MLX20L and DSS problem

[h5n1]

hello all,

MLX20L and DSS on a legend....DSS keep dying after a few days with no lights and no response..eventually clocks up the console and have to unplug the DSS in order for the console to work. have replaced a few DSS and 1 set of 20L but still same problem. have also replaced 008MLX card in slot 1 of the carrier also the cable run from pbx to station....no luck...folks been telling me this is a known issue that DSS kills the console....any fixes/ideas?

thank you in advance...

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[aussie88]

Make double, triple, quadruple sure that the station is programmed as an operator. If a station is not programmed as an operator, really strange things happen when a DSS is connected. Does the MLX20-L Have a MFM? If so, you will neeed external power. Do you have a bunch of other DSSs on that carrier? If you have the carrier filled to its capacity with DSSs, you may need external power. Check that operator programming, and if that doesnt work, I would try external power just for grins.

 

[merlinman]

DO a self test at the Console and see how that turns out.

Intercom > Speaker > * Zero Zero

If the set is not adequately powered, then it will lock up or it will make a bad sound (STATIC, SNAP, CRACKEL, AND POP) if the wiring is not good.

This test may reveal something.

But no, DSS's don't break the MLX set, unless it's bad.

They tend to go bad when things get spilled on them or the clean up crew gets carried away.