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[JB]

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5052c74986dave@davenoise.co.uk...

In article <slrngvbo05.cn9.rogblake10@svalbard.freeshell.org>,
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say about
it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

So What! We just use BOTH anyway!
If we cared so much about what Europeans thought, we might have sympathized
with the Nazis TOO!

 

[Ron]

JB wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5052c74986dave@davenoise.co.uk...
In article <slrngvbo05.cn9.rogblake10@svalbard.freeshell.org>,
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say about
it.
You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

So What! We just use BOTH anyway!
If we cared so much about what Europeans thought, we might have sympathized
with the Nazis TOO!

I thought you did!

 

[Mike]

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:58:19 -0400, Frank Galikanokus
<FrankGalikanokus@nospam.net> wrote:

Eeyore wrote:

RickH wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham

Yep, my "American made truck" is all metric. Except for the lug nuts!

....and almost certainly the seat belt mounts.


--

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <49F8E589.4DD8C69@hotmail.com>,
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.

It was like that here too. Now we have 25, 19 and 12 mm. They seem to be
compatible.

Copper tube equivalents to 1, 3/4 and 1/2in are 28, 22 and 15mm. And are
compatible from any maker. Plastic tends to vary outside diameter wise so
tend to need fittings from the same maker.

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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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[Eeyore]

JB wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say about
it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

So What! We just use BOTH anyway!
If we cared so much about what Europeans thought, we might have sympathized
with the Nazis TOO!

The metric system's not 'European', it's WORLDWIDE, except for a slab of N
America and 2 backward states in Africa and Asia.

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:
The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.

It was like that here too. Now we have 25, 19 and 12 mm. They seem to be
compatible.

Copper tube equivalents to 1, 3/4 and 1/2in are 28, 22 and 15mm.

Oops, got them wrong. Isn't it o/d vs i/d ?

Graham

 

[HeyBub]

harry k wrote:

And the longer the conversion is put off, the more problems such as
that there will be. We should have done it back when it was tried. It
was the troglodytes that short stopped it.

No. "If you wait until the last minute, then the project will only take a
minute."

If we delay metrication until all the manufacturing jobs move to Bangladesh,
then we'll have that much fewer machines and such to convert.

Think of the savings.

 

[Thomas Tornblom]

RickH <passport@windcrestsoftware.com> writes:

On Apr 28, 8:32 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:
RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories.  He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham

The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.

Pipe fittings are the same old 1/2", 3/4", 1", but they are called
R15, R20, R25 in the metric world.

CU pipes have real metric sizes though, 12mm, 15mm, 22mm etc, and
thesee are the actual outer diameter.

 

[Thomas Tornblom]

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> writes:

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:
The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.

It was like that here too. Now we have 25, 19 and 12 mm. They seem to be
compatible.

Copper tube equivalents to 1, 3/4 and 1/2in are 28, 22 and 15mm.

Oops, got them wrong. Isn't it o/d vs i/d ?

Graham

CU pipes are o/d, steel pipes are i/d.

 

[Bob Larter]

JB wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5052c74986dave@davenoise.co.uk...
In article <slrngvbo05.cn9.rogblake10@svalbard.freeshell.org>,
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say about
it.
You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

So What! We just use BOTH anyway!
If we cared so much about what Europeans thought, we might have sympathized
with the Nazis TOO!

Grow up.

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. | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because
\|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est
---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------

 

[JB]

"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:49F99416.C6727C4D@hotmail.com...

JB wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say
about
it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

So What! We just use BOTH anyway!
If we cared so much about what Europeans thought, we might have
sympathized
with the Nazis TOO!

The metric system's not 'European', it's WORLDWIDE, except for a slab of
N
America and 2 backward states in Africa and Asia.

Graham

What slab of N. America? WE USE METRIC AND A VARIETY OF OTHER MEASURING
UNITS! WE HAVE TO CONVERT ALL THE TIME IN OUR HEADS WHEN WE SHOP! PITA
burden for sending out money all over the World for cheap crap!
I got news for you... BINARY is WORLDWIDE!

 

[harry k]

On Apr 30, 5:12 am, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

harry k wrote:

And the longer the conversion is put off, the more problems such as
that there will be.  We should have done it back when it was tried. It
was the troglodytes that short stopped it.

No. "If you wait until the last minute, then the project will only take a
minute."

If we delay metrication until all the manufacturing jobs move to Bangladesh,
then we'll have that much fewer machines and such to convert.

Think of the savings.

Good point!! In addition the switchover will be almost painless as
noone will be able to function unless they do use metric. Everything
on the market will be metric sized.

Harry K

 

[William Sommerwerck]

There is a white lever preventing insertion of cassette. I can't
see anything to make it move. Its either out of position or
something else is broke or missing. If I remove the lever it
will otherwise work except the mechanism may be unusable.

I assume the "white lever" is to the right, a few inches into the opening.
Sony calls it the "prevention lever", though what it "prevents" isn't clear.
(It might be the erasure prevention lock. If the record timer has been set,
inserting a cassette with the erase-prevention tab knocked out will cause
the VCR to immediately eject the cassette.)

I would suggest opening the unit and looking carefully at what happens when
you load a cassette. Other than that, I don't think I can help, as I don't
have the depth of experience of Arfa, et al (whoever he is).

This part does not have a part number. It's a component of a larger
assembly.

The SL-HF900 was a great product. Very much worth getting working.

 

[GregS]

In article <guet7v$rdg$1@news.motzarella.org>, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

There is a white lever preventing insertion of cassette. I can't
see anything to make it move. Its either out of position or
something else is broke or missing. If I remove the lever it
will otherwise work except the mechanism may be unusable.

I assume the "white lever" is to the right, a few inches into the opening.
Sony calls it the "prevention lever", though what it "prevents" isn't clear.
(It might be the erasure prevention lock. If the record timer has been set,
inserting a cassette with the erase-prevention tab knocked out will cause
the VCR to immediately eject the cassette.)

I would suggest opening the unit and looking carefully at what happens when
you load a cassette. Other than that, I don't think I can help, as I don't
have the depth of experience of Arfa, et al (whoever he is).

This part does not have a part number. It's a component of a larger
assembly.

The SL-HF900 was a great product. Very much worth getting working.

OK thanks. The unt is used for data recording unfortunately. I have access to
another model that I might be able to compare if they have the same loader.

greg

 

[William Sommerwerck]

The unt is used for data recording, unfortunately. I have access
to another model that I might be able to compare if they have the
same loader.

They're likely to be similar, if not identical.

 

[Robert King]

With help from e-mail and usenet replies, I found what looks like a good
source for
small quantities of high-temp wire: http://www.infraredheaters.com/wires.htm
..

Thanks to all for the help.

Bob


"Robert King" <robtking@cox.net> wrote in message
news:Nx3Rl.49572$Jc3.23903@newsfe16.iad...

What type of insulated wire should I use to replace part of the internal
wiring
of a built-in electric wall oven. I assume this needs to be some type of
high
temp insulation. The original wire appears to be about 16 ga. with woven
insulation perhaps fiberglass. Needs to have a hot voltage rating of at
least
240 Vac. Can anyone provide info on suitable wire type and source?

Bob

 

[Ross Herbert]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:10 -0700 (PDT), b <reverend_rogers@yahoo.com> wrote:

:I am trying to repair a digital terrestrial set top box which had
:bulging caps, would shut down and had no audio. changed the caps, box
:works but still no sound. I discovered two small 3 legged smd
:transistors (at least I assujme thats what they are) burned,
resumably due to high voltage and/or poor regulation from the faulty
su.
: The only reference visible on the components is a '2'. In the same
cb there are others marked '2A', so i'm assuming these two might be
:the same.
:
:They are on the pcb as Q5 and Q6, and the pcbitself is maerked: HY650
:39150 DST VER 1.7 (2004) and it has the Zoran supraTv chip
:
:Now I know these are disposable items, but I don't mind investing a
:bit of time and effort trying to fix it, as it doesn't owe me
:anything. I'm all ears as to suitable equivalent parts.
:TIA
:-b.


Unless you can read the identifying codes on the burned devices you can't find
out what the devices are. The only other method is to get a copy of the
schematic. Your chances either way are probably zero.

 

[root]

bernardus <bvenema@orange.nl> wrote:

Can anyone help on a U61 problem? on a panasonic dvd recorder
it seems not to be the Capacitor
neither the position of the lens.

kind regards

The manual says that the unit suffered a power drop out and
is in the process of recovering. The manual adds there
is no problem with the unit, and you just have to wait
for the recovery process to complete.

 

[David]

"Ross Herbert" <rherber1@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:5p1e359cb026060te2nbco8hee59dle96b@4ax.com...

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:10 -0700 (PDT), b
reverend_rogers@yahoo.com> wrote:

:I am trying to repair a digital terrestrial set top box
which had
:bulging caps, would shut down and had no audio. changed
the caps, box
:works but still no sound. I discovered two small 3 legged
smd
:transistors (at least I assujme thats what they are)
burned,
resumably due to high voltage and/or poor regulation
from the faulty
su.
: The only reference visible on the components is a '2'.
In the same
cb there are others marked '2A', so i'm assuming these
two might be
:the same.
:
:They are on the pcb as Q5 and Q6, and the pcbitself is
maerked: HY650
:39150 DST VER 1.7 (2004) and it has the Zoran supraTv
chip
:
:Now I know these are disposable items, but I don't mind
investing a
:bit of time and effort trying to fix it, as it doesn't
owe me
:anything. I'm all ears as to suitable equivalent parts.
:TIA
:-b.


Unless you can read the identifying codes on the burned
devices you can't find
out what the devices are. The only other method is to get
a copy of the
schematic. Your chances either way are probably zero.

I assume that this is your equipment and are not trying for
a profession repair. If the burned parts are just small
signal bipolar transistors, I would remove the parts and use
a voltmeter to try to figure out if they are NPN or PNP and
identify which leads are C,B, and E. Just replace them with
about any generic equalavent. You can even use thru hole
parts in a pinch if there is space for them.

David

 

[Franc Zabkar]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:10 -0700 (PDT), b
<reverend_rogers@yahoo.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

I am trying to repair a digital terrestrial set top box which had
bulging caps, would shut down and had no audio. changed the caps, box
works but still no sound. I discovered two small 3 legged smd
transistors (at least I assujme thats what they are) burned,
presumably due to high voltage and/or poor regulation from the faulty
psu.
The only reference visible on the components is a '2'. In the same
pcb there are others marked '2A', so i'm assuming these two might be
the same.

They are on the pcb as Q5 and Q6, and the pcbitself is maerked: HY650
39150 DST VER 1.7 (2004) and it has the Zoran supraTv chip

http://www.elektronikjk.republika.pl/s1.html

2A = 2N3906 / FMMT3906 / MMBT3906 / MMBT3906L / PMBT3906 / SMBT3906 /
YTS3906/ MMBT3906W / PXT3906 / SXT3906

I'd check the other 2x numbers in the above reference.

FWIW, here are service manuals for three LG set-top boxes:

http://www.jordansmanuals.com/Default.aspx?Brand=LG&Product=Set-Top-Box&Model=LST6100P

Maybe they will give you a general idea as to how they work.

- Franc Zabkar
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