Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700 (PDT), MansD8
wrote:


Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Enough already

plink

Kill filed, no expireation date


"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

--
www.wescottdesign.com

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

--
www.wescottdesign.com

I automatically plonk anything with the name longevity in it. I hope no one
wants to talk about length of life ...............

What I said about the OP stands.

Steve

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:08 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

I figure this one isnt halfway smart based on the history of him and his
machine..nor by his inability to suck it up and deal with the fact he
bought a piece of ****..and then ignore repeated requests to knock it
the **** off with his whining and whatnot.

So I set an example for my fellows.

Shrug

"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:08 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..
Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.
Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

I figure this one isnt halfway smart based on the history of him and his
machine..nor by his inability to suck it up and deal with the fact he
bought a piece of ****..and then ignore repeated requests to knock it
the **** off with his whining and whatnot.

So I set an example for my fellows.

Shrug

"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""

Anyone with enough between the ears not to pick up a soldering iron by
the wrong end *TWICE* would have already stopped whinging, bought a new
set of transistors, formed the legs and fitted them to a small strip of
perfboard to avoid stressing the encapsulation seal and run flexible
wire to the existing pads on the PCB or re-engineered the heatsink to
add a couple of support brackets to the board. Heck, if there is no
clearance topside, the flex link can be done by reaming out the pad
holes a tad and fitting 1/2" of braid track side! I'd expect pictures
of the successful modification in the drop box by now from anyone who
knows enough to ID the problem.

I rarely *plonk* but this one is teetering on the rim.

--
Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED)
ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk
[at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* HTML & 32K emails -- NUL:

On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:55:41 +0000, IanM
wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:08 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..
Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.
Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

I figure this one isnt halfway smart based on the history of him and his
machine..nor by his inability to suck it up and deal with the fact he
bought a piece of ****..and then ignore repeated requests to knock it
the **** off with his whining and whatnot.

So I set an example for my fellows.

Shrug

"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""

Anyone with enough between the ears not to pick up a soldering iron by
the wrong end *TWICE* would have already stopped whinging, bought a new
set of transistors, formed the legs and fitted them to a small strip of
perfboard to avoid stressing the encapsulation seal and run flexible
wire to the existing pads on the PCB or re-engineered the heatsink to
add a couple of support brackets to the board. Heck, if there is no
clearance topside, the flex link can be done by reaming out the pad
holes a tad and fitting 1/2" of braid track side! I'd expect pictures
of the successful modification in the drop box by now from anyone who
knows enough to ID the problem.

Indeed. In fact..some weeks ago, I made a cash offer to the fellow. He
never did bother to respond.


I rarely *plonk* but this one is teetering on the rim.

"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:38:10 -0700, the infamous Gunner Asch
scrawled the following:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:08 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

I figure this one isnt halfway smart based on the history of him and his
machine..nor by his inability to suck it up and deal with the fact he
bought a piece of ****..and then ignore repeated requests to knock it
the **** off with his whining and whatnot.

So I set an example for my fellows.

Set an example in what, conversing with the enemy on a daily basis?
Shame on you, mon.

--
"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free
than Christianity has made them good." --H. L. Mencken
---

On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:25:26 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:38:10 -0700, the infamous Gunner Asch
scrawled the following:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:08 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:32 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:50 -0700, MansD8 wrote:

Dec 2008 , ordered a model 518 Welder .

in a day , its transistors broke off legs , cause of

purposelful design . All the stress has to route thru

the tiny transistor legs .

I have tried to get a refund , but Simon K , says

he will warranty it , til its out of warranty ..

Longevity is crooked , thieves ..

Life is hell, blah de dah. Please don't change your email address -- it
makes it hard to keep you plonked.

Gunner, Tim: A reminder - Plonking is just like Fight Club. The
first rule of plonking is You Do Not Talk About Plonking.

If you just ignore them, they don't know any better. They just
think nobody had anything to say in response.

If you stand there with your fingers in your ears singing "La La La
Laaaa We Can't Hear You....." so they know what they are saying is
getting to you, they will just get closer and scream louder.

They crave negative feedback just as much as (if not more than)
positive feedback.

The persistent and halfway smart ones will figure out nym-shifting
on their own, and then you have to filter a hundred names instead of
one. Don't tell the others that they need to start and how to do it.

-- Bruce --

I figure this one isnt halfway smart based on the history of him and his
machine..nor by his inability to suck it up and deal with the fact he
bought a piece of ****..and then ignore repeated requests to knock it
the **** off with his whining and whatnot.

So I set an example for my fellows.

Set an example in what, conversing with the enemy on a daily basis?
Shame on you, mon.

Bruce is my enemy?????

Hardly so. I consider him a friend.

I plinked the loonie and mentioned why. Did you come late to this
thread?

Gunner

"Upon Roosevelt's death in 1945, H. L. Mencken predicted in his diary
that Roosevelt would be remembered as a great president, "maybe even
alongside Washington and Lincoln," opining that Roosevelt "had every
quality that morons esteem in their heroes.""