[Techtoolslist] New PCB design?

[John Robertson]

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 at 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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