Processor Board for Partner Plus 4

[garzilla]

I need to pull out the processor blade from my switch to check some connection. Will I lose the programing? If so, is there a backup/restore option?

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Partner Plus has nicad batteries soldered onto the processor board. It's anyone's guess if they are still holding a charge, but the theory is that they are designed to keep the memory chips alive while the power is off. So you _should_ be able to di what you want. There is no backup/restore on a Partner Plus, so you should have your programming documented anyway.

 

[twofeathers]

Garzilla:

There should be no problem in removing the processor. be sure you power down the system first. as long as the back-up battery in the 4.0 processor is good; programing will be saved.

 

[392]

The shorter the time the CPU is unpowered, the better the chance programming will be retained. Do it quick, and hope for the best!

 

[skip555]

why not take the oportunity and replace the battery on the processor as part of planned maintence rather than waiting for the power to go off some day and to lose all programing and have a emergency re-program service call

 

[itpphoneguy]

Hi garzilla,
Skip555 has a good idea. Devote a couple hours (or less) to read the program out of the system and save it (on paper). Then pull the unit and change the battery. It's a standard 3.6V Nicad with three legs (like older 286\386\486 boards. Then, oh joy, you get to reprogram the thing. At least it's better that reprogramming when you have no idea. It's not as immediate a thing either.
-Chris

 

[telprog]

I agree, write your programming down, and go ahead and change the batt. , You will only have to re-program once at your convenience instead of having to do it one day when you are rushed to get it back up because of a power failure. You don't know when but sooner or later it will happen. If you have trouble finding a batt

http://www.sandman.com/

has them.