27 Aug
2004
27 Aug
'04
10:10 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 4:24 AM
Subject: Re: Best keyboards you've used ever!
to the
top cable
collet cut through.
Geoff.
> I don't feel like doing any more debugging
tonight - I've just had my
> Panasonic KX-P4400 in bits trying to find out why the paper was getting
> splattered with toner as it hit the fuser. Stripped the fuser to bits,
> cleaned the rollers, realigned the paper guide, put the fuser back
together,
then found out
the OPC drum had a scuff on it. Gaaah!
Don't feel too bad about it. I once spent a few hours trying to figure
out why a PSU wasn't giving any outputs, only to discover the cartdige
fuse in the (normal, 13A, BS1363) mains plug was missing. A new fuse held
and the machine worked fine after that...
>
> Just to add some more fun, I built a cable to hook my text terminal up > Linux box. And put the wrong gender of connector
on BOTH ends of the
cable,
i.e. DB9M
instead of 9F, DB25F instead of DB25M.
A worse version of that (and yes, I've done it) is to solder all the
wires onto one of those invernal circular mil-spec connectors and then
realise you've forgotten to put the back shell over the cable....
-tony
A technically up-market version of all rubber mains plugs having the plug