black knight Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Grew up on the 74 and 80 panels---been ages since i've seen one--solid as a rock--how time flys!!!!!!!. Paul My parents still have a working 80's in their house that i fitted some 20yrs ago! paul k THE BLACK KNIGHT "Any comments / opinions posted are my opinion only and do not represent those of my employer or Company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 That doesn't supprise me in the least Paul, Only reason I removed one last week was a worn out keyswitch and a few duff relays. 19 years of sterling service and only batts and a few contacts needing changed in all that time according to the log. If I had my way I would have repaired it and it would probably have been good for another 20 years. It's in my collection of classics like the old 9100 Regards Bellman Service Engineer and all round nice bloke ) The views above are mine and NOT those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black knight Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 It's in my collection of classics like the old 9100 or the 3000 as we called in back in the day................ i was quite fond of the 4000 (AKA 9500) as well paul THE BLACK KNIGHT "Any comments / opinions posted are my opinion only and do not represent those of my employer or Company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 or the 3000 as we called in back in the day................i was quite fond of the 4000 (AKA 9500) as well paul Ah, the 3000 was a slightly different panel though, bigger psu and endstation, slightly different pcb layout and different keypad. functionaly compatible with 9100 though. (although not as reliable, suffers from psu board failure as a regular occurance) was never fond of the 9500, defaulted themselves too often for my likeing but easy to reprogramme as was mentioned previously. Regards Bellman Service Engineer and all round nice bloke ) The views above are mine and NOT those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black knight Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Ah, the 3000 was a slightly different panel though, bigger psu and endstation, slightly different pcb layout and different keypad. functionaly compatible with 9100 though. (although not as reliable, suffers from psu board failure as a regular occurance)was never fond of the 9500, defaulted themselves too often for my likeing but easy to reprogramme as was mentioned previously. Regards Bellman apart from those you mentioned it also had a buzzer o/p so as it could be used on our updates (no speakers in those earlier days!!). I agree about psu - i used to dread thinder / lightning storms & always kept a dozen spare!!! do you remember the early 9500 1s that would play a tune if you pressed a certain keys during bell test? paul THE BLACK KNIGHT "Any comments / opinions posted are my opinion only and do not represent those of my employer or Company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 do you remember the early 9500 1s that would play a tune if you pressed a certain keys during bell test?paul I do Indeed, as i remember correctly they also played a tune coming out of engineers when it was testing the branches. not come across one for a while though. Regards Bellman Service Engineer and all round nice bloke ) The views above are mine and NOT those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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