Nothing In Particular
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#1 Nothing In Particular
A topic for sporadic unrelated thoughts and musings
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For some considerable time I have carefully managed to avoid getting "zapped", however I was caught out yesterday evening.
There's these two 8.2uF polypropylenes strapped onto a bit of hardboard that haven't been used for months and months and months, well sometime early last year anyway. In fact were taken out of a chassis box that has since been converted into something completely different, namely the power supply for Rocky IV/ Aurora-7.
So I'm scratching about looking for something to replace the o/p caps in me phono pre cos the values aren't big enough. Ah-ha, I'll use these if they can be shoe-horned in. Yes they can, OK then bare and prepare wire ends etc., now this one is going to have to be positioned like so (holding both leads) ~ ZOINK!!
Oh really? Like that is it? OK then, what's the other one like; screwdriver blade across bared wire ends, walloping big blue flash
Screwdriver blade across the one that just bitten me, walloping big blue flash
I'm very impressed that they could hold that charge for > 6 months
PS me fingers were numb for 5 minutes
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#1.
For some considerable time I have carefully managed to avoid getting "zapped", however I was caught out yesterday evening.
There's these two 8.2uF polypropylenes strapped onto a bit of hardboard that haven't been used for months and months and months, well sometime early last year anyway. In fact were taken out of a chassis box that has since been converted into something completely different, namely the power supply for Rocky IV/ Aurora-7.
So I'm scratching about looking for something to replace the o/p caps in me phono pre cos the values aren't big enough. Ah-ha, I'll use these if they can be shoe-horned in. Yes they can, OK then bare and prepare wire ends etc., now this one is going to have to be positioned like so (holding both leads) ~ ZOINK!!
Oh really? Like that is it? OK then, what's the other one like; screwdriver blade across bared wire ends, walloping big blue flash
Screwdriver blade across the one that just bitten me, walloping big blue flash
I'm very impressed that they could hold that charge for > 6 months
PS me fingers were numb for 5 minutes
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"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
#2
I still haven;t worked out how it happened, but I got a BG WKZ from AE once, and it arrived with about 100v charge on it.
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Brings a whole new meaning to the expression "a surprise package from the postman"
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#8
Hang on a minute.
It's free electricity
Make the most of it!
DTB
It's free electricity
Make the most of it!
DTB
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Yes that's true. Delivered to your door, yet!
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I was too surprised to exclaim "ouch", quite forgot to do that.Andrew wrote:Things that make you go OUCH
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Why is it necessary for RS to post a handful of resistors in two separate jiffy bags?
Different sized ones, even
Different sized ones, even
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Last time I had that they came from different locations.Mike H wrote:Why is it necessary for RS to post a handful of resistors in two separate jiffy bags?
Different sized ones, even
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#13
Wot, top shelf, third from the left, and middle shelf, two in from the right ?pre65 wrote:Last time I had that they came from different locations.Mike H wrote:Why is it necessary for RS to post a handful of resistors in two separate jiffy bags?
Different sized ones, even
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Yes I wondered if maybe like oh damn these ones should've gone in as well, will have to go separately now.
Dunno, both envelopes from Birchington Road Corby
Dunno, both envelopes from Birchington Road Corby
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#15
Hi Mike,
This might well be to do with RS's standard of customer service which I'm sure you acknowledge is very good.
It reminds me of a couple of years ago when I made an order at a Trade Counter for some parts. I went in next day to collect and the order was part filled. Outstanding parts amounted in value to under £5. I explained that I needed to complete the build I was working on that day. In response, they motorcycle couriered down my cheap bits to my home from Birmingham to Bristol in under two hours
It doesn't make ecological sense but you can't knock the level of customer service.
Regards,
Greg
This might well be to do with RS's standard of customer service which I'm sure you acknowledge is very good.
It reminds me of a couple of years ago when I made an order at a Trade Counter for some parts. I went in next day to collect and the order was part filled. Outstanding parts amounted in value to under £5. I explained that I needed to complete the build I was working on that day. In response, they motorcycle couriered down my cheap bits to my home from Birmingham to Bristol in under two hours
It doesn't make ecological sense but you can't knock the level of customer service.
Regards,
Greg