--- DarthVader/CalorimeterLevel2/src/CaloProcessing.cpp	2006/11/14 14:08:50	1.6
+++ DarthVader/CalorimeterLevel2/src/CaloProcessing.cpp	2006/11/17 10:08:08	1.7
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
   Int_t sgnl = 0;
   for ( Int_t s = 0; s < 4; s++){
     if ( atime > totime[s] ){
+      if ( !dbc->IsConnected() ) throw -116;
       sgnl = Update(dbc,atime,s);
       if ( sgnl < 0 ) return(sgnl); 
     };