To socket or not to socket?

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Batz Goodfortune" <batzman at all-electric.com>
Subject: Re: To socket or not to socket?
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:08:28 +1000

> Y-ellow Magnus 'n' y'all.

Glu-e Batz!

Oh, finally getting into sync with my mail stream, now is only one day left...
"todays" email ;)

> At 11:19 PM 02/11/00 +0100, Magnus Danielson wrote:
> 
> [bobbit]
> 
> >Hmm... is this stuff temperature sensitive gluey stuff or what? I have no
> >feeling of how it behaves... please
> 
> Hmm. It would take one of the chemists that I'm sure are on this list to
> explain it properly. I don't know how it works exactly but it was
> considered pretty hoopy shit in it's day. As far as I know it's actually a
> liquid. It pours but very slowly. It's kinda like Plasticine where you can
> roll it up in a ball, shape it with your fingers etc, but if you throw it
> at something it bounces like a superball. It has a few other nicely refined
> properties as well.
> 
> the stuff I have is the original stuff. It cost more than flurinert does in
> it's day. Which is why I've only got a tiny bit. With enough of it though,
> you could pack it in and around a circuit, It would settle itself around
> everything and because of it's highly elastic properties would protect
> everything from the most severe shock. But because it's a kind of
> putty-like substance you could just pull it out as a solid block. Because
> it's also a liquid you could just turn the cavity upside down and let it
> drain out. I don't know  how long this would take though.

How much residue of this stuff do you get?

How well does it conduct electricity?

What is the relative capacity constant?

> And of course it's relatively cheap these days.

If one only knew where to find it that is...

> I don't seriously suggest it would be the answer to life the universe and
> everything but it has had some very serious uses in this regard. In fact it
> was originally designed to do exactly what we're talking about. You could
> probably find dozens of applications for it if you actually had some in
> your hands. It's pretty amazing stuff.
> 
> If you can't find any, I'll ask my toy-shop friends if they know where they
> can get some. Having said all of this, I haven't seen any for years myself.
> But I assume it's like slinkies. They're always available somewhere.

Well, for it to be usefull I must be able to get it, so any hint for how to
fetch it in a continent near me would be apprechiated. Trade name, manufactor
etc are usefull hints.

> >> And as one of my slated projects this year is to redesign my PA... :)
> >
> >Will you be ready for the next Millenium feast? ;^)
> 
> Well I wasn't ready for the last one. :(
> 
> > ... or do we have to wait longer ;)
> 
> Well the mixer project just took a giant leap for mankind so maybe I'll
> actually get that finished, my studio remodeled, build the filter system
> and the mixer add ons. Upgrade 2 computers and build a 3rd from scratch and
> then I might actually get onto re-gigging the PA system. Hey it could
> happen... :)

;)

> >I *expect* you to pump up your volume so you can play over to me ;)
> >(was that a hidden hitchiker's reference there or what?)
> 
> Ooo Errr.

(For those of you who didn't get it - there is a globe between Batz and myself)

Cheers,
Magnus