I have been asked to move an Executone IDS 42 phone system (8 phones and 4 trunks) for a church group. My background is with larger PBX's and I have zero experience with this particular system. The concern I have is with any programming that may be lost by powering down the system for approximately 4 hours. Should this system fire right up at the new location?
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Yes, you should! Like many systems,they use a little battery on motherboard to maintain config. If you lose programming you'll be very sad. If you plug it in and outside calls dial in pulse mode (vs touch tone), you'll know that you've lost programming. System can only be programmed via terminal (or computer with terminal software such as Procomm Plus). While system is fairly easy to program once you understand it, to someone with zero experience, you'll have your hands full. Be prepared.
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It retains memory via a little battery - the shorter the downtime, the better your chances. You COULD take a UPS with you to power system while you're in transit. I'm not trying to be doom and gloom - you MAY be fine for days. I just want you to understand what happens if the battery doesn't make the journey.
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Just to be on the safe side we offered up a prayer (and a backup of system programming was done by an Executone savvy tech who dialed in from off-site) and the system was moved earlier today without any problem. Thanks again Mike and Whykap for all the good advice. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
I often get criticized for my "negative attitude" but I am a planner. I sit in meetings where everyone is all excited about a project and pumping sunshine, and no one is looking at any of the potential problems that could occur. So then they go to do the project and something unexpected happens - they scurry around like little ants in a panic. I am the one who sits in the meeting and says "what if this happens?" and they all turn and look at me like I have a disease. My response is that if it happens I have a plan for that, and I can sit back and execute that plan without panicking because I know where all the resources are that I need, who to call, what do do, etc. They simply say "Don't worry about it, that's not going to happen." But I still do.... 
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)Planning for the worst is not always a bad thing - then there is less stress if it happens, and much more joy when it doesn't!
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