Joe Paulson wrote in a message to All:

 JP> Springs
 JP> When I open a defective tool battery pack,I find a lot of "C"  size
 JP> Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries but these are shorter than the 
 JP> regular "C" batteries.So I keep my eyes open for extra springs 
 JP> from old flashlights or portable radio battery-packs and use them 
 JP> as extra springs in flashlights.

For some reason nicads seem to come a lot in those sizes -- they're
referred to as 1/2C, 2/3C, 1/3C, and similar variations on Cs (referred to
as "sub-C").



 JP> looked at taking off the heatsink on the Intel P-III 500 mhz CPU 
 JP> but couldn't figure how to do it. Any suggestions?

That CPU should come out with clips on each end that need to be released. 
Once it's out it should be easier to see how the heatsink needs to come
off.

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