Re: Sayonara, good people

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The more things change the more things stay the same, I had an Abit computer
motherboard that had defectice caps that did the same thing

"Crash Gordon®" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Those big caps with the oily gook inside were nasty when they popped.


"Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Nothing like the smell from a fried selenium rectifier...
>
> Heathkit had a store in Houston.  I would peruse the catalogue for hours
> unable to find anything I wanted to build.  I think the demise had a lot
to
> do with the lack of desireable projects.
>
> "Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > I'll never forget the first hands-on electronics class I took, it was in
> > the stock room of Heathkit. I also took ham radio classes there and took
> > my first ham license test at the same place.
> >
> > In those days there was basically 3 sources of parts in my area;
Heathkit,
> > Lafayette Radio and Radio Shaft.
> >
> > AH...there's nothing like the smell of solder flux in the morning!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Little did we know that working with lead based solder was hazardous to
> > our health...   I still love the smell of burnt components though
> > (followed by the jingle of "change" in my pocket after we fix 'em)...
> >
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