I've had that happen on lots of stuff...A CD player, and an HP external tape
drive, and a clock come to mind.
Probably early made in china product. They just break down...turn to almost
paint, or grease.
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 5:07 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Sticky, goopy stick-on feet
Yuck! My Omni VI had some extra stick-on feet. Looks like a previous
owner may have used a narrow shelf, and had the back of the rig hanging
over, necessitating the extra feet a few inches forward of the regular
feet. One of these feet was sticky liquid and made a big mess on my desk
top and the bottom of the rig. The other was also gummy, but not liquid.
I have never had this problem before, except in the past couple of
years. Only two things I can think of have changed in the last couple
of years. One is that I am using Ten-Tec gear, and the other is that I
live in Hawaii. I wonder if there is some kind of chemical reaction that
occurs with the paint Ten-Tec uses and these stick-on feet? Or is the
climate here is the cause? Is this problem common to all brands of stick
on rubber feet? Or are there good brands that don't do this?
DE N6KB
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