Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-29 Thread Tom Fowle
Dale, That's a cute idea, first means of doing it that comes to me involves a so-called bridge rectifier directly off the battery with a single seperate diode that would feed a voltage to some pin in one direction and not the other. Only problem with this scheme is the rectifiers cause you to

Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-29 Thread Dale Leavens
from CPSC - Two Recalls Dale, That's a cute idea, first means of doing it that comes to me involves a so-called bridge rectifier directly off the battery with a single seperate diode that would feed a voltage to some pin in one direction and not the other. Only problem with this scheme

Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-29 Thread Tom Fowle
Dale, Yep, a bridge is how I'd do it too, but there are so many new switching regulators out there there might be something that eliminates the 1.5 volt drop of the bridge. Our U.S. department of engraving still whines about different sized bills and wants to put bumps on them which will wear

Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-28 Thread Max Robinson
: Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls main reason for this recall of the wII system guitar as I read it elsewhere was actually some sighted person putting the battries in back words or upside down. well like dah . . sure you could get szpped and maybe cause a fire. Lee

Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-28 Thread Dale Leavens
- From: Max Robinson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls Most battery operated devices contain a diode to keep current from flowing in the wrong direction. Without this diode

[BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-23 Thread Lenny McHugh
This message consists of the following: 1. Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System Recalled Due to Chemical Burn Risk (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09019.html) 2. Fiesta Recalls to Inspect and Repair Gas Grills Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-23 Thread Lee A. Stone
main reason for this recall of the wII system guitar as I read it elsewhere was actually some sighted person putting the battries in back words or upside down. well like dah . . sure you could get szpped and maybe cause a fire. Lee On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 07:03:38AM -0400, Lenny

RE: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-23 Thread Larry Stansifer
Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:36 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls main reason for this recall of the wII system guitar as I read

RE: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2008-10-23 Thread Spiro
: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:36 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls main reason for this recall of the wII system guitar as I read it elsewhere was actually some sighted person putting the battries in back words or upside down

[BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls

2007-02-21 Thread Lenny McHugh
This message consists of the following: 1. Tankless Water Heaters Recalled for Repair Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard 2. Tap Machine Inc. Recalls Sake Warmers Due to Burn Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product