On 3 December 2010 16:36, Pommier, Rex R. <rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com> wrote:
> One phase of the 3-phase power was out. Think 3380 disks that (according to > rumors propagated by my CE at the time) have to be wired correctly so they > don't spin backwards. I can say from personal experience that the motor in a 3211 printer will run backwards if any two of the three non-neutral wires are interchanged. CEs are trained and equipped to do a phase test on all new installations, but of course they are not trained to expect that a previous CE may have rewired the printer's plug instead of correcting the outlet in the machine room the printer was moved from. Shall I just add that the 3211 print train does not take kindly to being driven backwards, and makes its objections known by flinging small parts all over the place. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
