eli@chipcom.com (Steve Elias) (03/30/89)
thanks to all those who responded. apparently, many folks have had random reboot problems. things to watch out for: static, and power brownouts or spikes on the AC power line. i had begun to suspect power problems when our two 3/60s rebooted at the exact same instant. another time: a guy touched a Marathon Bridge (802.3 to 802.4 bridge) in my office -- slight static discharge -- my machine rebooted. we are going to try to find some good surge protecters. the 3/60 i am using now has been less prone to these power problems. its AC power is coming from a double daisy-chained power strip! perhaps the surge protectors in power strips really do something useful. Steve Elias (eli@spdcc.com) ---> forwarded to (eli@chipcom.com) voice mail: 617 239 9406 work phone: 617 890 6844
david@sun.com (David L. Kensiski 929-8844) (04/21/89)
Steve Elias (eli@chipcom.com) recently reported problems with static (among other things) causing his 3/60s to reboot. I thought I'd add one more piece of information along the same lines. We had some serious static problems at a prior worksite and found anti-static carpeting too expensive a solution. We solved the problem by treating the carpets with a static control spray. The spray we used was called Ramsey Static-Contorl Spray, manufactured by: Ramsey Carpet Cleaning Products A Division of Warco Labs, Inc 24020 Frampton Ave Harbor City, CA 90710 I also seem to remember someone telling me that a Woolite/water mix sprayed onto your carpets every three months will help control static. I don't know how much credence to put into that method, but it is almost definitely cheaper than the Ramsey Static-Control Spray and certainly harmless to try. David L. Kensiski 1772 Tribute Road Martin Marietta Data Systems Sacramento, CA 95815 UUCP: uunet!sun.com!sacto!orion!david VOICE: (916) 929-8844