[Johnson] Ranger died

[Langston, Mike]

Memories are what make us what we are. Just sayin'

Mike KL7CD

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> On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:07 PM, "Bill Cromwell" <wrcromwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/30/2013 09:44 PM, Carl wrote:
>> Anything is possible if you used a cheap no name Chinese crap cap.
>> You wouldnt be the first one to get suckered into that trap.
>> 
>> Carl
>> KM1H
> 
> I don't think I did, But never say "never". It might not be the 
> transformer and no way to know until I go inside. The first cooked down 
> transformer I ever smelled was when I was a kid. The little brother made 
> the Lionel train go too fast and when it jumped the track he walked away 
> and left the thing turned on with a short across the tracks. Ooops. I 
> had the pleasure of smelling a few more on other occasions and this 
> Ranger brought back those memories
> 
> Maybe I just did something stupid when I worked on it last but I have 
> been using it all summer since some time in late spring. I would have 
> expected something stupid to show up before now. It usually does at the 
> official smoke test. Maybe my line voltage is too high by just a little.
> 
> Stan Reid, W8CC (now SK) was a friend of mine and when he couldn't drive 
> after dark any more I took him around to club meetings and swap shops, 
> etc. Eventually he *gave* me the Ranger as a token of appreciation. 
> Every time I reach for it I think of the things we did. I really can't 
> let the Ranger go.
> 
> Thanks to the others who pointed out the place to have the transformer 
> rewound. I knew about that but didn't have the address. That saves me 
> from having yo look it up <grin>.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill  KU8H
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