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bob.verwey(at)gmail.com
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 Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:34 am Post subject: Confessions of abuse |
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So while this post is not directly aircraft related, it is a kind of confessional missive that serves to remind us that "temporary fixes" should remain just that; temporary!
5 years ago I moved into a new shop in mid-summer and needed a small fridge. All I had was this 12v camping fridge, but no 12v source.
[img]cid:ii_l38zypzj0[/img]
Undeterred, I jury rigged a small transformer and PC board kit to supply the requisite power, just for a short while.
I am ashamed to say it is still operating to this day! A long time ago I noticed that the board was discolouring from the very hot diodes and promised myself to replace the power supply.
[img]cid:ii_l3904dp51[/img]
I cannot believe the abuse visible yet this fridge is still running!
Today I bought a new power supply.
Forgive me, the god of electrons, for I have sinned...
Bob V
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art(at)zemon.name
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 12:10 pm Post subject: Confessions of abuse |
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The good Lord smiles on little children and us idiots with soldering pencils. 
-- Art Z.
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:01 PM Bob Verwey <bob.verwey(at)gmail.com (bob.verwey(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | So while this post is not directly aircraft related, it is a kind of confessional missive that serves to remind us that "temporary fixes" should remain just that; temporary!
5 years ago I moved into a new shop in mid-summer and needed a small fridge. All I had was this 12v camping fridge, but no 12v source.
[img]cid:ii_l38zypzj0[/img]
Undeterred, I jury rigged a small transformer and PC board kit to supply the requisite power, just for a short while.
I am ashamed to say it is still operating to this day! A long time ago I noticed that the board was discolouring from the very hot diodes and promised myself to replace the power supply.
[img]cid:ii_l3904dp51[/img]
I cannot believe the abuse visible yet this fridge is still running!
Today I bought a new power supply.
Forgive me, the god of electrons, for I have sinned...
Bob V
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