ALWAYS send to Paul, if nothing else it gets you out of dealing with Ewaste
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Dang, I think I just threw out 3 or 4 AP's that were stuck in default mode > because I didn't think they were repairable. Is your workaround a new fix? > > > On 11/13/2014 10:13 AM, Paul McCall via Af wrote: > >> Matt, >> >> There are actually lots of little chips around the CPU area that can >> cause this and a couple other parts that can as well. >> >> We actually have a proprietary workaround that works pretty universally >> to fix this, but I cant share that secret :) it involve no component swaps. >> >> Paul >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Matt via Af >> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 9:28 AM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Phantom Default Plug? >> >> Anyone know the component to replace to fix this? Have replaced ethernet >> controller chips and diodes on P9 units. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >>> I had one do that, Paul at PDMNet said it was a hardware problem and >>> apparently somewhat common, I sent it in and they fixed it. It was a >>> pretty old SM and I thought it was just crud or water in the jack or >>> on the PCB but I cleaned it up really good with alcohol with no success. >>> >>> From: Steve D via Af >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:02 PM >>> To: af >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Phantom Default Plug? >>> >>> I know I've seen this before, but just had an FSK 2.4 SM do this to me >>> - real bugger too because it was the last in my truck while I was out >>> doing a site test. >>> >>> Any ideas what caused it or how to fix it? I think I was in the >>> process of changing color codes when it happened. It's just my truck >>> test unit running >>> 11.2 firmware. Going to 13.1.3 didn't fix, nor did going back to >>> 10.5. Put in a real default plug and reset to defaults too. >>> >>> -Steve D >>> >> > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
