Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?

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From: FromTheRafters
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:19

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"Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> A manager I once had was like that. I stood back and watched him burn
> up 3 brand new mainboards right off the shelf, before he bothered to
> check the voltage levels of the power supply. I only suggested as a
> lowly employee at the time when the first one blew a couple of caps
> right off of it that he might want to check the power supply. As he 
> was
> "manager" and been there longer than me, he dismissed the advice and
> wasted two more boards he didn't need to kill. The power supply was
> putting out just under 38 volts on the 12volt rail. I'm sure you can
> imagine the effects on a new board when he'd try to power them on. :)

Yep, blasting caps.

(not acid core - whatever that means)

One time on a high power HF trsansmitter IPA stage, a tube shorted and 
apparently put plate voltage on the control grid. Several capacitors 
"blew" and spread foil and paper all over the unit. Really, it went off 
like a barrel bomb.

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From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 16:19:14 -0400
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