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rbowman <bowman@montana.com>: Sep 18 11:39AM -0600 On 09/18/2022 08:44 AM, Peter wrote: > good but some corrosion had developed at the end of the spring that made > contact with the (-) end of one of the batteries. Cleaned it off with a > stiff pencil eraser and problem solved.   The Pink Pearl solution! Back when cards were inserted into a connector on a backplane the first step in troubleshooting was to pull the card out and apply a Pink Pearl eraser to the contacts.

Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid>: Sep 18 08:28PM +0200 On Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:39:38 -0600, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling, troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:   > The Pink Pearl solution! Back when cards were inserted into a connector > on a backplane the first step in troubleshooting was to pull the card > out and apply a Pink Pearl eraser to the contacts.   His problem was SOLVED! Are you hard of hearing, chatterbox?   -- More of the senile gossip's absolutely idiotic senile blather: "I stopped for breakfast at a diner in Virginia when the state didn't do DST. I remarked on the time difference and the crusty old waitress said 'We keep God's time in Virginia.'   I also lived in Ft. Wayne for a while."   MID: <t0tjfa$6r5$1@dont-email.me>

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>: Sep 19 05:52PM +0200 On 2022-09-18 16:44, Peter wrote: > good but some corrosion had developed at the end of the spring that made > contact with the (-) end of one of the batteries.  Cleaned it off with a > stiff pencil eraser and problem solved.   That's what I thought the first time, battery leakage. I cleaned the thing very carefully, assembled it, new batteries, and soon again it had liquid inside the buttons. Actual tiny drops of some liquid. No corrosion. I repeated the process. Nothing worked. Ah, the batteries were dry all the time, and anyway, I changed to rechargeables.   Something in that remote picks humidity from air.   -- Cheers, Carlos.

Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Sep 19 09:00AM -0700 On 9/19/2022 8:52 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote: > corrosion. I repeated the process. Nothing worked. Ah, the batteries > were dry all the time, and anyway, I changed to rechargeables.   > Something in that remote picks humidity from air.   Is there a rubbery or even plastic material there that could be breaking down? Some can release gooey liquid.

"Peter W." <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: Sep 19 06:00AM -0700 I just spent most of Thursday, Friday and Saturday here:   https://www.dvhrc.com/kutztown.html   Some observations based on some eBay descriptions and terms, and how they translate into actuality:   Not working/For parts: Dead. Stone dead. Usually with a cut cord. Untested: A less direct statement, but as above. Lights up: Not stone-dead. But not much better. Works: Definition a) Does not blow up immediately. Definition b) Makes noise - quality of noise undetermined. Works well: Makes discernable noise, or stays cool. The noise may be wildly distorted, or the unit may not function at all - but it is not burning up. Fully restored and working: Just enough was done to it that it works to minimal adequacy. Working - Tested: At least at Kutztown, that generally means a fully functional device.   One of the reasons I run the Kutztown Klinic is so that buyers (and sellers, often enough) can do honest assessments of whatever it is they buy, or have to sell. And, as it happens, on Set-up Thursday, I am getting more and more items to look at and assess. Not only vintage radios but three examples:   Dynaco SCA80Q, late Blackwood version - all the mods and so a better-than-decent solid-state integrated amp. It had been heavily repaired at some point by a less than neat individual. The seller stated that 'it does not light up, and the fuse is good'. Onto the variac: Pulling 25 watts, steady, no heat -but no light either. I sent him down to another table for a NE-2 lamp, replaced it in the switch, replaced some bad wiring (not incorrect, but the wrong kind of wire for the purpose), checked the caps, checked output levels, all good. Cleaned the controls. Done. So, a simple $0.85 neon lamp became the difference between "not working" and "working - tested".   Different seller: Dynaco FM5 tuner - Jefferson Street version: Not passing signal. No 'stereo' or 'tuned' lights. I keep those, and replaced them for him. All of a sudden, a nice, effective, simple FM-only tuner. Cleaned the controls. Done.   Different seller: Cut-cord Zenith shortwave component tuner (S-120A) - jumped in a power-cord - watched the ammeter start to spike, just lagging the voltage, so not quite a dead-short. "For Parts". Done.   And so forth.   It should not be surprising that many sellers, even at a vintage electronics meet, have no clue as to the actual condition of what they are selling, and neither do the buyers. But as often as not, that item found at a garage sale, curbside rescue or similar got that way becomes something simple failed and the owner has no means to know that, or make the proper repairs. And, to find a tech that will charge less than US$75 to replace $0.95 worth of parts is unlikely to happen.   Did I charge the sellers for those repairs? Absolutely not! And why it is a hobby, not a business. Both did make a small contribution to the club, however.   Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA

"ohg...@gmail.com" <ohger1s@gmail.com>: Sep 19 08:52AM -0700 On Monday, September 19, 2022 at 9:01:55 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:   > Did I charge the sellers for those repairs? Absolutely not! And why it is a hobby, not a business. Both did make a small contribution to the club, however.   > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA     Sounds like descriptions on car sales:   Low mileage - "Low mileage to anyone who drives less than 25K a year" Reasonable - "I'm asking more than it's worth which is why I didn't put the actual price in" Serious Inquiries Only - "Yeah, I know it's a common turd but I'm trying to portray this as an in-demand car with people knocking my doors down trying to get a chance to buy it."

micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>: Sep 18 03:10PM -0400 https://www.vyperindustrial.com/collections/vyper-chairs/products/robust-steel-max

micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>: Sep 18 03:13PM -0400 Sorry, wrong group.   A few years ago Agent 1.93's color scheme changed so that the title bar is rather dark blue and the newsgroup is black, and I have to lean forward to about 18" to see what it says and I got it wrong. Sorry.     In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:10:56 -0400, micky

Tim R <timothy42bach@gmail.com>: Sep 18 10:39AM -0700 On Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 10:05:36 AM UTC-4, Ralph Mowery wrote: > In article <04d821b3-e5f9-44dd...@googlegroups.com>, > JERON...@terra.es says...   > > Adrian Caspersz wrote: I have never seen a magnetic ballast fail.   > I have seen lots of them fail. However this in buildings that have > hundreds if not thousands of them. Replaced lots of them over the > years.   Yes, me too, and occasionally start a fire.

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