waltk8cv4612amos@att.net wrote:
One of my favorites is " worked fine, when last used " ! I definitely do a
little whirl, swish and a side step after reading that ................
Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
Well, I ran into what I think is one legitimate exception...
I bought a TT Omni B from a really old gent at a local swap and he said
"it worked when last used". When I got the radio home and on the bench,
it -didn't- work.
However, there were two reasons to not be mad at the old gent:
1) The radio was is storage for a -really- long time.
2) Eight or nine ceramic capacitors, spread across several boards, had
cracked, with chunks of ceramic peeling off. Not the previous owner's
(or TT's) fault. A manufacturing defect that no one could have foreseen.
Also, a couple of electrolytics had gone leaky from age.
So, I contend that there are a few legitimate reasons to say "it worked
fine when last used" but doesn't work today.
Carter K8VT
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