Chuck McManis wrote:

> Except that I would do it :
>   +---------+---------+
> 1 | KA630             |
>   +---------+---------+
> 2 | MS630             |
>   +---------+---------+
> 3 | MS630             |
>   +---------+---------+
> 4 |  DEQNA  |  TQK50  |
>   +---------+---------+
> 5 | KDA50 1/2         |
>   +---------+---------+
> 6 | KDA50 2/2         |
>   +---------+---------+
> 7 | KFQSA             |
>   +---------+---------+
> 8 |   -- Empty --     |
>   +---------+---------+
> 
> My rational for this is that the KDA50 is compatible with Q/Q backplanes 
> (it carries grant forward) but the KFQSA may not be (introduced in the 
> BA213 time frame) I can't check because my KFQSA is in a box in storage 
> at the moment.


Ahh! That may be the reason why stuff didn't work right any more.
I had the KFQSA somewhere in the middle and the DEQNA downstream.
Hmm, mysterical. But that's a thing of the past now.


>> did I miss anything? Do I have to move stuff one slot down and
>> put grants inbetween?
> 
> 
> You should be OK, but note that this system will catch on fire if you 
> have the "old" wiring harness. The KDB50 is a power hog.


oops, now that's comforting :-) Are you serious? Won't a fuse
blowing out be a better alternative? How can I discern the old
from the new wiring harness?

thanks,
-Gunther



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