OT (most likely) strange modem disconnection when using USB drives
Tim
ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Wed Oct 3 11:51:01 UTC 2007
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 23:07 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
> About 20 years ago I was changing a ballast in the office where I
> worked at the time. (I got tired of working in the dark while waiting
> for the maintenance department to get around to visiting me.) Just
> when I was in the midst of removing the old ballast, someone walked in
> and switched the light on.
>
> The next thing I know, I'm sitting on the floor in the corner, and my
> arm is numb.
>
> I learned my lesson -- always put a piece of tape over the light
> switch when doing that!
Not nice... You're supposed to pull the fuse or breaker before working
on fixed wiring. I wouldn't rely on a switch, some only break one half
of the circuit, and if there's bad wiring, that mightn't be the live
half.
At least, when you're working on stand-alone gear, you can unplug the
cord and take it with you. The second half is important, there's always
someone who'll see you working on a set, and helpfully plug it back in
for you. You also ensure that you unplug the device that you're working
on, and not something next to it.
--
[tim at bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr
2.6.22.9-91.fc7 i686 i386
Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7.
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