or a 22 caliber cartridge!!! According to the Darwin Awards, someone actually tried that. It didn't kill him but his ability to transfer genes in the future was severely limited :-)
Burt VE2BMQ>> Chuck Kelsey wrote: > > > How about an aluminum foil gum wrapper wrapped over a fuse. I've seen that. > > Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Morris WA6ILQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:wa6ilq%40pacbell.net>> > To: <[email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whale Tale for late November > > > At 11:43 AM 11/30/06, you wrote: > > > >>The question is... who's time and money should it be? > > > > Time and materials - you had to diagnose and repair > > the customer's incompetent "repair" - they need to > > replace the fuse with an identical one, not a > > "better" one. > > > > They are paying for your demonstrated competence, > > and if slow-blow fuses were better you would have > > used them... You used a fast blow fuse to protect > > their investment. > > If they don't value the equipment they purchased from > > you, and paid you to install, they can put a piece of > > copper rod in place of the fuse (and yes, I've found > > two of them). > > > > Mike > > > >
