Subj : 555 - love the comments! To : Barry Martin From : Ed Vance Date : Thu Dec 19 2024 15:54:35 > Hi Ed! > Correct name might do 'do-flingy'! I (vaguely) recall one Christmas > getting a Radio Shack 100-in-1 (or some number) electronics kit: had a > bunch of spring connectors to various components, jumper wires, probably > resistors, etc. Recall I'd follow the instructions to build one of > their projects, check out what it did, then swap parts to see what that > did. > I don't think I zapped any parts: the manufacturer did than for me! A > lot of my electronics time (at least after the initial learning years) > was repair. Ever see a 7 W resistor glow red? About the diameter of a > cigarette and this one was probably 2 to 2.5" long. A filter cap had > failed, dumping all the 'juice' across this resistor and another one > which was about the diameter of a quarter and 1.5" long - value of that > one got altered and so needed replacing. This was in a tube-type > amplifier-receiver. My Mother and I noticed something smelt 'warm' but > could figure out where the smell came from. Radio was playing properly, > not from the table lamp.... Finally I came into the room and glanced at > the right time to notice a red glow from inside the amp - that's not > right! ...Dad had me repair (we had the schematic from earlier > repairs) -- what was nice is his attitude was "it's broken so can't make > it much worse" but his Scottish ancestry (his Mother) 'required' > attempting to repair before replacing. I repaired it and I think the > amp lasted another five, maybe ten years. > I had a friend who said he was part Scotch ..,and part water! > > < > > BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET < > > < > ... Forecast called for a nip in the air; Scots ran outside, glass in hand! > --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 > * wcECHO 4.2 = ILink: The Safe BBS * Bettendorf, IA > --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 > * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com (454:1/1) That ther glowing power resistor was actually doing its job. It was good whereas the condenser was bad . But both probably got replaced. Schematic(s) are a necessity. Howard Sam's Photofacts save the day. The device I couldn't name was a plastic piece with holes in it to insert wires or IC pins in . I know I could get up and grab a old Radio Shack Catalog to see the name of it but just too lazy to stop tapping on this phone to do that. This Scotchman rather drink RC Cola than alcoholic beverages. Speaking of Radio Shack, years ago (B4 using phone) I found a URL that had Radio Shack Catalogs images of the pages. Also found a URL that had Allied Radio Corp. Catalog pages. I still have my 1959 Allied catalog. I had seen a 1958 catalog that had a photo of a satellite in a transparent case but when I ordered mine in the Fall of 1958 They mailed a 1959 catalog. It had Collins Radio "S" Line gear in it . I think that was the first year Collins sold that series of gear. Ed --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: Ilink: CCO * capitolcityonline.net (454:1/105) .