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Re: Serial line booster

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From: Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:52
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In article <1992Oct13.013641.11648@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, vnelson@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Gerald Vernon Nelson) writes:
> In <1992Oct12.035524.1202@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
> 
> >Interesting.  I have a similar problem where one of the machines is a
> >Sparcstation whose outputs are +-5 volts rather than the usual +-12.

That sounds like the internal jumpers are set to the RS423 position,
instead of RS232. I don't know which jumpers to change, but your field
service people should.

Steve
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Subject: Re: Serial line booster
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