"Mark" wrote in message
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| The Mission Impossible episode in which the techninerd finally managed
| to diagnose a burnt out Selenium rectifier in a TV monitor. Somewhat
| challenged in the olfactory department?
| /mark

Who runs selenium rectifiers anymore? I will tell you that they have a
distinct odor all their own upon blowing, but TV's were one of the first to
switch over to diodes. I don't think you'll find a nerd that's old enough
to know what a blown selenium rectifier smells like, which is actually the
part I find amusing.