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The extension cord circuits were scary, but when I researched things on the internet I found that its actually a very common occurrence. I have no idea what people were thinking when they did that. The second most scary thing was a suspended ceiling that was added to the basement in the

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Mark C Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 3:22 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Up periscope! (for a question) It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had about half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. The main runs of Knob and Tube w

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Two-three years ago we bought the next-door small house as a rental property (and to have a bit of control over who our neighbors would be.) The son-in-law of the previous owner had “upgraded” many of the older two-prong electrical outlets with modern three-prong “grounded" outlets.

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In pittsburgh right now! Yeah knob and tube wiring is very common here still. It is mostly safe as long as rodents stay away from it. Blown insulation is bad because if the wire overheats the heat has nowhere to go. And those wires were designed to cool by the surrounding air. So yeah, that's a

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We had that type of wiring all over a house we lived in in Pittsburgh. It was built in the mid 1800's and a lot of things were added after the fact, like the wiring, plumbing, heating, etc. But the worst story was of a house with more "modern" wiring. My dad's house was built in the 50's and

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It's amazing how much old Knob and tube is till in use. We still had about half our outlets and fixtures on it before rewiring this winter. The main runs of Knob and Tube were actually in pretty good shape, but the runs in the attic were buried under blown in insulation which makes them more

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Bummer. The 16-45 is a nice lens. On 4/25/2017 1:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Mark, The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner barrel. Eric of pentaxs.com says it cannot be repaired economically. Sigh. Considering my alternatives... Gonz, Still coming across

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> Still coming across knob-and-tube wiring in our 1876 house from time > to time, including during our recent renovations. Also came across the > gas line that used to feed the ceiling lights on the first (ground) > floor. > I couldn't resist looking up knob-and-tube wiring. Is it still in use or

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I have gone through two 16-45s and the floppy lens barrel kills them every time and causes misalignment. I think it has awful build quality, but that's me. The 17-70 in either pentax or sigma flavor would be worth looking at if you have to go the precision route. You could replace a 16-45 I think

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On 25/4/17, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: >The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner >barrel. I have this problem. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ --

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Mark, The body is fine. There's a lot of fore-and-aft play in the inner barrel. Eric of pentaxs.com says it cannot be repaired economically. Sigh. Considering my alternatives... Gonz, Still coming across knob-and-tube wiring in our 1876 house from time to time, including during our recent

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Wow, knob and tube wiring! Yikes, seriously old stuff! On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Mark C wrote: > Hi Rick - > > Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that it > is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same >

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Hi Rick - Does the lens do this on multiple bodies? You might want to verify that it is the lens and not the camera. My venerable Pz-1p developed the same problem with some lenses. It appears that the shaft from the body is not linking up to the lens right. It's only a couple of lenses and

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Or you can buy my like new DA* 16-50/2.8 for $200 plus shipping. Paul via phone > On Apr 22, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > www.pentaxs.com for quick, inexpensive repairs. Eric fixed my FA77 and did it > for about a third of what Precision wanted. > > >>

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www.pentaxs.com for quick, inexpensive repairs. Eric fixed my FA77 and did it for about a third of what Precision wanted. On 4/22/17 11:27 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of

Up periscope! (for a question)

Work and house renovation complications have had me insanely busy for the last few months, and the completely f#@ked up re-do of photo.net has inhibited my photo posting. So here I am to draw on the group's collective experience: My beloved DA 16-45 is having autofocus problems. It often just