[R-390] All Hands Stand By While Arcing and Sparking Slug Rack

Tom Norris r390a at bellsouth.net
Sun Sep 24 13:48:45 EDT 2006


On Sep 24, 2006, at 12:07 PM, WD4INP wrote:

> (That's Navy talk)
>
> David and Roy and the rest,
>
> As I see it, putting heat shrink on a small, plastic handle  
> screwsdrover will do plumb fine.
>
> Too much trouble for me. I use a small insulated screwydriver and  
> be purty careful not to
> short to rug slack, er slug rack. If I get a spark, I got a spark.  
> Then I know sparks work.
>
> Sparky Chucky
>

That's what I use here, a gen-yoo-wine long shaft 1/8 inch Xcelite  
"greenie"  Works fine every time.  Most of the time, since the shrink  
tubing wears every now and again.

Bzzzzpp... and a canful of 2.2k resistors.... heehee

73

tom


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