@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, mms7r@galen.med.Virginia.EDU (M Mitchell Smith) writes:
-> Last night the ``right-angle'' cable harness between the power supply
-> and backplane in my BA23 MicroVAX II went up in a cloud of smoke
-> (and a hearty Hi Ho Silver Away!).  The ``left-'' or ``top-'' most five
-> lines (5V) and pins 8-10 (COM) got hot enough to melt the phenolic
-> plastic connectors right to the pins.  Owch!

I believe there was an FCO about 3 years ago on this... we had it done to
all of ours, and yes, some of them had gotten a little toasty. From what
I remember, The harness was built by a 3rd party for DEC and was not up 
to spec.


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Steve.                    sfreed@ariel.unm.edu