Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Pommier, Rex
I have a couple of these stools from older mainframes, and unless Gadi's has been modified, it should be OK. They had rubber wheels on them, and there was a rubber skirt around the base of the stool that should keep any static electricity - static. Le 03/09/2019 à 20:24, Farley, Peter x2335

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Chris Hoelscher
I am not sure we can answer this question intelligently without a . stool sample Thank You, Chris Hoelscher| Lead Database Administrator | IBM Global Technical Services| T 502.476.2538 or 502.407.7266 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Raphaël Jac

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread zMan
Like, man, isn't any stored electricity kind of static? Until it's not, anyway... On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 3:09 PM Raphaël Jacquot wrote: > Le 03/09/2019 à 21:06, Paul Gilmartin a écrit : > > >> metal doesn't keep static charges. your wool suit however... > >> > > Errr... : > > https://en.wik

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
Le 03/09/2019 à 21:06, Paul Gilmartin a écrit : metal doesn't keep static charges. your wool suit however... Errr... : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator in which case the static electricity is stored within the belt --

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 20:52:50 +0200, Raphaël Jacquot wrote: >Le 03/09/2019 à 20:24, Farley, Peter x23353 a écrit : >> Gadi, >> >> I would think the only important criteria is that if the stool is made of >> conducting metal, is it properly grounded? Don't want any stray static >> charges in the f

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
Le 03/09/2019 à 20:24, Farley, Peter x23353 a écrit : Gadi, I would think the only important criteria is that if the stool is made of conducting metal, is it properly grounded? Don't want any stray static charges in the frame, that would be Very Bad. metal doesn't keep static charges. your

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
mmier, Rex Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question Are you sure about that? I didn't think the ladder or stool were CPU serial dependent. I'm in trouble then if our z14 ever needs repair because I shi

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Pommier, Rex
Are you sure about that? I didn't think the ladder or stool were CPU serial dependent. I'm in trouble then if our z14 ever needs repair because I shipped the z14's ladder back with the z12 it replaced and we kept the 12's ladder. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussio