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Re: latest Euro ROHS fun

je...@cruzio.com (Jeff Liebermann) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:22:39 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:30:39 -0000, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk>
wrote:
Possibly. However, the increased weight of the RoHS stickers will
probably prevent the airplane from leaving the ground.
Personally, I suspect that government meddling and technical
ineptitude are more detrimental to public health than any alleged

Re: BGA Rework Setup

je...@cruzio.com (Jeff Liebermann) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:33 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:40:42 -0000, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk>
wrote:
Let me guess... as the wire went past a ball of solder, it melted the
solder, but was hot enough to resolder itself as the wire went past?
If that's true, a non-solderable follower will certainly cure that
problem.
You didn't answer my question. Are you trying to repair a motherboard

esselte or dymo labelmanager 9000

alp...@voila.fr (Alpigo) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:11 UT

Hello,
When I power up my labelmanager, I can see "k"'s on the display. The
labelmanager does not react for any key but the Symbols and Specials
ones and no other actions are possible. When Caps is on, "K"'s appear
on the display. I have also controlled a possible shorted k-key but no
problem. I also verified the soldering of the cms chips but nothing

Re: LCD/Plasma/TFT

plainbil...@yahoo.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:14 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45:35 -0500, Meat Plow <m...@petitmorte.net>
wrote:
Not exactly a valid test. There are a lot of variables, but if you're
heating the garage with a properly vented heater there won't be a lot
of condensation. What's more, the garage (and plasma TV) will warm up
rather slowly.

Re: Panasonic TV won't power up - follow up

prestwh...@earthlink.net (Smitty Two) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:44:20 UT

In article <00372153$0$13397$c3e8...@news .astraweb.com>,
FWIW, it's now been two months with no recurrence. The TV is used at
least twice daily.

Re: BGA Rework Setup

dive...@tcp.co.uk (N_Cook) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:40:42 UT

problem
I just tried some 0.4mm diam nichrome wire under an Intel BGA, but yes it
would probably need following up with some Kaptan or PTFE sheet slid in
after.

Re: latest Euro ROHS fun

m...@petitmorte.net (Meat Plow) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:37:39 UT

Buy a titanium umbrella.

Re: BGA Rework Setup

je...@cruzio.com (Jeff Liebermann) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:35:32 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:59 -0000, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk>
wrote:
No, or rather not that I know of. The wire would need to be VERY thin
for this to work. It would also take forever as the heat affected
zone and thermal mass of the nichrome wire is rather small. I would
think it would just smear the solder ball rather than reflow it. Some

Re: latest Euro ROHS fun

dive...@tcp.co.uk (N_Cook) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:30:39 UT

Does
"This would bring into scope all electrical products used in building and
transport (unless covered by other legislation such as the ELV directive),
all "fixed installations" and electrical parts in aircraft, trains, ships,
and commercial vehicles."
mean planes will be falling out of the sky with greater frequancy than at

Re: Power supplies with solid polymer caps

je...@cruzio.com (Jeff Liebermann) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:20:43 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:39 -0800 (PST), "larry moe 'n curly"
Ok, I stand corrected.
Groan. So much for my method of using the case style to recognize the
difference between electrolytic types.
So that's the trick to recognizing the difference. Thanks.

Re: Actual search string search engine or general technique ?

jef...@email.com (JeffM) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:07:11 UT

There was a time
when the tilde served a syntactical purpose with Google.
It meant "give me anything close".
In seeking out a broader (more stupid) clientele,
Google has dumbed down their syntax and the new default is
*show me whatever crap is even remotely close*;
now folks who actually know what they want

Re: LCD/Plasma/TFT

mike.terr...@earthlink.net (Michael A. Terrell) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:03:28 UT

How many do you want? I just offered 25 on the local freecycle group
a few days ago. That would leave me with over 100. :(

Re: LCD/Plasma/TFT

m...@petitmorte.net (Meat Plow) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:35 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:26:13 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
Next time I have a plasma display in I'll drop it in the freezer and
see what happens.

Re: LCD/Plasma/TFT

so...@inetnebr.com (bob urz) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:38:31 UT

Scarce? people are literally giving them away, or at low cost in second
hand stores. It wont be that way forever, but if you want one now, you
can fill your garage or basement for little money. If your looking for
one new, that may be more of an issue. Once the cheap Chinese tube
factory's shut down, that will be the last of the CRT's for the masses.

latest Euro ROHS fun

so...@inetnebr.com (bob urz) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:31:01 UT

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