16 Nov
2005
16 Nov
'05
11:51 p.m.
At 12:34 PM 11/17/05 +0000, you wrote:
On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 16:21 -0800, Chuck Guzis wrote:
The monitors in the Intel MDS systems frequently have the exact same
problem. Move them slightly and the problem disappears!
Joe
On 11/17/2005 at 12:43 AM Alberto Rubinelli - A2
Sistemi wrote:
pots normally seem to be OK though *until you touch them*, as the wiper
still has good contact until it's moved onto a corroded spot. Personally
I've found it unusual to find one that's failed without even being
touched. As soon as I touched the trimmer, I discover the
problem !! The cursor was
instable !!
Congratulations!
One of life's hard-learned lessons: On old equipment, pots, switches,
sockets and connectors are not your friends.
(sockets and connectors seem much more prone to vibration or heat-
related movement, and of course switches always live with some of their
contacts exposed to corrosion anyway)
cheers
Jules