Hi Ed!
BM> Have been going through stuff (when the Round ToIts allow!) and putting
BM> in Banker's Boxes so of a consistent size for storage and easier to
EV> -snip-
BM> And it's not like the place is a hoarder's paradise, just needs a bit
BM> of attention. Plus I'd rather bang on the keyboard or do something outside
BM> in the yard. :)
EV> If I visited Your place I probably would drool from seeing the
EV> things You have there.
BM> Just might! You might also end up going home with a few older
BM> computers and/or parts!
EV> Was that an invite? Just kidding. I couldn't resist saying
EV> that.
Free parts are good parts, though the ones I'm interested in getting rid
of are old and probably not worth the trip (even if were for real). LIS
to Nancy some time ago I should see if a local school or agency is
interested, otherwise set out for the Electronics Recycling.
EV> -snip-
EV> I have a 6 1/2" Coaxial Speaker I ordered from them.
BM> Just one? Wonder if it could be made into a subwoofer for a TV?
EV> No, I bought two of them for myself, but one of them is connected
EV> to my Ham Radio Transceiver (Transmitter & Receiver in one case).
EV> The other one isn't used anymore.
Ah, OK. If mono output only need one, though sometimes nice to have a
stereo effect. Or 'placement'. My Heathkit GR-3000 TV had two speakers
although a monoaural output: the speakers were placed on either side of
the CRT and gave the illusion the sound was coming from the picture
rather than off to one side. Did build a stereo extractor but never
figuired out where to tap to obtain the stereo signal.
EV> Actually I bought three of those speakers.
Now we're back to the 'why?' question!
(I ses that's another of my should read ahead things.)
EV> I was trying to learn why a persons 1/4" Reel to Reel Monaural
EV> Tape Recorder wouldn't Record when he pressed the Record Button,
EV> so he let me look at it. The Tape Deck portion was connected to
EV> the Electronics in the cabinet by a connector with large pins,
EV> and for me to see underneath the tape deck I had to disconnect
EV> that plug.
EV> I connected the plug to the socket many time, turned it on, saw
EV> it still didn't record so I unconnect the plug and look around
EV> some more and reconnect it again, and again, and again.........
EV> One time I inserted the plug to the socket and was off one
EV> position and when I plugged the A.C. Plug in the wall I heard
EV> BRRRRRUPPP! and burned out the 6 1/2" Speaker in the cabinet.
EV> Looking through Lafayette's Radio Catalog I noticed for a few
EV> dollars more I could put a Speaker that also had a Tweeter in his
EV> Tape Recorder, and it might give him better sound.
EV> After I put the Coaxial Speaker in the unit, I worked on it some
EV> more and found his problem was some grease was on the open
EV> contacts that the Record Button moved when it was pressed.
EV> That job cost me the price of a speaker.
EV> I think the Brand Name of the tape recorder was REGAL or
EV> something like that. I remember the first letter was "R" and it
EV> looked like a AKAI Stereo Tape Recorder that were being sold at
EV> the stores in Japan when I was in the Navy in the early 1960's.
Too bad you couldn't use that 'spare' speaker you originally had
purchased with the one in your transceiver.
Upgrading his speaker since it was damaged anyway was a good idea: had
to be replaced so may as well get something worthwhile.
EV> I couldn't afford to buy an AKAI but did buy a Toshiba Monaural
EV> R-2-R Tape Recorder
EV> I liked the size and price of the speaker I put in his recorder
EV> and how it sounded, so one day I saw a audio amplifier placed
EV> inside a ice cube sized piece of plastic with six bare wires
EV> sticking out of it at a Electronics Parts Store, so I bought 2 of
EV> them and ordered two speakers from Lafayette to make a Stereo Amp
EV> to use with my Lesa Vox Turntable. I'm telling my age ain't I?
Just a bit! (Where's that tagline about age doesn't matter unless
you're a cheese?)
EV> When I built the Heathkit AA-32 I used those speakers with it.
EV> I can't remember if I still have the 2 ice cube amps any
EV> more........ -snip-
EV> Are both the GR-3000 and GR-300 Television Sets?
BM> Yes, the GR-300 about a decade earlier than the GR-3000. I think both were
BM> 25". GR-300 had some small roughly 3x5" 'cards' which plugged in, probably
BM> to the rear panel and the power supply was on the right side panel. Not
BM> sure about the cards but definitely recall the power supply board because
BM> it was pre-built and I thought that was a let-down. Plus the foil side of
BM> the power supply would arc to the metal chassis
BM> (cabinet around the tube) and sometimes caused a shut-down. I remember
BM> trimming some off the excess lead length from the power supply board --
BM> lessened the arcing but but still did, just not as often. Did that a
BM> few times. Finally Dad came up with an idea: glue a rubber jar opener
BM> to the chassis. No more arcing!
EV> Good for You!!!!!!!!
Glad Dad thought of it! He didn't know electronics but did teach me the
basics of electricity (house wiring) and that was my basis for
electronics.
EV> ... I'm a slef-taught proggrammer
BM> Speling miss-steaks r oh-kay az long az consistant!
EV> Hey!, Tagline mis-spelling IS O.K.! they are suppose to make You
EV> <G R I N>.
BM> That's where I dive into the box (see semi-joke explanation in a reply
BM> to Nancy) and get a little picky: Dad was a decent speller, my Mother isn't
BM> but then English is not her native language. I sort of went the opposite
BM> direction and went for the correct spellings, though
BM> apparenty skipped back a generation to Dad's English and Scottish
BM> parents. Now as for the typos in my e-mails, I'll blame part of that
BM> on a slow response of the text editor (I'll get ahead a few characters
BM> at times) and an odd quirk of typing one letter when meaning another:
BM> I'll type 'c' for 's' and vice versa semi-consistently but not due to
BM> not knowing how to spell the word.
EV> Multi-Mail doesn't have a Spell Checker, like You I do the best I
EV> can before I send the .REP file.
BM> OK - I couldn't remember it's been so long since I changed anything.
BM> Some times it's just I don't like how Product A works or Product B does the
BM> same thing but in a way I like better so switch. Here using SEdit
BM> for the editor which has a decent dictionary .
EV> Since I use Multi-Mail DOS, when I want to type a word in a BBS
EV> Message and really want to be sure it is spelled correctly I will
EV> save the text I have written already and then use ALT - Enter to
EV> reduce the size of the window Multi-Mail is in and then point the
EV> mouse pointer at the word, Press the Ctrl Key and press the right
EV> mouse button to Open WordWeb.
Too much fiddling for me! ^A and the built-in dictionary starts
checking from the cursor and doesn't stop until it finds a potentially mispelled
word or the end of the document. Fortunately it detects most
of the quoteback characters (your 'EV>' as a mispelled word and stops,
else I'd probably have to learn to add a bookmark. And yes, does give
suggestions to correct the word.
EV> I use the Free version of WordWeb, a Dictionary-Thesaurus that I downloaded
EV> from the URL: wordweb.info .
I think it's amazing (and grateful for on my budget!) all the free stuff
out there. Was reading the other day where a site was stating
OpenOffice/LibreOffice was better than Microsoft Word, plus OO/LO was
free and Word cost $100.
EV> -snip-
EV> In another Echo Network (FSX) I saw someone write about being in
EV> NH. Do You read messages in that Network?
BM> Nope; doens't sound familiar.
EV> Would You want me to search for the message and Forward it to You
EV> here?
BM> If you want to. :) I moved out here in 1975 and have been back for
BM> short visits.
EV> I already Forwarded the message to You either here or in
EV> IL_CHITCHAT, the FOG has rolled in since I Forwarded it.
Found it floating around the other day -- thank you!
EV> BTW, I've seen the ANSI posts You've made in the other echo.
EV> Lurkers are Lurkers, You know............
Glad someone is looking at them! Lee suggested I post them some time
back. I could never draw like that but sometimes would offer
corrections: art would come though with an extra space or spurious
block/character. Lots of times I'd track and report the error so it
could be corrected.
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