Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] Wireless Question
From: pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)
Date: Mon Jan 8 20:30:07 2007
 
Gene:  A long time ago in a galaxy far away, I announced classical music 
for public radio.  My first job was in Loouhvul (aka Louisville, KY).   The 
Chief Engineer was a good 'ol Kentucky boy with a degree in theoretical 
physics.  He always used to refer to the component in question as a 
"gezaptor."  As in, "always be sure to discharge the filter gezaptor before 
you stick your hands in the amplifier."

You never forgot his aphorisms!

--Peter

At 06:10 PM 1/8/2007 -0800, Gene wrote:
>Most likely a capacitor blew up.  They sound that way when they short 
>out.  We used to charge them up and throw them into a metal cage to hear 
>them pop.  Cheaper than fire crackers/cherry bombs, and somewhat safer.  ;-)