Hi JIM.

15-Nov-03 17:21:00, JIM HOLSONBACK wrote to ROY J. TELLASON


 JH> Hello, Roy. Can't tell from your post if you're still doing email,
 JH> but I sent you an email this afternoon about that boxful o' stuff
 JH> I'm going to send you.

 JH> -=> ROY J. TELLASON wrote to ALL <=-

 JH> 
 RJT>> Checked the battery,  it's a common coin cell,  CR2032,  and
 RJT>> measures 0.5v! Never saw one get that low...  Pulled one off
 RJT>> another board that was laying around here that I can't use for
 RJT>> other reasons (keyboard connector's in a strange place),  and
 RJT>> checked that -- 2.8v -- but it gives me the same result.

 JH> Hmm. I know a fellow who once solved just such a problem by using
 JH> a rat-tail file :-).  I'm assuming yours is an AT type mainboard,
 JH> but with side by side PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse in
 JH> place of the larger (5/8" or so diameter) older type keyboard
 JH> connector.  BIR at least some of those I've seen have the ps/2
 JH> keyboard connector accessible, but the ps/2 mouse port is the one
 JH> you can't get to. That reminds me of a question I've been meaning
 JH> to ask here - - where can I buy a sheetmetal "nibbler" for a
 JH> reasonable price?

it's been ages since I've seen a hand-operated nibbler avvertised
anywhere (it was in an electronics catalogue). (assuming you don't weant to
pay a couple of hundered for a powered version or get one of those annoying
drill-powered ones for nearly $100 (over $100 Australian))

last time I saw hand opperated nibblers was in a sheet-metal shop.


 -=> Bye <=-

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