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- From: mcmillan_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: The Smoking RAMLink
- Date: 27 Dec 92 03:47:56 NZST
- Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
- Lines: 17
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.034756.1@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
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- Christmas Day. Christchurch New Zealand.
- The night before someone had switched off a whole C128 system, and RAMLink
- was relying solely on its BBU.
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- No problem! The BBU worked just great... but the owner then discovered one of
- the leads to the battery was a bit loose... SO out with the pliers and tighten
- it up a bit. Might as well tighten the other wire, too....
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- Shove 'em back and switch-on.
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- BOOM!! A smoking RAMLink.
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- Seems RAMLink has no reverse-polarity protection. So, be careful!
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- Cheers - Kirk
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- PS No, it wasn't me and yes, there really was smoke.
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