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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay M400

2008-07-02 by Bruce Daily

Hi all-
 
    Looks like an SMS-3 card.  It's mounted wrong, of course, fins should be vertical.
 
    I think the copper was an RFI noise shield, and the user had a noisy electronic device sitting on the top.  
 
    Mine (#1221), was also missing a keypad arm.   The spring section of the arm must break easily.
 
 
 
    As you've seen, the "perfect" Chamby is baaaack.  Let's keep ignoring it, until it's free...
 
 
   -Bruce D.
   #1221 (Headless in Loveland, CO.  Azimuth alignment awaits.)
 

--- On Wed, 7/2/08, Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net> wrote:

From: Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay M400
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 12:10 PM






--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, jeffc@... wrote:
>
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008, Bernie wrote:
> 
> > Not much info, but here it is:
> >
> > http://tinyurl. com/3v52g9
> 
> aka:
> http://cgi.ebay. com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll?ViewItem& item=17023477949 3
> 
> 
> okay, so it has a 'piano hinge' on the lid...
> 
> ...but is that a sheet of copper on the inside of the lid?
> 
> and which motor card is that in there?
> 
> 
> IMHO that's really not a bad 'buy it now' price, judging from
> just the few pics there... but why the copper? was it picking
> up transmissions from aliens or something?
> 
> ...jeff
>

Auction quote: "Has the stable motor card"

Judging by the right rear photo, the lid doesn't seem to close 
evenly. I wonder if the cabinet is out of whack? It does look pretty 
clean though.

Bernie

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