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G. Morgan wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@Osama-is-dead.net:

No. It won't. EOLR is an open/closed detection circuit only. Unless each switch/contact is a home run...bypassing a single switch will not set it off. Just determine what the switch state is supposed to be in normal mode, and either jump it, or don't. close/leave it open. EOLR won't notice anything as you didn't really change anything from it's POV. the circuit is still open or closed. It's happy.

"Atila Iskander" wrote in news:jut0bo$qb6$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Very informative.. thanks...

I wasn't discussing religion, just giving some more definitions of fools. I only discuss that subject with people I know. :)

Did you see the post about the Harbor Freight iron not being practical about converting to three wire power cords? Also, I got the flux dispenser bottle in the mail today and I'm not happy with the size or quality. The hypodermic needle just pushes on, and isn't very tight. They would be OK for the casual user, but not for hours of daily use. It's about 1 3/8" diameter * 2 3/4" tall without the cap & a needle. I don't think it would be very stable on a cluttered workbench. I like the three soldering irons that arrived on Wednsday, and that there are thousands of tips for sale on Ebay. The lock ring connectors are a lot better than the lightweight five pin DIN connectors and I've located a place to buy them wholesale. I am considering a custom, Atmel 2560 based controller that will hold four soldering irons, a desoldering iron & a built in ohm meter to test the ground connections. Each with it's own power switch. It's annoying to have to let an iron cool to change a tip, then repatr that for another job. I used to barely get by with three irons at Microdyne, but there are times when I needed a second iron with a large tip. The pair with the smallest chisel tips were used to remove surface mounted resistors & capacitors by heating both ends at once.

Offended me? I would simply kill file you if that were the case. :)

Since I rarely solder, Im interested in that "Cold Heat" cordless iron they show on TV. Seems that would be handy for the little dab of soldering I do. What say ye? NB

They are low grade resistance soldering irons. I've not heard anyone brag about them being good. Only one who claimed they were 'OK', and he was considered a hack who patched store return junk together and sold it to suckers.

The tips are carbon, and very fragile. They have a short life. If you want a battery powere iron, look at the Wahl cordless irons. They cost more, but they do work. I used one for years to repair the circuit boards in Commodore 64 computers. The also sold a 'Tuner extension tip which was about four inches long. You could work it through a group of wires, then push the button to heat the tip. No risk of burning the wiring in tight places. They were in the $30 range when I bought the 'Orange' eight hour charge model. A week later the 'Red' one hour charge model came out. :)

One big problem with a rechargable iron: Battery life is only a few years. If you aren't doing work on static sensitve electronics, just buy a 25 to 45 W iron. I have used Weller SP23 irons since the late '60s. There is a 40W model in that line, as well.

Thanks for the info. Ill look into the Wahl irons. NB

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in news:jtKdnQSyafdnuo_NnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

I find great value in your information. thanks for sharing.

You're welcome. :)

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Heck, I'm disabled, can't run and I'm not bullet proof so I suppose I could limp away as quickly as I could or do whatever I could to protect a child from a lunatic. O_o

TDD

I used the one I own to repair a telephone yesterday. I didn't have to pull out my Weller soldering station I bought new 38 years ago. ^_^

TDD

The little Coleman Cold Heat unit I've had for years uses standard AA batteries and works best on thick metal like battery terminals and old time soldering lugs. ^_^

TDD

Heck, I sourced some door switches for an embassy that were resistant to the extra magnet trick and you needed a cutting torch to get to the wires. ^_^

TDD

I looked at them when they first came out and the entire batch had bad tips. I rarely need to solder a joint or two and just wasn't impressed with them, but if it works for you, enjoy it. :)

Have you been reading my mail? :(

Thanks. I just got a new power connector for that laptop. It's going to be fun to replace. :)

The Daring Dufas wrote in news:juvnf5$ie8$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Damn you.

Na, you're probably a member of the invisible work force in this country like me and the guys I work with. We get no help from the government, heck, we've been turned away and told them to get screwed. We work as hard as we can when we can in order to survive. My old Hippie roommate was actually getting help from Social Security and Medicare/Medicade or whatever the heck it's called and he died the first part of this month. He walked out of the county hospital with an IV bag of blood in his arm and was later found unconscious at a bus stop. He wound up back at the hospital in ICU in a coma for a month before coming out of it long enough to say goodby to his sister. He and his older brother who died earlier this year because of the same self destructive behavior now reside in their sister's closet in 2 rather small boxes of ashes. The two idiots partied themselves to death with drugs, alcohol and inhalation of the byproducts of combustion from various legal and illegal substances. Me, I've never touched any of that crap and my problems are due to accumulated injuries over more than a half century. The damage adds up but I keep on truckin. ^_^

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It was for an engineer friend working for the same construction company I worked for out in The Pacific at the missile range when the company got contracts to build U.S. Embassies in various countries around the globe. For some odd reason, the government is kinda picky about security at embassies. You could look up balanced magnetic door switches of a few types, some more secure than others and harder if not impossible to defeat. O_o

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