Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:12:23 +0100
From: "Trevor Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CT70 dead screen - attention Matt
Hi all can vouch for what Neil says as I have the remains of the screen to
which he refers. At present 100 miles separates the two components? Will
count my collection of paperclips shortly to see what kind of pension I can
expect from the Empire!!!
Regards
Trevor Morgan
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: CT70 dead screen - attention Matt
> Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 14:00:01
> From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: CT70 dead screen - attention Matt
>
> >Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:13:27 -0400
> >From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: CT70 dead screen - attention Matt
> >
> > >
> > > Seriously, I tested it by bending a paper clip and using that to short
> >out
> > > the suspect fuse - lo and behold, the screen lit up! If the fuse is
ok,
> >the
> > > paper clip will make no difference, but of course you don't want to
> >short
> > > the fuse to anything else :)
> >
> >
> >But whatever blew the fuse will now be UNPROTECTED by that paperclip...
> >resulting in anywhere from good news, to really bad news. This is unsafe
> >advice.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Pres Waterman W2PW
>
> Pres,
>
> Perhaps I wasn't clear that the *testing* that the PCB fuse was blown was
> performed using the paper clip. Safe, because (a) low voltage - 5V (though
> current could be highish) and (b) whatever blew the fuse was no longer
> attached to the circuit[1]. But not to be performed by someone not
> reasonably aware of the potential problems.
>
> The fuse has been *repaired* by soldering correct rated fuse wire to the
> outside of fuse, pending the unlikely acquisition of the correct
replacement
> component. The paper clip is retired to a position of high honour, where
it
> will collect a small pension from the Empire.
>
> I should stress that I do not recommend *anyone* without the necessary
> skills, knowledge, and physical agility should perform any modifications
to
> the Lib circuit boards. However, Matt was already aware of these
> limitations.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil
>
> [1] The machine in question had been dropped, which had totalled the
screen,
> though the lamps and inverter still worked (so I'm told, I haven't seen
it).
> The fuse probably died at the same time, either through some temporary
short
> in the screen or from the impact.
>
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