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legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca>: Mar 16 12:19PM -0400 A venerable ATS-803, used daily since '81 was not working this morning. All AM bands were mute. FM band was degraded and tuning stations 3MHz low (dial 3MHz lower than signal recieved).   This unit has had the usual mech problems over the years with antenna/battery connex and rotary dial - all ok. Is modified to trickle charge NiCads. Did the usual clock battery trick without changing symptoms.   Any ideas where to look first?   RL VE3-UTE

jurb6006@gmail.com: Mar 15 02:45PM -0700 >"One thing I can say with certainty here is that the 120V string of lights above the pool MUST GO! "   I used to do electrical work. Changed out a box and subsequently they wanted me to bid on digging a ditch for power to the pool and garage because the wires were overhead at the time. I had to turn it down because it was just too much PITA. If they had called on me before the pool was in it might have been different but people do not think ahead. The job was bad enough, had to make a new hole for the mains, and it was right in the corner so had to cut the cover side off an inch or so. I hope they got it done. Thinking about it, if one of the wires, even the hot fell into the pool they would be alright until they tried to step out of it. If there was a load and both ends fell in, ZZZAAAPPP. If both wires fell in from the fed side also ZZZAAAPPP.

Tim R <timothy42b@aol.com>: Mar 16 06:05AM -0700 On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 12:34:00 PM UTC-4, Terry Schwartz wrote: > I envisioned an LED system with a healthy sized gel battery.... charging would take place when the system is disconnected. With the right battery you could probably run such a light string all summer and only need to charge it a few times. With a solar array, never.   Of course solar power doesn't work at night, and you don't need lights during the day.   (the moon is much more important than the sun. It gives us light at night, when we actually need it.)

Terry Schwartz <tschw10117@aol.com>: Mar 16 07:03AM -0700 Of course, the solar cells would charge a battery......

gregz <zekor@comcast.net>: Mar 16 07:47AM > In this case the only other possibility is the transformer is putting out > too much current and that, well, think you can win the lottery two weeks > consecutively in a row ? (playing only one number each time)   I forget the sequence, think one for the 420 volts went first, then later after I replaced a carbon, that was off ohms, then it too has blown for the 100 volts section. Both upper 400uf caps replaced with 470s. I will be changing the other 200 volt section shortly. Everything goes to resistors except tubes. I can do process of elimination. They don't all blow out at once. Usually just one, but another may go off tolerance. I'll do more checking. The 106 voltage reading low with some kind of blip. I got some bigger wirewounds and enough other metal oxides to turn 4 into one.   Greg

gregz <zekor@comcast.net>: Mar 16 07:54AM > checking. The 106 voltage reading low with some kind of blip. I got some > bigger wirewounds and enough other metal oxides to turn 4 into one.   > Greg   The original caps are still in machine just disconnect. I was only able to get ESR check, and that seemed low of about .1   Greg

jurb6006@gmail.com: Mar 15 10:18PM -0700 On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 11:25:16 AM UTC-5, Terry Schwartz wrote: > Brownwares?   Stereos, TVs, VCRs, DVD players and such.   Whitewares are washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves etc.

avagadro7@gmail.com: Mar 15 04:07PM -0700 How is a speaker cab with 2 6" drivers connected by one interactive port called   Is a suitcase system   Or 3 with a tweeter   I tweeter 'remade' into a horn by placing a collar ahead

tabbypurr@gmail.com: Mar 15 06:33PM -0700 > Is a suitcase system   > Or 3 with a tweeter   > I tweeter 'remade' into a horn by placing a collar ahead   human or software experiment?

Chuck <ch@dejanews.net>: Mar 15 04:26PM -0500 On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:01:50 -0700 (PDT), Phil Allison   >In normal use, the solvent evaporates in 10 to 15 minutes having done its job of softening the contaminating material so merely operating the switch, pot or connector completes the cleaning operation.   >.... Phil   Just a heads up, don't use any isopropyl alcohol containing cleaners on coal based plastics (Mainly old eastern block products.) I had just repaired a camera and sprayed the meter pots. The plastic gears instantly turned into goo.   --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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