Subj : Re: flood stuff was: Vacation To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sat Feb 15 2020 21:40:10 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Feb-2020 09:22 <=- BM>> was supposed to display "Channel 4" and it would sometimes display BM>> something like "Chanbel 4". A little detective work and I found in BM>> binary the problem was always because a specific line (connection) was BM>> supposed to be high (1) instead of low (0). Narrows down from around BM>> fourteen connections to two (seven wires, two ends). Yea! Resoldered BM>> both ends, no more display issues. NB>> Just a bit arcane.... ;) but, I think I followed that.... even NB>> if there's no chance I could replicate it... BM> Probably not! OTOH sort of a technical example of troubleshooting BM> wiring errors. Pretty sure I told you about the electrical issues here BM> and at a friend's aunt's place of wiring done by electricians which BM> failed (wire loosened). Test and notice a pattern as to what is BM> working and what is not working. Yes, I do believe you'd mentioned that before... BM> ...And if one doesn't know what BM> they're doing better to leave alone and have a professional correct but BM> one can still observe "this outlet works and these do not". And observation can give a pretty good idea where the issues are... whether or not one can do the fix... :) BM>>> Probably. The ones making up the rules may have wandered the BM>>> departments (or sent a flunky) and came back with "yes, we have it" and BM>>> forgot the other stores wouldn't carry all the merchandise. Or BM>>> intended to send and never did. NB>>> A range of where the shortsightedness might have stemmed from... BM>> Yes. The 'clean look' of all-white or all-black was a good idea, just BM>> could not be properly implemented. It could be done, but at a cost, BM>> and the cost was to the employees and the company as we would have to BM>> spend more money elsewhere (no assosicate discount) and the elsewhere BM>> meant we were not spending money with the company. NB>> So, in hindsight, they were shooting themselves with the policy... ;) BM> Yup! IIRC the origination of the policy was not to advertise other BM> brands, as in brands we do not carry but then got extended a little BM> too far to the stitching. Just a bit too far.... ;) NB>>>> Overall, not a bad set of affairs... ;) I see more positives than NB>>>> not, there... ;) And useful to have a second solar charger as long NB>>>> as it works, too... ;) BM>>> Which I haven't tested yet. Still waiting for Round TuIt, though I BM>>> might be able to give a more believable excuse as it's been cloudy BM>>> outside. If the Sun does break through hides quickly. OTOH low Sun BM>>> conditions would be a good test. ...Moved the box the solar charger BM>>> is in to 'slightly in the way' to remind me this afternoon. NB>>> Any progress there...? BM>> Yes -- three or four days ago reported it wasn't working. BM>> (This being behind in e-mail does have some disadvantages!) As I BM>> mentioned then, I think the primary problem is the UV Block in the BM>> windows: doesn't allow the Sun to fully activate the solar cells. NB>> Yes, I remember answering that message.... :) BM> Me too! And believe it or not I'd be willing to retest with a BM> different solar cell - but! And the 'but' being a checking out of if BM> newer or a different type of cell works (generates electricity) with BM> 'light' as opposed to requiring UV. I don't know enough about how BM> solar cells works -- know there are different LEDs: infrared, various BM> colours of visibble light, don't know offhand if UV. Might be similar BM> for solar cells. OTOH might be cheaper and easier to mount on the BM> other side of the UV-blocking windows. Or just plug a charger into the BM> wall outlet every so often. That last does seem simplest... But you do still have a number of avenues to possibly pursue... :) BM>>> As I mentioned in an earlier message I'm (finally!!) cleaning up my BM>>> Electronics Workbench Area. Part of the delay was no projects to work BM>>> on -- nice to have those teeny-tiny components so the device is BM>>> compact but can't hand-solder! (Imagine the size of your cellphone BM>>> with integrated circuits the size of a thumbdrive!) Plus some of the BM>>> old stuff I had been saving for parts, etc., is now just too old. NB>>> So the But First list has dwindled down to Now This Project... ;) BM>> For now! Plus I made a bit of a mess up here because of cleaning BM>> downstairs: some items downstairs currently make more sense to be up BM>> here so were brought up. Need to sort but various interruptions. NB>> Which is why projects always take longer than anticipated.... ;) BM> In this case because worse than anticipated! Also sort of create BM> a mess while cleaning up another one: there were some PS/2 type BM> extension cables downstairs (for keyboards and mice - the round plug as BM> opposed to the USB type). Knew they were down there; right now makes BM> more sense to bring the up here where the spare keyboards and mice are BM> - keep all together. And take less time to find them when you might need one... at least potentially... ;) BM>>>> ... Avenge yourself: live long enough to be a problem to your BM>>>> children. NB>>>> That could backfire.... BM>>> Wonder if I can find the tagline about the children are the ones BM>>> selecting the retirement home?! NB>>> I've seen a pin with that on it... Be kind to your children, they'll NB>>> be choosing your retirement home... Dunno if I have a tag with that NB>>> either... :) BM>> I think I looked in my collection while getting ready to pack the BM>> reply into the REP but didn't find. NB>> I didn't find it in my collection... BM>> ... Be nice to your kids: they select your nursing home. NB>> There it is.... ;) BM> You may have been doing the same thing I did and used "retire" as the BM> search term. I think I was using 'home' as the search term.... and I didn't have it before I snagged the above... ttyl neb .... Fig Newton: Force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per second --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .