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RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: I goofed

2010-12-10 by John Wright

Got it.  The T1's in the background aren't fixed yet.


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	From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
	Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:51 PM
	To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
	Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: I goofed
	
	
	  

	
	Another good guess. That wasn't a goof. I wasn't to that point
yet. There is an ovious assembly mistake in the first photo.
	 
	In a message dated 12/10/2010 1:26:53 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time, pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

		  

		
Okay, the retention ring and c-clip are missing from the end of the
capstan.
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Fri, 12/10/10, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:



	From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
	Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: I goofed
	To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
	Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:16 AM
	
	
	  
	
	Nope, but you're getting close. The clips are not required for
the machine to operate correctly.
	 
	In a message dated 12/10/2010 1:13:59 P.M. Eastern Standard
Time, pocotron@yahoo.com writes:

		  
It would be much easier to put the headblock on if the W clips were
installed first.
 
  -Bruce D.


--- On Fri, 12/10/10, Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com> wrote:



	From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
	Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: I goofed
	To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
	Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:04 AM
	
	
	  

	On Dec 10, 2010, at 1:01 PM, lsf5275@aol.com
<http://us.mc636.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lsf5275@aol.com>  wrote:


		That's why I suspected you were merely being lazy.
<http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/2b00000243/02>  So find the error. Hint:
Something in the first picture is wrong.
<http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/2b00000243/08>  If you don't look at a 400
a lot, you'll not likely see it. I'm sure Martin saw it right away. It
was not critical, but the machine could not work correctly as is was.


	Well, it certainly wouldn't produce much of a signal without the
headblock!

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