Re: New PCB design?

From: John Robertson <jrr_at_flippers.com>
Date: Wed Oct 18 2006 - 22:36:21 EDT

Hmm, hadn't thought of that. Makes sense!

John :-#)#

At 7:08 PM -0700 10/18/06, Tony Gonzalez wrote:
>Probably a display dummy.
>
>
>--- John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com> wrote:
>
>> I think the eBay seller was scammed - the auction
>> story was this was
>> found in a storage unit. I suspect someone (service
>> tech?) previously
>> simply stole the PCB, and popped the Styrofoam in to
>> replace it and
>> it then went back to the owner who promptly forgot
>> about it.
>>
>> Oddly enough the socket IS the original one for the
>> burner and the
>> LEDs are the correct colours for the locations they
>> occupy. Someone
>> went to some trouble!
>>
>> It seems a bit too obvious for a technical person to
>> not notice this
>> 'feature' when they would buy it that leads me to
>> assume the seller
>> is innocent. They don't sell any other electronic
>> gear. I've simply
>> asked for my money back and I shall then mail it
>> back to him...
>>
>> No reply so far (six hours)! I think my feedback
>> could prove to be
>> interesting if I'm not satisfied (link to pictures
>> comes to mind!).
>>
>> Always best to not annoy techies or computer nerds,
>> isn't it?
>>
>> John ;-#)#
>>
>> At 8:17 PM -0400 10/18/06, Christopher X. Candreva
>> wrote:
>> >On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, John Robertson wrote:
>> >
>> >> Had an amusing purchase on eBay - twas supposed
>> to be a Xeltek Superpro
>> >> burner...received it (well packed), and tried to
>> hook it up. Hmmm,
>> >>wrong DB25
>> >> plug on unit. Let's open and see what the
>> problem is...
>> >
>> >Wow, that's an awful lot of work. To FIND such a
>> case, know that a ZIF
>> >socket goes there.
>> >
>> >Do you have enough information to nail the guy ?
>> >
>>
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