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Re: Cigar Box Set doesn't work

Boy's book of engines, motors and turbines

From: John
Date: 11/30/03
Time: 4:56:09 PM
Remote Name: 24.118.14.70

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Need to find this book for a christmas gift. Anyone know where to find one? Thanks.

From: Owen Pool
Date: 4/3/99
Time: 8:27:06 AM
Remote Name: 207.124.26.123

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As Larry said, this set ought to work for you. One way to check the earphones is to put them on and touch the terminals together on your tongue - you should hear a faint click (works with my XSS phones) - touch the terminals to a small battery and you should hear a LOUD click. Diodes are usually pretty foolproof, but you can get a pack of 10 1N34As from Radio Shack for about $1.20 in case you can't test the one you have, and try a different one. Finally, sometimes the plates of a variable capacitor will be shorted - easy to test with an ohmmeter; otherwise, just disconnect it from the circuit - with an antenna and ground you should hear something. Good luck.