[vcf-midatlantic] DIP switches
Jameel Akari
jakari at bithose.com
Thu Mar 28 13:06:07 EDT 2019
On 2019-03-28 12:56, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2019, Ethan O'Toole wrote:
>
>>> This is the second time I've had problems with DIP switches in
>>> vintage
>>> HP gear. The other was in a 2117F I was working on for Dave
>>> McGuire.
>>> Same cure.
>>
>> Contact oxidation?
>
> That would be my assumption.
As I was gathering hardware together for VCF-East I was just wondering
about doing things like this as standard procedure -- reseating
connectors and sockets. DIP switches and jumpers didn't occur to me.
I feel this is probably subjective, but what do people think about doing
this as a matter of course?
I can understand "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but it's also
maddening to have strange intermittent failures that might be
preventable.
--
Jameel Akari
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