[rescue] Crimson update: Hmm

[Gerhard Lenerz]

Hello Andrew,

Monday, March 31, 2003, 7:19:54 PM, you wrote:

> It does work today.... it looks like the reset-breaker button is a 
> thermal switch of some kind which means the P/S simply overheated... I 
> tried the machine again 15 minutes later and no dice... just for the 
> heck of it I tried today and it is up... so I'm wondering how to 
> prevent this from happening again... I've opened the windows to get a 
> good cold breeze in here but this hasn't happened before even in hotter 
> conditions.  The old Power Series PS is also really robust unlike the 
> original Crimson PS... in other words the fans in it are always 
> running... even when the machine is off... unless you flip the back 
> switch near the plug... and then they run for about 10 seconds before 
> shutting off.

  I think I didn't see your previous posting about the Crimson on this
  list.

  The heat sensor is -I think this is also true for single towers-
  right above the cardcage as this is the system itself is the part it
  is meant to protect. It shuts down the system (well... sort of...)
  and at least in theory it should only come up again if you press
  that little switch on the front panel (the red one that is hidden
  close to the reset button).

  The thing about the fans: Yes, I've noticed the same. My 4D/440 has
  at least some fans always running, the Crimson is absolutely quiet
  if shut down on the front power switch.


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