tom:
removing wire insulation with your teeth isn't as odd or abnormal as you
might think.
I always thought my method of removing just the right amount of insulation
off of wire with my teeth was pretty wierd too until i saw a guy who had
been a high end radio and transmitter site tech for 20 years do exactly the
same thing.
When i mentioned it, he said its pretty common for guys who work with wire
all the time to do that instead of having to dig out the wire strippers and
find the right sized dy.
I strip up to about 12 gage wire with my teeth before i need to use a
utility knife.
I hate using wire strippers and prefer to use a good sharp exacto knife for
nearly any stripping job.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: VGS1 installation on second TMV71A


>     Yeah, Colin, I hear you on everything. ... The guy helping me isn't a
> heavy-duty mechanic or anything, and if I had known more about what was
> going on at the time, I'd have just backed the screw out myself and done
> what you suggest.
>
> But then again, as they say, hind sight is always 20./20, and when you are
> dealing with volunteer help, stuff happens sometime.
>
> I'm sure there's a way to get that screw out somehow, and once I figure
that
> out, I'll get a replacement and should then be all set.
>
> As for the foam pads, I like your suggestion of using your teeth sometimes
> to remove that stubborn smooth backing. ...  Could we say that God gave us
> teeth for more than eating food?
>
> Believe it or not, I've stripped the insulation on really thin wire off
with
> my teeth on occasion when in a desperate fix without wire strippers, which
> probably explains why I have little ridges on my two front teeth.
>
> Well, that's more than you guys ever wanted to know, so I'll stop now, and
> continue to ponder on how to get that darn last screw back out!
>
> 73 from tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: VGS1 installation on second TMV71A
>
>
> > well, with anything mechanical, if the screw won't thread, you certainly
> > don't force it.
> > If it refuses to thread, it's better to leave it out.
> > Was this person helping you a heavy duty mechanic or something? you
never
> > force a screw so much that you strip the head off it with radio
equipment.
> > It's not like you can take a hax saw or blow torch to it later to get
the
> > thing apart like you can with a D8 cat.
> > The way I deal with a screw that doesn't want to thread back into a hole
> > that it recently threaded just fine out of, is to take all the other
> > screws
> > that I've already put in, out, and put the difficult one in.  Usually
its
> > just a very slight miss alignment of the panel and the screw hole
causing
> > issues.
> > If you put the difficult one in all by itself, it'll usually go in real
> > smooth and the rest will go in as normal as well.
> > Never ever just force the difficult screw in or you will end up with
> > stripped heads and stripped threads and that isn't fun when your dealing
> > with 3/16 screw sizes.
> > As for the foam pad, they're always a pain in the rear especially if you
> > don't keep a long nail for that purpose or if you don't sit there and
> > fiddle
> > with it for half an hour.
> > I also use my teeth to get those off sometimes.
> >
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:22 PM
> > Subject: VGS1 installation on second TMV71A
> >
> >
> >> Hi, Folks.
> >>
> >> Well, today, with some sighted assistance, I was able to get the VGS1
> > voice
> >> chip installed in my second TMV71A.
> >>
> >> However, I guess I wasn't quite as lucky as Gary and some others out
> >> there
> >> who have tried it without a hitch.
> >>
> >> I had two problems, and I'm pointing them out for anyone who tries it
in
> > the
> >> future:
> >>
> >> 1.  We had a problem with the rectangular foam pad that is supposed to
go
> >> over the top of the chip.  The problem was that the smooth backing on
the
> >> pad did not remove easily at all, and, in the end, the adhesive part of
> > the
> >> pad came off of the pad itself.  We managed to get it back on well
enough
> > to
> >> secure the pad to the top of the voice chip, and the fact that the
radio
> >> cover keeps it in place should help secure the chip even further.  But,
> >> it
> >> was a bit tricky to get that pad to co-operate just right.
> >>
> >> and, here's the problem I'm a bit more concerned about:
> >>
> >> 2.  My helper, when putting the eight screws back on the radio cover to
> >> complete the installation process said that one of the screws didn't
seem
> > to
> >> thread properly, and now, when I try to get the screw out, it appears
> >> that
> >> the Philips head is worn off.  I can get the seven other screws out,
but
> > not
> >> the eighth one.  If anyone has suggestions as to how I might get that
> > eighth
> >> and final screw out of there, I'll remove it and then look for a
> >> replacement.  I'm not planning to take the cover off the radio again,
> > unless
> >> absolutely necessary, but I'd at least like to have that capability.
> >>
> >> So, in short, the VGS1 install went well, but not without
complications,
> >> even with sighted assistance.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> >>
> >>
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