[HBR] HBR progress

[Bry Carling]

YES! I add fuses and circuit breakers etc. too!

On 3 Apr 2012 at 13:52, Bill Cromwell wrote:

Subject:        	Re: [HBR] HBR progress
From:           	Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
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To:             	Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
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> Hi Bry,
> 
> Well ya know..that wire was a pigtail on a resistor that broke off
> at
> the body of the resistor. With that one I learned more about
> stress
> relief to prevent that from happening any more. It might have been
> a
> manufacturing defect.
> 
> That 25 pound transformer didn't hum or buzz or warm up or anything.
> It
> just melted the 6146 and *fast*. I still have that power supply and
> I
> set my beer on it to keep the beer cold. Okay...so it's a couple
> days
> *after* April 1. BTW..there is also another fuse!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill  KU8H
>