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N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 30 12:56PM

PP3 ,9V powered kit, 9V for brief power use and 3.3V via HT7133A-1 VR
for the uC. Simple 3 terminal device, In, out, gnd. Datasheet for the VR
says nothing about short circuit protection, in fact shows how to add a
discrete transistor for s/c protection. Normal use of this kit , for
manual switch off , not only the obvious isolation of the 9V but also
shorts across the 3.3V line to gnd.
The 9V lines are discrete gated in use , otherwise held off.
Requires something like 3.3R across the the VR output to make it drop
out, recoverably. The VR and micro resets itself and operates normally
after such a forced powerdown
This kit auto times out,via the uC, after 30 seconds of no use but I can
find no discrete item that crowbars across the Vdd line, to stop the
3.3V supply. Do they make uC (this one anonymous under black epoxy dome)
that can internally crowbar their own supply ? Just realised I've not
checked whether there is a 9V line to the micro, but still an internal
crowbar power option for a uC?
Ian Malcolm <See.My.Sig.for.email@totally.invalid>: Nov 30 03:24PM


> PP3 ,9V powered kit, 9V for brief power use and 3.3V via HT7133A-1 VR
> for the uC. Simple 3 terminal device, In, out, gnd. Datasheet for the
VR
> out, recoverably. The VR and micro resets itself and operates normally
> after such a forced powerdown
> This kit auto times out,via the uC, after 30 seconds of no use but I
can
> find no discrete item that crowbars across the Vdd line, to stop the
> 3.3V supply. Do they make uC (this one anonymous under black epoxy
dome)
> that can internally crowbar their own supply ? Just realised I've not
> checked whether there is a 9V line to the micro, but still an internal
> crowbar power option for a uC?
 
Dont be daft. The regulator quiescent current is only a few uA so the
battery life with just the regulator as a load will be in excess of 10
years. Add a MCU with a micropower sleep mode and it probably halves
that, or worse, but if it can sit there for over a year in sleep and
still wake up and work, noone is likely to complain about short battery
life!
 
The main power switch crowbars the 3.3V rail as well as disconnecting the
9V supply to discharge the decoupling capacitance on the 3.3V rail and
ensure a clean reset of the MCU if its briefly switched off and on again.
 
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N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 30 04:32PM

On 30/11/2014 15:24, Ian Malcolm wrote:
 
> The main power switch crowbars the 3.3V rail as well as disconnecting the
> 9V supply to discharge the decoupling capacitance on the 3.3V rail and
> ensure a clean reset of the MCU if its briefly switched off and on again.
 
But something kills the 3.3V supply after the 30 seconds, of normal use
, ie not manually switching off, just not tapping any keys.
Surely if the uC goes into sleep mode and then no load, the VR would
still sit there with 3.3V on the output and 5uV standby consumption.
Its not just the uC there is some other SMD 16 pinner with some other
function associated with sensing or something. I think I'll cut the
output line and see if on no load it also goes to 0V.
How normal is it to short a VR and its smoothing electro in normal
manual switch off? regardless of any uC or whatever
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>: Nov 29 08:46AM -0800

To make a long story short... I accidentally opened an e-mail attachment I
shouldn't have. (I had a "good" reason for doing so.) Wondering if its
executable was lurking anywhere, I ran Process Explorer -- and there it was.
Two clicks, and it was gone.
 
I will, of course, double-check the next time I restart.
 
http://download.cnet.com/Process-Explorer/3000-2094_4-10223605.html
John Robertson <spam@flippers.com>: Nov 29 10:03AM -0800

On 11/29/2014, 8:46 AM, William Sommerwerck wrote:
> was. Two clicks, and it was gone.
 
> I will, of course, double-check the next time I restart.
 
> http://download.cnet.com/Process-Explorer/3000-2094_4-10223605.html
 
In case folks here don't like opening links in postings (one never
knows) I did a quick search for "Process Explorer" and it looks quite
valid. My link for Microsoft's musings:
 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
 
"Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open?
Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which
handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded."
 
You might as well download from MS - or is the cnet version newer?
 
John :-#)#
 
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"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net>: Nov 29 11:18PM -0500

In article <2tGdnXDnBZL_l-fJnZ2dnUU7-QmdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
spam@flippers.com says...
> handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded."
 
> You might as well download from MS - or is the cnet version newer?
 
> John :-#)#
 
Right and the reason for it being open is to scan your current apps that
are running and if there is one of interest, it then can gain access to
the app and do things like look at the client area, check menu settings
etc..
 
Do not trust CNET down loads.... A good many and I say many apps that
are hosted by CNET have been repackaged and tricks set up to get you to
install what You don't want to start with..
 
I got trick by that once from them when I wanted to down load something
they had, what they did was repackage it so the item you wanted was
actually a down load tool bar and then it would open up the app you
wanted which was the name of the tool bar I didn't want.. In short
they switch the names around and made it deniable by them because they
could make claim that the user clicked on the wrong one and in fact that
wasn't the case.

I later found out what was happening day by day, I would see these
little apps being installed on my PC and a new ICON being added to the
desktop.. they were spamming me with promotional software etc..
 
Trying to remove that was very tricky because they installed two
different apps, one monitor's the other so if you remove one from the
task window, the other would see it and restart it again. Not only
that, they would rename it so I had to find the master file.

I had to go into safe mode and fix the reg etc..
 
Jamie
"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net>: Nov 29 11:25PM -0500

In article <m5ct8q$99a$1@dont-email.me>, grizzledgeezer@comcast.net
says...
> Two clicks, and it was gone.
 
> I will, of course, double-check the next time I restart.
 
> http://download.cnet.com/Process-Explorer/3000-2094_4-10223605.html
 
Be aware that you may still have something in there. I know you used
process explorer to find it but also these little funny programs do the
same as what process explorer does and that is seeking out apps that are
currently operating in your system, being on the desktop or in the
background.
 
Most of those funny things do exactly what process explorer does and
by you deleting it may have made you feel better but the damage might
have already been done.
 
I once had an issue with CNET for example tricking me into installing
something I did not want, they switch the file names around in the
package so that you would click on the down loader install instead of
the actually App you wanted.

Process Explorer is a nice tool but just beware, the spammers also know
how it works and I wouldn't suggest getting it from anywhere but MS.
 
Jamie
Mike <news@mjcoon.plus.com>: Nov 30 03:03AM -0600

On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 23:25:42 -0500, Maynard A. Philbrook Jr. wrote:
 
> Process Explorer is a nice tool but just beware, the spammers also know
> how it works and I wouldn't suggest getting it from anywhere but MS.
 
Didn't PE originate from SysInternals (I forget the author)? Together with
that other invaluable tool Dependency Walker, also available from M$,
which can tell you why a program does not run...
 
Mike.
c4urs11 <c4urs11@domain.hidden>: Nov 30 12:26PM

On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 23:25:42 -0500, Maynard A. Philbrook Jr. wrote:
 
> Process Explorer is a nice tool but just beware, the spammers also know
> how it works and I wouldn't suggest getting it from anywhere but MS.
 
> Jamie
 
In the ages of XP, a colleague at work found his PC endlessly rebooting
after normal shutdown.
Process Explorer was his only way to bring the computer to rest.
 
PE and the other utilities at sysinternals.com are pure gems.
 
Microsoft had reasons to persuade Mark Russinovitch lodging
sysinternals.com under the wings of MS Technet.
They could actually learn from him and Bryce Cogswell.
 
Cheers!
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>: Nov 30 07:51AM -0800

"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." wrote in message
news:MPG.2ee4648555a6aeae989b4d@news.eternal-september.org...
 
> Do not trust CNET down loads... A good many and I say many apps that
> are hosted by CNET have been repackaged and tricks set up to get you
> to install what you don't want to start with.
 
I'm not sure that's true of CNET, but it is true of other sites. I've never
had problems with File Hippo.
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>: Nov 30 07:53AM -0800

"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." wrote in message
news:MPG.2ee46653ea3fb0b9989b4e@news.eternal-september.org...
 
> Be aware that you may still have something in there.
 
Actually, I did. The EXE was present on the drive. Kaspersky caught it a
little later (on its own, without my running a scan). I requested a removal,
and had to restart the computer. I then ran a full scan, and it seemed to be
gone.
Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 30 07:17AM -0800

The three machines all had the Hirose connector. The TWN-5213 used it for RS-232. The TX-2000 and TX-3000 added Ethernet. Seems the TX-2000 also had VGA. Does anyone have any pinout?
 
The connectors are still available from Hirose and can be found on eBay.
 
Thanks, ... Peter E.
peter at easthope dot ca
Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 29 09:40PM -0800

On Friday, November 28, 2014 8:08:38 AM UTC-8, Uffe Bærentsen wrote:
> Using a voltmeter and an oscilloscope and measure on the pins - that
> might help identifying some of the pins.
 
Thanks Uffe. Seems that is the only way. No problem removing the screws on the perimeter of the case. Still it remained locked together so firmly that opening would surely break something.
 
Thanks again, ... Peter E.
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 29 06:51PM

1 passing mention of soft valve distortion v SS hard distortion. No
mention of sweet spot.
The documentary film of the Neve console was Sound City (2013)
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 08:22PM

"N_Cook" wrote in message news:m5d4ie$57a$1@dont-email.me...
 
1 passing mention of soft valve distortion v SS hard distortion. No
mention of sweet spot.
The documentary film of the Neve console was Sound City (2013)
 
 
 
I saw that some time ago on BBCi.
 
 
It was Dave Grohl out of Nirvana and Foo Fighters that bought the desk for
his own studio.
Must be nice to afford such a thing.
 
 
One interesting thing about these large Neve desks, is that they create so
much heat you also need a large Aircon system installed in the studio to run
24/7, as that is what the desk is also required to do. (You never turn
these things off)
 
The annual running costs are phenomenal.
 
 
 
 
Gareth.
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 10:59PM

"Gareth Magennis" wrote in message news:8Wpew.34622$tz7.1996@fx43.am4...
 
 
 
"N_Cook" wrote in message news:m5d4ie$57a$1@dont-email.me...
 
1 passing mention of soft valve distortion v SS hard distortion. No
mention of sweet spot.
The documentary film of the Neve console was Sound City (2013)
 
 
 
I saw that some time ago on BBCi.
 
 
It was Dave Grohl out of Nirvana and Foo Fighters that bought the desk for
his own studio.
Must be nice to afford such a thing.
 
 
One interesting thing about these large Neve desks, is that they create so
much heat you also need a large Aircon system installed in the studio to run
24/7, as that is what the desk is also required to do. (You never turn
these things off)
 
The annual running costs are phenomenal.
 
 
 
 
 
 
For example, the AMS Neve 1081 rack I recently repaired runs mostly on a
single +24v.
The faulty output modules in current production use pretty much obsolete
large can transistors, the main drivers requiring plug on heatsinks to cope
with the Class A design.
 
Multiply this by the amount of class A circuits in the mixer, and you have
the requirements of a local substation and the bills to prove it.
 
 
 
Gareth.
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 30 01:48AM

"Phil Allison" <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d1cb231b-7bf0-441f-9015-ed9cbbf49b18@googlegroups.com...
 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYnfk4EbkE
 
> .... Phil
 
Interesting how the camera focuses almost entirely on Waters and his bass,
when all the featured lead is coming from Gilmour ...
 
Arfa
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 30 01:52AM

"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:4wjew.18169$T02.1305@fx42.am4...
 
> Gareth.
 
I listened to it for the first time in a couple of years just a week or two
ago. I have it on CD these days, and on the iPad, along with Dark Side of
the Moon and Wish you were here, all of which I also had on vinyl, although
I only seem to be able to lay hands on the Meddle copy right now. All three,
brilliant albums ...
 
Arfa
Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Nov 29 06:35PM -0800

Arfa Daily wrote:
 
 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYnfk4EbkE
 
> Interesting how the camera focuses almost entirely on Waters and his bass,
> when all the featured lead is coming from Gilmour ...
 
** Cameramen generally focus on what will make the best (and most saleable) images from the position they occupy at the time. Waters blood curdling screams into his Sennheiser were not to be missed for potential showing on that night's TV news.
 
One of my clearest memories is of Gilmour siting cross legged on stage (next to the left hand speaker stack) with his Fender on his lap - playing the strings with a steel slide in his right hand while constantly adjusting his Binson Echorec with the other to get all the sound effects needed "Saucerful of Secrets" and others.
 
At the time I had no idea what was inside that little olive green box - a tape echo maybe? Never saw one here until recently when a customer walked in with a similar Binson for repair. The damn thing looked brand new, having been carefully stored since about 1970 in someone's home till they died and it went to auction.
 
Mechanically, it is like a small (120mm dia)rim drive turntable running at about 80rpm with a thin steel band attached to the outside of the platter and surrounded by tape heads. The valve electronics is very basic and of course there is no noise reduction circuitry. The big plusses are no tape to wear out, very low W&F and the ability to produce multiple short delays with massive repetition using the feedback control.
 
My customer eventually sold the unit to a local collector for $4000 - making himself almost $3000 profit. See pic of same model, not on my workbench.
 
http://www.hubinet.com/images/BINSON1.JPG
 
BTW
 
You can pop a CD on top of the platter and it looks like it belongs.
 
 
.... Phil
bleachbot <bleachbot@httrack.com>: Nov 29 10:03PM +0100

digiwx@aol.com: Nov 29 01:03PM -0800

vineri, 20 iulie 2012, 19:21:15 UTC, oilstick a scris:
> http://store.belfortinstrument.com.whak.com
> http://www.roadvista.com.whak.com
> http://roadvista.com.whak.com
 
Mark W. Decker has been BLOWING both Judge James J. Lombardi
and Judge Arthur M. Monty Ahalt who, in return, have been porking
Decker's three daughters named Libby, Audrey & Hannah Decker!
 
GUILTY FEDERAL BRIBER Mark W. Decker
http://www.oalj.dol.gov/PUBLIC/ARB/DECISIONS/ARB_DECISIONS/SOX/06_104.SOXP.PDF
 
http://tinyurl.com/markwdecker - his BIGGEST LIE yet!
 
http://tinyurl.com/libbydecker
http://tinyurl.com/audreydecker
http://tinyurl.com/hannahdecker
 
 
Belfort Instrument Company
727 South Wolfe Street
- hide quoted text -
Baltimore, MD 21031
 
Ebosswatch.com rating with Belfort Instrument Company
http://www.ebosswatch.com/Reviews/Mark-W.-Decker/1412568293
Rated by his peers as "Unfavorable" in 7 different job categories
 
And now Belfort Instrument Company (dba DigiWx AWOS, Gamma
Scientific, UDT Instruments, Advanced Retro, RoadVista, KR
Acquisition Corporation) finds itself in United States Bankruptcy
Court as evidenced by:
http://www.amrcaseinfo.com/pdflib/1631_15463.pdf
 
Belfort Instrument Company financials are so BAD that CEO Bruce R.
Robinson has his primary residence in a trust as noted at:
http://www.city-data.com/bernalillo-county/P/Paa-Ko-Drive-2.html
 
You might ask "Why would someone put their home in a Trust?" at:
http://belfort-instrument-company.pissedconsumer.com/belfort-instrument
 
"Belfort's owners have "valuables" (like their homes) held in a trust
to prevent creditors (in this case, the bank that lent Belfort
Instrument Company all that money) from seizing their personal
home(s) when Belfort can't pay back the business loans. In the case
of Belfort Instrument Company, this was a smart move (some might
consider this a sneaky move also) because I pulled Belfort's credit
reports from the 3 main credit bureaus and Belfort is currently
delinquent and "past due" with several creditors by more than 90
days and in some cases 120 days. This means the money isn't coming
in fast enough from sales to pay for the company's debts. I even
found notes that some of Belfort's creditors are on a "cash only
basis" meaning Belfort needs to cough up money for goods and services
(raw materials) before another company will even sell them those goods
and services. This is NOT a pretty picture. This has been going on
for years. If you would be inclined to buy finished product from
Belfort, you may find a company which doesn't stand behind that
product because they went out of business. Info from Dun & Bradstreet
indicates turnover in this very small privately-held company at the
managerial and executive level so people's heads are probably
rolling there and it is likely only a matter of time before this
business is no more!
 
So who was driving these companies into the hole...... because there
is a common theme here...... his name is Mark W. Decker...... and he
lives at: 289 Long Point Road, Crownsville, MD 21032-1853. Call for
a personal appointment if you'd like to see how he can drive your
organization off a cliff!
 
Wanker Mark W. Decker Shatters World Masturbation Record
http://mark.w.decker.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stories/worldrecord.php
 
ATTENTION: Mark Wilson Decker is apparently posing as a photographer
based upon his Workface, LinkedIn, Posterous, Twitter About.me,
BigSight, Ziki, tBlog and Wordpress profiles --- just goes to show
you how sneaky AND creepy he really is! He's an unemployed fired POS!
 
WHAT WOULD MARK W. DECKER BE TRYING TO HIDE???
 
Well, have a LOOK at this:
Two federal cases that specifically mention Mark W. Decker:
U.S. Department of Labor Case # 2006-SOX-57
U.S. Department of Labor Case # 2006-SOX-81
 
According to:
http://www.mombu.com/aviation/civil-aviation/t-faa-dol-osha-fdic-doj-
investigating-belfort-instrument-digiwx-awos-10453477.html
 
Mark Wilson Decker was investigated for:
 
"FAA is investigating Belfort Instrument President Mark W. Decker and
Digiwx AWOS Tech M. Tylor Burton for bribing federal FAA officials."
"DOL is investigating Belfort Instrument President Mark W. Decker
for retaliating after suing a former employee who ratted Decker
Pecker out under a federal whistleblower protection program."
Did Bruce R. Robinson, Nicholas C. Kaufman, Debra S. Alascio Lange,
Ralph F. Petragnani and M. Tylor Burton aid in this conspiracy?
 
And there is MORE:
All the info contained herein has been published in some form
since at least 2005. Mark Wilson Decker gave up any legal right
(he may now be asserting) a long time ago that this info is
injurious to him or his family since the statute of limitations
to bring a libel lawsuit is 1 year in each of the 50 U.S. states.
 
<brob...@utilipoint.com> wrote:
 
Three little w h o r e s,
Three little w h o r e s,
See how they s u c k,
See how they f u c k,
Their daddy feels them up all day,
Their daddy probes their c u n t s all day,
Their days pimps them out all nite,
They're three D e c k e r w h o r e s!
 
Somebody is censoring this stuff; the truth must hurt!
 
Onze afternoon, i wasz catchin a snooze in my backyard on a sunny
day. Much to my surprize, i lifted my hat and found my neighborz
Jenn Racey unzipping my pants. Shez gestured to me with herz indexes
finger over herz slender lips to be quiet. I say figures okay, she
then unzipped my pants and reached in and tuggzed on my big black
mamba! Immediatelzly, my blacks a mamba becomes engorged with hot
burstz of human excitementz. With a big tugz with both of herz
handz, Jennifer Lynn Racey pluckz me black mamba to a full erctionz!
Shez then opened herz mothz and slipsz it over my full manhoodz. She
gagz and coughz a bit but begins herz suckin action upz and downz!
She repeatedlyz goez faster and faster untilz i feelz my venemouz
black mamba release a massive explozion into herz mouth. At first,
shez triyz to swallow it but my venomouz fluidz keepz jaculating
in herz mouth. Then, she pullz herz head awayz with herz handz
still clenched on my black mamba. She coughz and gagz a minute over
the concretes but then placez herz lips back on myz black mamba.
Once aginz, she jerks it hard withz both handz. Again, I'z begin to
release a strong venemouz fluid at a fullz flow into herz small
mouth. Myz black mamba squirmz in herz handz as i release all of my
venemous fluid from myz snake into herz mouthz. i'z kannotz waitz
til my neighbor Jennifer Lynn Racey sneaks back over to my house for
zome afternoonz delight. Next timz, me thinks i shall let my black
mamba go hogwildz in herz anuz. If she suckz me this good next time,
i shall let myz snake ezcape in herz anuz andz give her zome my
brotherly love. Myz black mamba has neverz felt so good after
Jennifer Lynn Racey wrapped herz lipz around the big headz on meez
mamba!
 
Mark W. Decker has a boat named Spoony:
http://www.boatinfoworld.com/registration.asp?vn=96438
 
What do you think the chances are that he has already
"spooned" and felt-up all three of his daughters (Audrey,
Hannah and Libby Decker) aboard his boat with his "vessel"
which he has a propensity to play with.... even in public!
Let's see if this causes Mark Kacucha some legal trouble:
 
Belfort President Mark W. Decker (U.S. Naval Academy alumnus), let
me tell you about this lowlife. Starts the workday between 9-10AM
by checking work and personal email. Come 11-11:30AM, he's ready
to go to the local gym to work out. Gets back in the office around
1PM and only then decides to take a lunch break as if the gym work-
out didn't count for a lunch break. By 1:30PM, he's checking work and
personal email and maybe making a few entires in his family diary
which he keeps at work on the company hard drive. Come 3-4PM, he's
getting anxious and is looking to wrap up his workday so he can go
home and coach soccer league for one of his three daughters.
Needless to say, all thru-out his "playful" workday, one gets to
see all his dirty nasty habits including:
 
1) scratching his balls,
2) stroking his c o c k,
3) farting (and then asking someone else if they farted),
4) belching,
5) biting his fingernails,
6) picking his nose (and eating the choice boogies),
7) scratching his ass,
8) picking at his toenails
9) coughing (he has a chronic productive cough... yuck)
10) he has kidney stones (and urinates with pain)
 
Now keep in mind that this is a US Naval Academy graduate (Class of
1979) who's motto is "don't do as I do" but "do as I say!" Makes
complete sense because he superiors in the U.S. Navy recognized his
lack of leadership very early on. That's why Lt. Decker didn't last
in the U.S. Navy and decided to enter the corporate world where he
could use his skills of conniving, lying, denying, concealing,
deceiving, and making things up!
 
Let's get this straight, he been with at least three different
companies over the past dozen years, all where he had a hand in
running them into the ground. Doesn't a midshipman know how to steer
a boat to prevent it from running into the ground? He's been with:
 
1) Unc, Inc.
2) Mentor Technologies
3) Belfort Instruments
 
And now there appears to be evidence that he either resigned or
was fired from Belfort Instrument Company for "poor performance."
Seems like he spent four years trying to sell DigiWx and DigiWx AWOS
and was a miserable failure at all of it while dragging down the
finances for the rest of the Belfort company. It's easy to conclude
that Mark W. Decker is "all that and a bag of chips" along with
some "s h i t" salza on the side!
 
How many freakin passes does this lowlife (who was born with a silver
spoon in his mouth) get? What kind of role m o d e l is he for his
three daughters Audrey, Hanna, and Libby Decker? And how about his
wife Jennifer Racey who decided to keep her maiden name (maybe
because she knew about the lowlife she married).
 
Why do we have lowlifes like Mark W. Decker around? This guy thinks
he the best thing since sliced bread. He doesn't think his s h i t
stinks and he doesn't think too highly of woman in general either.
Wonder how he'll explain that one to his three daughters one day?
 
Mark W. Decker (the "w" stands for "wiener" which he scratches)
Jennifer L. Racey (probably wife)
289 Long Point Road (assessed value of $968,280 as of 1/1/05)
Crownsville, MD 21032-1853
DOB: January 7, 1957 according to http://anybirthday.com
SSN: 212-60-0049
 
And then we have this:
Hannah, Audrey & Libby Decker (daughters) were found dead in a
second family home owned by Ralph P. Decker, Mary Ann Decker, Mark
W. Decker and Jennifer L. Racey according to land records available
from the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation. No
immediate cause of d e a t h was available. The second family home
is located at: 11 Silverwood Circle SILVERWOOD Unit 3, Building 11,
SC 3, Annapolis, MD 21403.
 
No explanation was available about how Hannah, Audrey & Libby Decker
ended up in this second family home versus the other family home at
289 Long Point Road, Crownsville, MD 21032-1853 which is noted as
being the family's primary residence according to land records
available from the Maryland State Department of Assessments and
Taxation.
 
And then this:
COCK Scratching Belfort Digiwx President Mark W. Decker
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilber...-20070812.html
 
Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W. Decker:
PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR THIS CUSTOMER
 
Dilbert: WHY ME?
 
Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W. Decker: YOU
WERE WALKING BY. I HAD IT IN MY HANDS
 
Dilbert: WE CAN'T WIN THIS BUSINESS. WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PRODUCTS
OR EXPERTISE.
 
Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W. Decker: JUST
SAY WE DO. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER
 
Dilbert: THEY KNOW WE DON'T. AND WE'D STILL BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE
BIDDER.
 
Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W. Decker: BID
LOW. WE'LL MAKE IT UP WITH CHNAGE ORDERS AND UNEXPECTED ESSENTIAL
UPGRADES.
 
Dilbert: IN OTHER WORDS, I'VE BEEN RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO CREATE LIES
FOR A PROPOSAL WE CAN WIN FOR A SERVICE WE CAN'T PERFORM.
 
Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W. Decker: YOU
MAKE COMPETING SOUND BAD.
 
Just a typical day at Belfort Instrument Digiwx AWOS company with the
likes of Pecker Scratching Belfort Digiwx AWOS President Mark W.
Decker, Resident MURDERER Debra S. Alascio Von Lange (aka Debra
Lange), Jowl, Belly & Ass Ralph F. Petragnani, and the other THREE
STOOGES: William C. Gordon, Bruce R. Robinson and Nicholas C.
Kaufman.
 
Lastly, we have this:
Belfort Instruments Digiwx has t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase:
"The Wright Brothers Relied on Us"
 
American history seems to tell a very different story!
 
There is a press release with President Mark W. Decker
name on it as the contact at:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/6/prweb67805.php
 
Mr. Decker says "The Wright Brothers monitored these
(i.e. Belfort's) instruments as they prepared for
their famous flight on December 17th, 1903."
 
THIS IS COMPLETE BULL-SHIT (Mark W. Decker style)
 
Here is what the Wright Brothers really wrote
on December 17, 1903:
 
"We had a 'Richard' hand anemometer with which we
measured the velocity of the wind. Measurements made
just before starting the first flight showed velocities
of 11 to 12 meters per second, or 24 to 27 miles per
hour. Measurements made just before the last flight
gave between 9 and 10 meters per second. One made just
after showed a little over 8 meters."
 
And then there is that indisputable picture of:
WILBUR WRIGHT USING A RICHARD'S ANEMOMETER (picture)
http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Wright/history1_19012.html
 
Belfort Instrument Company President Mark W. Decker
is trying to re-write history to include mention of
Belfort and/or Friez. This is a shame and a sham!
Buy anything except Belfort Instrument Digiwx AWOS
from Bruce R. Robinson and company.
 
MARK WILSON DECKER (Class of 1979 U.S. Naval Academy)
http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/
United_States_Naval_Academy_Lucky_Bag_Yearbook/
1979/Page_167.html
 
Mark came all the way across town to attend Canoe U. Plebe year he
became a news column regular from a starting position on the varsity
soccer team and co- captain of the plebe lax team. Youngster year
brought endless hours of study and a permanent nickname, " Max."
He strove to max all he did and was involved in everything from hang
gliding to " 4 pts. " and stars and strips. His home became the
refuge for many youngster autos and drunk classmates, none the
less the welcome mat was always out, and the hospitality was
deeply appreciated. Second class year saw the dawning of the
star fleet command of which Max was the CO. Even though Mark
had female pussy connections in nearly every college in Maryland
and Virginia, his 20-10 was primarily focused on the Ivy Leagues.
Whether commanding a squadron or managing a corporation,
you can bet Max will maximize and run it into the ground.
 
Last but not least:
Path: g2news1.google.com!...
From: George Orwell >
Newsgroups: md.annapolis
Subject: Mentor Technologies Mark W. Decker liked playing pocket
pool
Message-ID: >
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:07:29 +0200 (CEST)
Mail-To-News-Contact:
Organization:
 
I saw where Mark W. Decker is now working at Belfort Instrumentation
as I always wonder where he went after skipping out of Dodge City
just barely when he left Mentor Technologies. If he hadn't left
in 2001, Decker would have been shown the exit after his dismal
performance at Mentor. The thing I will always remember about Decker
was his passion for playing pocket pool, the kind one plays when
they have something nasty growing in their crotch out of control. I
mean get some Desenex or
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Geo <nhhu-o3hu@dea.spamcon.org>: Nov 28 06:10PM

"Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp"
22:00-23:00
 
probably not very technical - but includes interview with founder.
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 28 07:40PM

"Geo" wrote in message news:jfeh7ah0kf33shpulrdkelcnbvvqg8b3qc@4ax.com...
 
"Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp"
22:00-23:00
 
probably not very technical - but includes interview with founder.
 
 
 
 
 
You forgot to mention the two Pink Floyd programmes before and after it at
21.00 and 23.00.
 
 
 
Gareth.
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 28 07:56PM

Though I don't think Pink Floyd ever used Marshalls.
 
It was all Hi-Watts with a load of pedals and Leslie cabinets.
 
 
 
Gareth.
Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Nov 28 02:44PM -0800

Gareth Magennis wrote:
 
> Though I don't think Pink Floyd ever used Marshalls.
 
> It was all Hi-Watts with a load of pedals and Leslie cabinets.
 
** Plus a lot of WEM amplifier and cabinets.
 
This classic pic from the back cover of "Ummagumma" shows Floyd's equipment.
 
http://rarerecordcollector.cfhdesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shdw-1-2-back.jpg
 
There's a Revox A77, a Binson Echorec drum echo and two Hi-Watts hiding behind band members.
 
I also see 3 Sennheiser MD409s at the front.
 
They even carried a few spare 12-inch speakers.
 
 
... Phil
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 02:03AM

"Phil Allison" wrote in message
news:bf37b0ac-26e1-4469-b5c0-57e274eec61f@googlegroups.com...
 
 
Gareth Magennis wrote:
 
> Though I don't think Pink Floyd ever used Marshalls.
 
> It was all Hi-Watts with a load of pedals and Leslie cabinets.
 
** Plus a lot of WEM amplifier and cabinets.
 
This classic pic from the back cover of "Ummagumma" shows Floyd's equipment.
 
http://rarerecordcollector.cfhdesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shdw-1-2-back.jpg
 
There's a Revox A77, a Binson Echorec drum echo and two Hi-Watts hiding
behind band members.
 
I also see 3 Sennheiser MD409s at the front.
 
They even carried a few spare 12-inch speakers.
 
 
... Phil
 
 
 
 
I stopped listening to the Floyd after "The Wall".
Great album, but that was enough of Roger Waters' whining for me.
 
Still think David Gilmour is one of the greatest guitarists ever to walk
the planet.
I think its the understatement he gets so right.
 
 
 
 
Gareth.
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 02:16AM


> Still think David Gilmour is one of the greatest guitarists ever to walk
> the planet.
> I think its the understatement he gets so right.
 
Agreed. I have also always loved Mark Knopfler's work
 
Arfa
Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com>: Nov 28 07:50PM -0800

Gareth Magennis wrote:
 
> They even carried a few spare 12-inch speakers.
 
> I stopped listening to the Floyd after "The Wall".
> Great album, but that was enough of Roger Waters' whining for me.
 
 
** Saw them play live in Sydney, back in August 1971 at Randwick Race Course, mid afternoon. Not the best venue or time.
 
The Revox A77 opened the set, reels spinning fast, with a stereo recording of a DC3 starting up, taxying and then taking off across the stage from right to
left at realistic volume.
 
The band immediately broke into "One of these Days" from their not yet released "Meddle" album.
 
Here is a short clip from that concert:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYnfk4EbkE
 
 
 
.... Phil
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 29 08:50AM

On 28/11/2014 18:10, Geo wrote:
> "Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp"
> 22:00-23:00
 
> probably not very technical - but includes interview with founder.
 
There was another unusual doc in that Fri spot a couple of months back.
The life story of one Rupert Neve mixing console , was it in Sound City
studios in the states, somewhere famous anyway.
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 11:05AM

"N_Cook" wrote in message news:m5c1cn$8fu$1@dont-email.me...
 
On 28/11/2014 18:10, Geo wrote:
> "Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp"
> 22:00-23:00
 
> probably not very technical - but includes interview with founder.
 
There was another unusual doc in that Fri spot a couple of months back.
The life story of one Rupert Neve mixing console , was it in Sound City
studios in the states, somewhere famous anyway.
 
 
 
 
You can still buy bits of Neve desk, I had one of these for repair last
week:
http://www.studiocare.com/ams-neve-1081-stereo-2-x-classic-mono-modules-in-3u-2-slot-rack.html?___store=default&gclid=CLOV3-jUn8ICFczMtAodFFwA0w
 
AMS Neve also make an 8 module rack. Check the price of that one!
http://vintageking.com/neve-ams-7u-1081-8-channel-rack-loaded
 
 
 
Gareth.
"Gareth Magennis" <gareth.magennis@ntlworld.com>: Nov 29 01:05PM

"Phil Allison" wrote in message
news:d1cb231b-7bf0-441f-9015-ed9cbbf49b18@googlegroups.com...
 
Gareth Magennis wrote:
 
> They even carried a few spare 12-inch speakers.
 
> I stopped listening to the Floyd after "The Wall".
> Great album, but that was enough of Roger Waters' whining for me.
 
 
** Saw them play live in Sydney, back in August 1971 at Randwick Race
Course, mid afternoon. Not the best venue or time.
 
The Revox A77 opened the set, reels spinning fast, with a stereo recording
of a DC3 starting up, taxying and then taking off across the stage from
right to
left at realistic volume.
 
The band immediately broke into "One of these Days" from their not yet
released "Meddle" album.
 
Here is a short clip from that concert:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYnfk4EbkE
 
 
 
.... Phil
 
 
 
 
Just listened to Meddle for the first time in decades.
 
My God, that is an album and a half.
I'd forgotten the intense pleasure "Echoes" used to bring me.
 
Was that really made 43 years ago? Blimey.
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOj1puXBzk
 
 
 
Gareth.
"John_A" <thatswhen@westnet.com.au>: Nov 29 03:31PM +1000

...your nearest Tax department !
 
"NOSFERATU" wrote in message
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I'm a vampire and I need to drink two liters of
human blood per week. Had a provider in a hospital
but recently passed away. Due to increasing health
restrictions is getting harder to get it.
Any advice on where to find it.
josephkk <joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net>: Nov 28 08:53PM -0800

On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:13:45 -0800 (PST), Amanda Riphnykhazova
 
>Actually I have some of that but don't use it because someone told me it is too harsh for espresso machines and was designed for drip coffee makers. I think I Wil try to rolll it out as, -with a formerly completely blocked machine, - there is no knowing what is in there!
 
To the extent possible only use it on removable parts. Do not place it in
the boiler. I suppose you could support a cup to soak the nozzle in. It
normally gets the job done for me. Rinse thoroughly with both cold and
hot water, while rubbing the parts down.
 
?-)
Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com>: Nov 28 11:42AM -0600

> other suspect is a
> rechargeable DVD player nearby. Heater? Neigbor's equipment? Is it
> possible the magnets on the headsets are fading?
The worst thing is "a ground on the line", ie. the insulation has
a pinhole in it, and when the ground is wet, it makes a connection
from one of the phone line wires to the earth. You can get crackling,
buzzing, whistles and pops, as well as a completely dead line.
 
It can be at your property where the line is buried to the house, or
in buried cables some miles away, between you and the central office.
 
Another problem can be corrosion on the wire junctions or in the lightning
protector at your service entry.
 
Jon
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Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 27 07:49PM -0800

On Thursday, November 27, 2014 6:21:37 AM UTC-8, Maynard A. Philbrook Jr. wrote:
> The more I think about it, being a tablet and all, I would bet that
> it's the connector for the docking station.
 
The photo now shows the cover as well as the connector.
http://carnot.yi.org/TatungTWN5213RS232.png
 
Also the machine is illustrated here.
http://www.akori.fr/webpad_galerie.html
RS232 is marked.
 
The peculiar "odd connector-DE9 subminiature" is in this picture.
http://www.akori.fr/webpad_solutions.html
 
No doubt the function is RS232. I only wonder who made the connector.
 
Thanks for the replies, ... Peter E.
Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 27 08:06PM -0800

On Thursday, November 27, 2014 7:49:27 PM UTC-8, Peter Easthope wrote:
> Also the machine is illustrated here.
> http://www.akori.fr/webpad_galerie.html
> RS232 is marked.
 
P.s. This TWN-5213 is illustrated here.
http://www.akori.fr/eng_webpad_twn.html
The TX3000 is a similar model.
http://www.akori.fr/eng_tab.html
 
Regards, ... Peter E.
Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 28 05:04AM -0800

On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:28:41 PM UTC-8, Peter Easthope wrote:
> Can anyone ID this connector? I've never seen another and haven't found it in Google Images.
 
It's in the Hirose 3500 series.
http://www.hirose-connectors.com/connectors/H203SeriesCategorySearch.aspx?cat=02
 
The Hirose 3540-16P-CV should mate and Digikey offers it.
http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/3540-16P-CV%2850%29/H11353-ND/1095670
 
On some models, 16 positions allowed 4 connections for Ethernet and 7 or so for RS-232. That's why the RS-232 cable and the Ethernet cables could have the same connector on one end. With the back off the machine, I might find the pinout.
 
Any further tips are welcome.
 
Thanks, ... Peter E.
"Uffe Bærentsen" <leiti_FJERNES_@hotmail.com>: Nov 28 05:08PM +0100

Den 28-11-2014 14:04, Peter Easthope skrev:
> http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/3540-16P-CV%2850%29/H11353-ND/1095670
 
> On some models, 16 positions allowed 4 connections for Ethernet and 7 or so for RS-232. That's why the RS-232 cable and the Ethernet cables could have the same connector on one end. With the back off the machine, I might find the pinout.
 
> Any further tips are welcome.
 
Using a voltmeter and an oscilloscope and measure on the pins - that
might help identifying some of the pins.
 
 
--
Uffe
vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com: Nov 28 12:19PM

What causes a buzz/hum on my land line phone? Interference?
 
Details: I got like four dozen fifty cent 2.5mm mono universal headsets a
decade ago. (all my phones have a plug for them, except the new smarphones)
On some occassions I get a buzzzing background sound, maybe mor elike a hum.
On those occassions, using a fancier headphone eliminates the sound. Could
the phone voltage be dropping because of the weather? One other suspect is a
rechargeable DVD player nearby. Heater? Neigbor's equipment? Is it possible
the magnets on the headsets are fading?
 
Any ideas?
 
 
- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]
Jeff Layman <JMLayman@invalid.invalid>: Nov 27 04:48PM

On 26/11/2014 11:15, Phil Allison wrote:
> operating from a SMPS - all crammed into the same housing.
 
> Why one would run in the wrong direction before correcting itself is
> a tad mysterious.
 
Puzzled me too so I Googled for the explanation. I have no idea if it is
accurate, but see the final paragraph in this section:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushless_DC_electric_motor#Controller_implementations
 
> protection as FM and TV reception does - so things like SMPSs and
> motor drives are permitted interfere somewhat with AM receivers in
> the same premises.
 
I don't know if it is. It should fall within Directive 2004/108/EC, but
it isn't CE marked, and compliance with that Directive isn't mentioned
in the manual.
 
> Is the fan motor in a plastic enclosure ?
 
> A grounded, metal one would be far better at supressing AM band
> noise.
 
I think it is plastic.
 
Anyway, I was able to try a few things today, and the interference has
been reduced to almost zero. Firstly, the earth appears OK. Just in
case, I connected another earth lead to a known good earth, but it made
no difference. Next I fitted the delta filter, which suppressed the
interference almost completely - result! Next I pulled the power
connector plug apart and wound the lead a couple of times through a
large ferrite ring (the only one I could get easily), and that cut out
almost completely what little noise was left. There is slight
interference when the fan is running at full speed, but I never use it
at that. speed.
 
So that's a good result without dismantling and returning the fan - thanks.
 
But here's something odd I found on the way. I got the MW on the
mains-wired radio in the conservatory working pretty well with only a
metre of wire connected as an aerial. It wasn't bad, but a bit quiet.
Well, the signal was weak. Fair enough in the metal conservatory. But
that was with the fan power connector unplugged (for fitting the ferrite
ring). As soon as put the power connector back together, so I could run
the fan (this is with the main power still disconnected at the wall
switch), the radio reception improved tremendously - loud and clear!
When I pulled the connector it went back to fairly quiet again. Weird -
something is acting as an aerial, but how?
 
--
 
Jeff
junebug1701 <junebug1701@gmail.com>: Nov 28 12:08AM -0800

On Monday, November 24, 2014 10:15:12 AM UTC-6, N_Cook wrote:
> Pioneer must be embarassed , its first domestic product.
> Hardboard deck and no electonics , relied on the old telephone carbon
> granules principle to feed a speaker, seriously tinny and tiny
 
The nerve of them to put Hawaii on the box, after what they did to Pearl Harbor!
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Peter Easthope <petereasthope@gmail.com>: Nov 26 08:28PM -0800

A photo of the unusual RS232C connector on Tatung tablet, TWN-5213 CU, is here.
 
http://carnot.yi.org/TatungTWN5213RS232.png
 
The smallest increment on the steel rule is 1 mm. The connector is essentially a socket about 20 mm x 4 mm. Centered in that is a plastic blade with 8 contacts on each side. Adjacent contacts are about 1.6 mm apart. The round hole on the left is the CPU reset.
 
Can anyone ID this connector? I've never seen another and haven't found it in Google Images.
 
Thanks, ... Peter E.
"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net>: Nov 27 08:38AM -0500

In article <5a3ed5bf-4b6a-43b0-ac6c-73ddebe67b3f@googlegroups.com>,
petereasthope@gmail.com says...
 
> The smallest increment on the steel rule is 1 mm. The connector is essentially a socket about 20 mm x 4 mm. Centered in that is a plastic blade with 8 contacts on each side. Adjacent contacts are about 1.6 mm apart. The round hole on the left is the CPU reset.
 
> Can anyone ID this connector? I've never seen another and haven't found it in Google Images.
 
> Thanks, ... Peter E.
 
You most likely need to get a break out cable that has the serial port
and other things on it.. Something that you get from the manufacturer.
 
Jamie
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 27 01:56PM

On 27/11/2014 04:28, Peter Easthope wrote:
 
> The smallest increment on the steel rule is 1 mm. The connector is essentially a socket about 20 mm x 4 mm. Centered in that is a plastic blade with 8 contacts on each side. Adjacent contacts are about 1.6 mm apart. The round hole on the left is the CPU reset.
 
> Can anyone ID this connector? I've never seen another and haven't found it in Google Images.
 
> Thanks, ... Peter E.
 
Assuming more than curiosity
Are the contacts sprung? If so then I made up something similar,
outragiously expensive proprietary otherwise, from some scrap PC-slot
card edge fingers, of right spacing. Then appropriate packing as a bit
too thin as they stood and some empty surround from a regular connector.
When you know all the contacts are good and the surround fits
registered, glue the lot together
"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net>: Nov 27 09:25AM -0500

In article <m57ahv$gg7$1@dont-email.me>, diverse@tcp.co.uk says...
> too thin as they stood and some empty surround from a regular connector.
> When you know all the contacts are good and the surround fits
> registered, glue the lot together
 
The more I think about it, being a tablet and all, I would bet that
it's the connector for the docking station.
 
Jamie
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>: Nov 27 08:39AM -0800

"Maynard A. Philbrook Jr." wrote in message
news:MPG.2ee0fe4c5a0f075e989b41@news.eternal-september.org...
 
> ...being a tablet and all, I would bet
> it's the connector for the docking station.
 
I thought the same thing (really!), but said nothing because it looks like an
awfully sparse interface. But you're probably right.
NOSFERATU <mariosalinas2009@yahoo.com.mx>: Nov 26 07:39PM -0800

I'm a vampire and I need to drink two liters of
human blood per week. Had a provider in a hospital
but recently passed away. Due to increasing health
restrictions is getting harder to get it.
Any advice on where to find it.
Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid>: Nov 24 09:14PM

> I've been trying main and specific craiglist websites and EVERYone comes
> up error, now for over 3 hours!
 
> Do you guys get access?
 
SANS/ISC is reporting problems with access:
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Craigslist+Outage/18987
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 24 01:58PM

I desoldered the 2 ground pins. Then tried just finger pressure to pull
out the remaining pins. I assume from my previous twisting, or maybe
from being bashed in use at some time. The brass pins failed.
These are 1.6mm diameter and the pcb holes are for that size. But these
Neutrik XLR would seem to be made for old-style hand-wiring then solder,
not pcb use. There is a turned recess ring on each pin, down to 1mm
diameter, to take a loop or twist of wire before soldering.
This recess is the thickness of the pcb. With the pins sheared off now
and the remnant stubs still in the pcb , you can see that no solder at
all has passed into the .3mm gap around the pins. So in effect the 3
main pins (not the frame ground pin) are only "surface mount" soldered ,
not through-board soldered, so mechanically weak joints regardless of
use of PbF.
The shoulder length of the frame ground pin is right for pcb mounting,
so are these recessed pins intended for pcb with eyelets , but not used
here, or for handwiring?
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 02:30AM

I avoid keyboards whenever I can. They are heavy, have too many screws in,
and take up too much bench space. On this occasion however, I was asked to
look at a Korg LP-350 electric piano by a music store that I have only
recently started doing work for, so had to be 'accommodating' to ...
 
The shop owner said it was dead, and that he had tried another power supply
already. I figured that this might be something nice and straightforward
like a socket busted out of the board. When it arrived, I was delighted to
see that the socket and on - off switch were located in a largish 'pod'
secured to the bottom of the unit with just 6 screws. So I stood the unit
vertically, leaned against the bench, and removed the pod. In fact, the
entire electronics seems to be on a single board in this enclosure, with
just the keyboard itself and the control switchery being in the main part of
the cabinet. The problem turned out to be some miniscule little sm device in
series with the DC connector centre pin. It is too small to have any value
marked on it, but does have the designation "R" on the board so maybe its a
tiny safety resistor (anyone know ?)
 
So to get it going initially and check for any other problems, I hung a 1
ohm fusible R across the pads. This restored life to the LEDs on the control
section, so I hooked it to an amp. And this is where it got odd - for me at
least.
 
Some notes sort of worked, although you had to pound them quite hard. Other
notes didn't work at all. Then when you went back to one that worked a few
seconds ago, now it didn't. Clearly, it's a keyboard with full velocity
sensing, but this seemed very arbitrary as well. My heart was just beginning
to sink when I decided to turn it 'right way up' i.e. horizontal, just in
case. And Lo! Then it all worked. Every note was fine, and the 'touch'
behaved perfectly. Now I don't pretend to understand keyboards, but as far
as I can recall, all the ones that I've previously seen have either been
based on bus bars and springy contacts, or rubber keymats.
 
So how is this one done such that it won't work when the unit is standing
upright on its end ?
 
Arfa
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 11:09AM

"Gareth Magennis" <sound.service@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Sometimes these things will have a reverse diode shunt to ground instead
> of a series one. Whatever, there should be reverse polarity protection
> there somewhere, not a fuse or resistor.
 
There is both. Centre pin goes straight to this tiny device. It is
designated R4. Off the back side of it, there is a small ceramic decoupler
to deck, and a series choke, L2, the back side of which trundles off to the
single pole on / off switch at the front edge of the board, as well as
having another little ceramic decoupler to deck. The return from the switch
comes all the way back to the rear of the board again, where it fetches up
at the arse end of a series protection diode, D3, marked 348A. The cathode
of this diode is then the main power distribution point into the 3v3
regulator etc. So the device that has failed is definitely some very low
value series element, and I'm still thinking resistor, as it is called "R4".
I too tried Googling without finding anything. The unit is needed for
Friday, so not finding anything definitive on what the device is, or its
value / type, I think I am going to stick with a low value fusible R. The
volts drop is very small across the 1 ohm that I hung in there. I might go
down to 0.47 ohms, just in case it draws enough to increase that drop under
some circumstances. Can't see anything that looks particularly
current-thirsty on the board, though.
> The hammers give a realsitic impression of how a real piano feels to play,
> something a lot of pianists like.
 
> Trouble is it makes the keyboard the weight of a small car.
 
Yes, I think you are probably right. The keys do have that mechanically
'weighted' feel of inertia, and it *is* the weight of a small car ... :-)
 
Arfa
 
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 02:09AM

> but cannot now find it or could you at least repeat the model number.
> What was the failure in the board, could you tell whether over-current or
> over-voltage, any deliberate track thinnings for tell-tales.
 
It's a Supersonic 100 head. The board failed to produce any 'controlled'
bias to the valves, and all four grids were at -89 volts. It looks as though
it works by measuring the voltage across four low value Rs in the cathodes
by using A-D inputs on the microcontroller on the board. The bias is then
produced by feeding PWM signals from four port pins to driver transistors
followed by filter caps. In the case of this board, the supply volts, reset
pin etc were all at correct levels, but the micro did not produce any
output. You could not even measure any clock at the xtal pins. No evidence
of any cause was visible. Board was pristine. Double sided surface mount,
and all examined under strong magnification, but no signs of any damaged
components.
 
Arfa
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 01:30AM


> Cheers,
 
> Gareth.
 
In reply to everyone, the bias did move with the valve - it was one of the
first things that I checked, so the board was 'doing its thing' and
balancing this valve into the other three. Information that I have since
found out today, indicates that one valve was changed on its own a few
months back, so I guess that's probably the one that is different, so I
think I'm going to add this new knowledge to what the man at Fender said
about them having had board problems, and that the new board was a
pre-packaged spare, and declare it "good to go" !
 
Arfa
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 01:55AM

"Phil Allison" <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Arfa Daily wrote:
 
>> So, the nonsense bias board arrived.
 
> ** The "nonsense" is all coming from you - fuckhead.
 
 
The board is a nonsense piece of design. It's not needed, and only adds
another layer of complexity into an item that is needed to be robust and
reliable. For most purposes in this type of equipment, fixed bias at the
simplest or single level-pot and sometimes a balance pot is all that is
required. Owners should not be arsing about changing valves in the first
place, and particularly should not be mixing types.
 
 
>> matched quad - we didn't fit them - but clearly they aren't, quite.
 
> ** One valve, 1 volt out is about as near to matched as any 4 output
> valves I have ever seen or ever need to be.
 
 
You miss the point as always by running your stupid mouth before engaging
that pathetic walnut of a brain. Fucking dope
 
 
 
> Jesus Christ you are a neurotic fuck.
 
 
Bwaaaahhhaaahhhaaaa !!!!! That from YOU ??!!! Neurotic ? Fuckhead ?
That would be YOU with bells on ...
 
 
>> quite a bit.
 
> ** The 4 bias currents are IDENTICAL !!
 
> You stupid twat.
 
Philip. Mirror ...
 
 
 
>> owner replaces all four tubes now for a properly matched quad.
 
> ** FFS - there is nothing improper about the set you have.
 
 
I didn't say that there WAS. I was just examining the possibility that there
MIGHT be. But then you don't actually read and understand anything before
you run that dopey gob of yours, do you ?
 
>> signs of any flashovers or other nasties going on, but I still have that
>> niggling doubt that something might have twatted that board,
 
> ** Fender have already told you the boards fail all on their own.
 
 
So they did. But that doesn't mean that they don't also fail as a result of
something else as well. There was no serial number identification offered by
Fender in regards of this bad batch. Just a statement that they had had a
bad batch "around that time" when told its age. Therefore, this one may or
may not have come from that batch. I can't say for sure, and YOU most
certainly can't ...
 
 
>> and that one of
>> the outputs clearly doesn't quite match the other three.
 
> ** Twaddle.
 
 
Bollocks. If the board arrives at a solution that sets the bias near as a
gnats cock identical on three of the valves, and sets the fourth a volt or
so different, then that 'odd one' clearly doesn't QUITE (look the word up if
you're not sure) match the other three
 
 
>> looks like have already been replaced not long ago ... :-\
 
> ** If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
> Only crooks do that.
 
And you would know, of course ... Now go take your meds, and shut the fuck
up. Twat.
 
Arfa
"Tom Miller" <tmiller11147@verizon.net>: Nov 18 09:29PM -0500

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:nZSaw.1124894$Fy6.125771@fx25.am4...
> surface mount, and all examined under strong magnification, but no signs
> of any damaged components.
 
> Arfa
Any numbers on the cpu?
"Tom Miller" <tmiller11147@verizon.net>: Nov 18 11:22PM -0500

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:DvTaw.655114$J62.246927@fx03.am4...
> 101C6
 
> This appears to agree with what it says on the schematic
 
> Arfa
 
Put this whole number in a search to get the datasheet.
 
STM32F101C6
 
It is an ARM Cortex 32 bit CPU with 32k bytes of flash. I don't know how
successful you would be copying the firmware over to a new chip..
"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com>: Nov 19 09:27AM

"Phil Allison" <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> The board is a nonsense piece of design.
 
> ** No it is not.
 
 
 
So, would that be more or less so than your opinion of the HK board ?
And I quote from your post -
 
>> > valves I have ever seen or ever need to be.
 
>> You miss the point
 
> ** There was no point get - you lunatic.
 
Not in your wobble-eyed head ...
 
 
 
>> > ** FFS - there is nothing improper about the set you have.
 
>> I didn't say that there WAS.
 
> ** You did, three or four times.
 
Err, no, I didn't ...
 
 
 
> ** Believe them.
 
 
 
>> But that doesn't mean that they don't also fail as a result of
>> something else as well.
 
As I said ...
 
 
 
> ** Sheer, paranoid fear of the new.
 
Oh fuck off back under your stone you obnoxious arsehole. I've been in this
game for 45 years. Nothing has come along in that time to make me paranoid,
and this isn't going to be the first
 
 
 
> You will find there is a very high resistance between the output valve
> grids and the bias PCB circuitry and the cathode resistors are protected
> from over-current too.
 
There is a couple of hundred k. Hardly a "very high resistance".
 
 
 
> What a dickhead.
 
You know, you really are a sad fool, Philip. Just about any thread that
anyone starts that runs for longer than a couple of days, sooner or later,
there you are running your dumb - and usually foul - gob off. The trouble
with you is that you have this pathetic need to try to sound superior to
everyone, when in truth, you are often at least misguided, if not downright
wrong. Just because something is your opinion, it doesn't necessarily make
you right and everyone else wrong. Your main failing is that you do not read
things properly, and then go off on one of your ill-conceived rants, based
on what you *thought* you read. When your error is pointed out, you then
start madly snipping in an attempt to cover up what *you* said in reply to
what the poster *actually* said, and then start leveling a tirade of abuse ,
peppered with expletives, capital letters, exclamation marks and asterisks,
at anyone who dares to challenge you. Some of the more 'delicate' posters
cave in at this, but I don't know why you keep trying it with me. You've
tried this crap with me on many occasions, and I would have thought that you
would have worked out by now that I am not intimidated by you. But then
again, maybe your brain is either so faulty, so drug-rotted, or so
alcohol-soaked that you can't remember from one day to the next who you have
already unsuccessfully had a go at.
 
Go get some help. Seriously.
 
And, unless anyone else has got any sensible comments or questions, I'm done
with this now. The amp is fixed. I'm reasonably happy that there are no
further issues, and it will be returned to its owner today.
 
Arfa
 
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 19 08:40AM

On 18/11/2014 11:52, Pat wrote:
>> . It is away from roads, so daftlogic.com etc and old OS maps (before
>> they got precious with their data) and proper spot heights, is no use.
 
> Google Earth?
 
I'll try again later today. ISTR that whan it first came out, I tried it
on a piece of ground with known survey-level and it came back rubbish.
Like anything based on google maps, (just linear interpolation between
road junctions so doesn't catch humps and dips )
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk>: Nov 19 08:45AM

> contours and 10 m minor ones if you zoom in enough, at least in England
> and Scotland.
 
> Matt Roberds
 
I've tried that, in effect. Known survey-level piece of ground and for
ten minute sessions on 3 days. However I averaged the results, the
answer was no better than .5m or so of the known surveyed level.
I wanted to repeat this on some day and time with known good zenithal
satellites, get a good agrreing result, and then move to the unknown
patch of ground on another day, but again zenithal for that spot, it is
not nearby to me
RobertMacy <robert.a.macy@gmail.com>: Nov 19 06:17AM -0700

> attempt to clean them when the issue is wear.
 
> Yours truly,
> Mr. Klay Anderson, D.A.,Q.B.E.
 
I believe wear is involved, but what really caught my attention was that
the least used phone is the one that does NOT work well. Swapped out so it
got daily use, and it came back a bit and the other phone has quit -
making me think/hope maybe there is a 'crud/corrosion' build up? And,
these phones may be salvageable.
jhanley681@gmail.com: Nov 26 01:04PM -0800

if you supply m model number i maybe able to help you as i am tv tech and have a lot of lcd/plasma manuals keep in mind i cant promise i will have the manual you need but mabye able to help you find it .
 
james
Bill F <anon@anonumost.org>: Nov 26 02:32PM -0500

I have a 1991 and a 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. Your OCC and mine
are too old for OBD2 which came out in 1996. A scanner won't tell you
anything that just jumpering the OBD connector with a paper clip and
counting flashes of the indicator light will tell you. Read about it
here
http://www.troublecodes.net/GM/
--
Bill Freeman
jjimshaw@gmail.com: Nov 26 11:10AM -0800

On Monday, April 18, 2011 4:19:25 PM UTC-4, Amanda Riphnykhazova wrote:
 
==========
I've been searching for replacement batteries for a long time. I've owned three sets of the Sony MDR-IF5 headphones. They're simply GREAT. I love them because they are lightweight and the sound quality suits me fine. Good treble. But my last set is 22 years old, still running on the original battery, and when it's done for I'll be really sad. I think I will see if someone can substitute any kind of battery, even a wired dry cell, so I can keep using it. --Jim, Louisville KY
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>: Nov 26 11:30AM -0800

Amanda, please post your e-mail address (or send it to me), and I'll send you
the service manual at no charge.
 
Forgive me, but I found it in less than two minutes.
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