OT (U.S. Citizens Only) Christmas Lights Plug Problem

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Jim Thompson

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I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of
those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights
go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to
the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:49:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of
those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights
go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to
the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Finally managed to get the fuse door to slide open (really old,
probably 10 years).

End cap fell off of one fuse... thus the strange intermittent :-(

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:49:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:


I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of
those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights
go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to
the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson


Finally managed to get the fuse door to slide open (really old,
probably 10 years).

End cap fell off of one fuse... thus the strange intermittent :-(

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Yeah, but what about the wheels on the big tabletop?

--
Joe Legris
 
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:17:09 -0500, Joe Legris <jalegris@xympatico.ca>
wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:49:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:


I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of
those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights
go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to
the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson


Finally managed to get the fuse door to slide open (really old,
probably 10 years).

End cap fell off of one fuse... thus the strange intermittent :-(

...Jim Thompson

Yeah, but what about the wheels on the big tabletop?
Click to expand...
Also solved, but not yet built: triangular-shaped, carpet-lined
pocket, with a set of wheels on the closed corner, like a very gangly
wheelbarrow... based on a suggestion by a poster here.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:17:09 -0500, Joe Legris <jalegris@xympatico.ca
wrote:

Yeah, but what about the wheels on the big tabletop?


Also solved, but not yet built: triangular-shaped, carpet-lined
pocket, with a set of wheels on the closed corner, like a very gangly
wheelbarrow... based on a suggestion by a poster here.

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Sounds a bit like carrying plywood with partner who doesn't have the
strength to keep his end vertical. You don't want to add a strut. How
about a pocket on each end with a bungee cord in between to hold them
on. And don't use casters :)

--
Joe Legris
 
In article <cq2huv8c8abd4hl45hovra1jpk6eoqcb93@4ax.com>,
invalid@invalid.invalid mentioned...
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:49:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of
those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights
go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to
the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Finally managed to get the fuse door to slide open (really old,
probably 10 years).

End cap fell off of one fuse... thus the strange intermittent :-(
Click to expand...
So now you have to make a trip to Rat Shack for the flooze. ;-)

I saw LED Xmas tree lights at the store for the first time this year.
Three or 4 times the price of incandescents. But hey, they're cool!

You said that spammers would go overseas, and they couldn't be
prosecuted. Well, read this story.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200312/kt2003121916512911860.htm

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
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"Watson A.Name - Watt Sun, Dark Remover" <alondra101@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:MPG.1a528a693d14e856989a7b@news.dslextreme.com...
You said that spammers would go overseas, and they couldn't be
prosecuted. Well, read this story.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200312/kt2003121916512911860.htm
Click to expand...
Interesting article. In looking over some weblogs, I noticed that the
Windows O.S. accounted for about 85% of the worldwide traffic (4% Linux -
here we go with another Windoze flame war :). Given that Microsoft is
primarily responsible for the ubiquitous presence of the computer in homes
and businesses globally, I think Microsoft is displaying a great deal of
corporate responsibility (although some might suggest it is somewhat self
serving) in cooperating with the South Korean authorities, to help combat
internet fraud.

Happy holidays all!
 
Jim Thompson <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:<mrvguvsb7dj8d0tt5he80ng8qe4ua1tm7c@4ax.com>...
...lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug
...with the fuse in the plug
I can't figure out how to open it up.
Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Have you tried to rotate the prong 90 degrees?
 
On 24 Dec 2003 18:45:53 -0800, jeffm_@email.com (JeffM) wrote:

Jim Thompson <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:<mrvguvsb7dj8d0tt5he80ng8qe4ua1tm7c@4ax.com>...
...lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug
...with the fuse in the plug
I can't figure out how to open it up.
Jim Thompson

Have you tried to rotate the prong 90 degrees?
Click to expand...
The fuse door wouldn't. Finally I pushed on it with a force I figured
would break it. It opened. One fuse had a floating end cap, thus the
weird intermittency.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
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