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micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com>: Feb 25 04:32AM -0500 In sci.electronics.repair, on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:47:01 -0500, Michael   >I've taken some apart, and I don't see anything but the LEDs. So they >have to be in parallel, and rely on the bettery itself to supply some >level of series resistance.   Sometimes one or two of the bulbs go out, so I think that also means parallel.

"Benderthe.evilrobot" <Benderthe.evilrobot@virginmedia.com>: Feb 25 08:07PM "MJC" <gravity@mjcoon.plus.com> wrote in message news:MPG.331ac172b068a710d@news.plus.net... >> suddenly burst into life without any regulation!   > Thanks - wow, concentrating on the PSU stand-alone and not plugged into > the m/b seems like a Good Idea!   You need a dummy load for that.   Only the 5V & 3.3V rails are regulated, once they come up to spec, the PWM throttles back to idle - the other rails will collapse if you try to draw current.   My dummy load uses both filaments of a H4 headlamp bulb for the 5 & 3.3 rails, an indicator bulb for the +12V and dash bulbs for the rest.   That loads it well enough to scope all the rails for ripple.   There's usually a very small electrolytic close to the SMPSU chip that samples the error voltage - if that's one of the expired, the PSU can go bang.

Steve & Lynn <cheryl@must.die>: Feb 22 06:23PM > On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 07:38:58 -0600, Steve Kraus   > If they are only a minute off, or even 5 minutes, you're doing good. > They are not meant for precision.   IT TOOK SITRE MAGANA ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO CUT HIS HAMSTER UP WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS.

vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com: Feb 25 01:41AM THanks. Well, worst case, I'll use up th eminutes on redpocket then switch to H2O     - = - 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]

micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com>: Feb 25 03:23PM -0500 In sci.electronics.repair, on Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:14:05 +1100, Clifford >> But they BOTH worked on the DASH JR. CLues?   >Most "Dual SIM" phones are like that. The 2nd SIM only works on 2G, >only one SIM can connect to a modern network.   This doesn't refer to the question at hand, but I t hought my experience over the last day would be worth posting (if not worth reading..   When the sim came in the mail it said that I shouldn't download data until I get a data plan becuase it woudl be very expensive. I didnt' get a data plan because.. could be wrong but I think I can get a much better one when I get there.   So i was trying to turn off my data, but up until this morning, I'd only found "turn off background data", not enough.   So yesterday and today I put in the new sim and tapped a couple things settling on AT&T, at least I thought so, but when I got to the notification line, a message went by that I have no ATT service!! And instead of one white triangle (with the tall side at the right), I had two triangles and they were both blank inside.   I went back and just for a test I made the new sim my main sim, and then the message just said "no service", becuase it didn't know which service the new sim was supposed to have.   So I made ATT the main sim again, by turning the second sim off with its slide switch on the SIM page, and then I noticed Activities and calls were set for ATT 012, SMS was set for ATT 01. bit cellular data was set for the other sim!! So i set it to ATT, and I'll bet that covers all the data. Then I went back to Settings/Data usage, where I had tried to change it before, and it said "SIM off, to see the number, first turn it on" Since I didn't want to turn on the new sim, I tapped cancel and then it just returned to Settings.   So then I did turn on the second one, and I'm not getting a message about no service... Well of course, because ATT is still working fine. I have two triangles, one white and one empty. (Later I turned off the second sim but I stil have two triangles.)   But I might be slowing something down or wasting battery to keep looking for a signal for the second sim so I'll turn it off soon.   But the point was that the setting I wanted seems to be under SIM / Activities / Cellular Data   BTW, for Cellular Data, I had to choose one, but for Calls and SMS, there was a 3rd choice "Ask first". In my situation where one server is in one country and the other in another, asking first doesn't make sense, but some people have a need to split data and phone calls. ....   It turns out I might even be able to buy the plan I'm thinking of right at the airport.   (But I can leave the data on ATT (where it won't work), and that will I suspect turn it off for the other one until I can buy the data plan.)   The big problem is IMO a) that there are no printed directiosn for some phones (and the ones for my phone cover nothing but the obvious) and b) it's not clear in advance what one can tap on and what one can't. It's not like web browers that one can set to underline and display in another color clickable links.

Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net>: Feb 22 07:14AM +1100 > got it on Saturday. I called redpocket and they said to call Tuesday. > Today they got it to work. THen I realised H2O stopped working. > But they BOTH worked on the DASH JR. CLues?   Most "Dual SIM" phones are like that. The 2nd SIM only works on 2G, only one SIM can connect to a modern network.

Steve & Lynn <cheryl@must.die>: Feb 22 06:21PM On 02/18/2017 08:38 PM, Samuel M. Goldwasser wrote:     > DSOs are great once you have some familiarity with what to expect, but > can be very deceiving if you don't.   SITRE MAGANA'S HAMSTER DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE CUT TO PIECES BY SITRE MAGANA WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS.

Steve & Lynn <cheryl@must.die>: Feb 22 06:12PM On 02/18/2017 08:30 PM, Don Young wrote:

amdx <nojunk@knology.net>: Feb 21 08:29PM -0600 On 2/21/2017 7:46 PM, radiotek wrote: > WTB: Looking for a good used AM ferritec rod antenna with or without > windings that is 3/8" in diameter and is at least 4" long or longer. If > you have any in you junk box please contact me.   You can't come up with an old portable AM radio to scrap it from? Go to Goodwill or Salvation Army or a yard sale, it will be less than anyone could ship it to you. Or order it from WWW.Bytemark. Mike   --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

oldschool@tubes.com: Feb 25 04:20PM -0600 >Kenny   >http://www.terapeak.com/worth/hammond-aurora-custom-model-227222-227214-schematic-diagram-nos/371534107566/   I was already to cough up the $10 for this paper manual, when I clicked on "BUY", it took me to an Ebay page that "does not exist". Probably another useless ancient link to something that google dont seem to ever remove. From what I've been seeing lately, google never removes outdated links. I've been seeing around 35% of the links on google are obsolete lately.

"Phoena Greene" <raeanne.is@ratchet.hoe>: Feb 21 03:14PM -0800 <mhploni@gmail.com> wrote in message news:13aee07a-de35-44cc-a09f-78fadc6a465c@googlegroups.com...   > I have a Homedics back massager that I purchased at Walmart for $100. I > refuse to just throw it away and purchase a new one (as our manufacturers > want us to do).   You're acting like $100 is like a month's rent or a car payment. What does $100 get you these days? Sitre Magana can spend that in a week just stuffing his fat fucking face.   > (the OEM wire seems too thin and it may already be damaged inside).   > Thing is, the transformer does not have screws to open it and I don't know > how to so I can put it back together.   I usually get them open with either a hammer or by throwing them on the concrete. Which ever way works for you.

Look165 <look165@numericable.fr>: Feb 21 08:15PM +0100 First test the output of the transformer with a meter !   I'm quite sure the transformer is not guilty.

Phoena Greene <rhiann.is@n.ugly.hoe>: Feb 21 08:18PM > Like a microwave oven, you don't need a ground fault at all to die off of one of those.   I suspect that Sitre Magana is going to die from a microwave oven, just from all the calories he gets out of them.

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Feb 18 01:09PM -0800 On 02/17/2017 04:01 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >>the paid version is rarely significantly better than the free version.   > Oh well. It's rather difficult to build a company based on a free > product (unless one sells advertising).   Fine with me. Just how much can a person make from app-advertising?   > with the idea for several decades. Enjoy free while it lasts. I'm > thinking more of a Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or other crowdfunding > project.   And yet people do it...   -- Cheers, Bev "My dad used to say: Laugh, and the whole world laughs with you. Cry, and I'll give you something to cry about you little bastard." -Jeff Goldblum

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>: Feb 18 04:12PM -0500 In article <o8ad3c$8ru$1@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev   > > Oh well. It's rather difficult to build a company based on a free > > product (unless one sells advertising).   > Fine with me. Just how much can a person make from app-advertising?   a lot.   <http://www.adweek.com/digital/googles-ad-revenue-hits-19-billion-even-m obile-continues-pose-challenges-172722/> During the second quarter of 2016, Alphabet's revenue hit $21.5 billion, a 21 percent year-over-year increase. Of that revenue, $19.1 billion came from Google's advertising business, up from $16 billion a year ago.

Stijn De Jong <stijndekonlng@nlnet.nl>: Feb 18 10:00PM The great news is that I've gotten my cellular signal up from around -100dBm to consistently better than -60dBm, which is an astoundingly astronomical improvement in signal strength!   For example, here is a reading, just now, of -53dBm on my cellphone: http://i.cubeupload.com/GEYEzS.jpg   From what I've read, cellular signal doesn't get much better than that.   However, there is so much data that each of these apps output that I'm still going through all the useful information to figure out exactly which device is doing what (since I have an old micro tower and a new femto tower in my house).

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca>: Feb 18 02:08PM -0500 On 2017-02-17 23:36, tlvp wrote:   > A dual SIM phone, with both SIMs active, and using different carriers, not > only *can*, it *must* :-) . 'Zat help? Cheers, -- tlvp   In that scenario, you really have 2 phones and each attaches itself to only 1 antanna/radio.   Just because a phone can SEE signals from multiple antennas does not mean that it has concurrent active communication to multiple antennas.

Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Feb 21 06:30PM -0800 > or 1000W, but there are 9 of them).   > From what I am seeing, those transformers are all under rated. A friends > house has 200A service and his transformer is only 8KVA.   You could just contact the utility with the details of what you are drawing. They might choose to replace the transformer. I was told onece that if I increased usage significantly and did not tell them, I could be responsible for the transformer being damaged. If I told them, no problem.

Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net>: Feb 22 05:50PM -0500 In article <o8l23h$2u0$1@dont-email.me>, gnuarm@gmail.com says... > The few times I did it I wasn't happy and I'm not comfortable with the > overall process. If I can't contact the seller, why should I buy > anything from them?     Most of the new things of any big price I order from any place is something I already know about. I have orderd from ebay from China many items less than $ 25 and have been satified.   I have ordered some items off ebay that I look on Youtube to see if anyone has done a review on them. Good thing about ebay is you can look at a venders feedback and if they have done lots of business and have a rating of around 99 or beter then I feel good about them.   The way I see it, Amazon has ratings on the products but not on the outside venders.I ordered a book from one of the Amazon venders and did not get in about 3 weeks I tried 2 times to send them an email and did not get a response. Went to Amazons problem page and got credited in less than a week by them.

oldschool@tubes.com: Feb 21 02:46PM -0600 On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:09:14 -0500, Ralph Mowery >for very small orders such as up to 8 oz shipped by the USPS.   >If you do go to ebay for the parts, watch out for the China places. >Some are good and some send junk parts.   I dont buy anything from China. (or any place outside of North America). It takes too long to get the items, if the stuff is defective, I'm stuck with it, and I do not trust giving out my credit card info. I only buy from the US and Canada. When I am on ebay, the first thing I do is set their filter to US Only. Otherwise my page is flooded with China items. Sure, I could often save a dollar or two buying from China, but it's not worth the hassle.   The one and only time I bought an ebay item from outside the US, I bought something from the UK. The order got all screwed up, and it turned into a huge hassle. I lost money, got an item I did not really want, and the seller lost too. I made a point to never buy from outside North America again.

krw@notreal.com: Feb 24 08:30PM -0500 >> on this side of the pond.   > From what my friend says, there is no small element of "the money comes >from the one most able to pay". We get that here sometimes.   It's called "joint and several liability".

Foxs Mercantile <jdangus@att.net>: Feb 18 01:10PM -0600 > Just curious, what would you use for that filter cap "lytic? > The schematic says 16mf or over (weird).   A 22 uF will work just fine.   -- Jeff-1.0 wa6fwi http://www.foxsmercantile.com

oldschool@tubes.com: Feb 18 12:58PM -0600 On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 09:18:23 -0800, John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> wrote:     >What hard core old radio restorers do is remove the guts of old caps, >insert a new one, then melt beeswax on the ends to seal them in. They >then look like originals...   That sounds like a lot of work, and I doubt I will do it. However, how would someone remove the guts from an old cap like that? The only thing I can think of would be to use a drill press, (at a very low speed). But maybe there is a better way.   >and figures the thing was never recapped and rips out all the carefully >restored caps...   >John :-#)#   Yea, that is probably a good idea....   --   One other thing, does anyone know if there is a place that sells the pointers for test gear? I bet there is a need. That old plastic seems to have failed, and mine is broke off. I'll buy a replacement if they are available and not too costly. Otherwise I guess I'll have to make one from plexiglass.... (And somehow paint a line on it).

Foxs Mercantile <jdangus@att.net>: Feb 18 01:14PM -0600 > However, how would someone remove the guts from an old cap > like that?   Hot air gun. Heat it up until the wax runs, hold the tube and pull the guts out by the lead.   > Otherwise I guess I'll have to make > one from plexiglass.... (And somehow paint a line on it).   Scribe a line on the back side. Use Testor's black model paint. wipe up excess.     -- Jeff-1.0 wa6fwi http://www.foxsmercantile.com

micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com>: Feb 24 03:57AM -0500 In sci.electronics.repair, on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:29:06 -0500, micky >including a warning that if one has not bought a data plan (and I was >waiting until I got there) he should disable the cellular data or it >will, when prompted to, connect to the internet as pay as you go.   Sorry. Wrong ng.

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