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WOPL Sniffer said:
Yeah sure, the only Joe Bonamassa fan in Latin America..... I'm sure he'll come down for one guy and his wife (if she decides to go). :)
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after i saw beautiful mind....i went to google and found john f nash jr....and his address....
his office phone answering machine was full...but, i stumbled on his neighbors number....
i called them....they gave me his home number....i talked with them a few minutes....
she actually said that if i thought he was looney toons i should meet his son....lol
i called him twice....first time we talked about 10 minutes....
second time his wife answered....alisha i think was her name...
and then she put him on the line....i think he liked the publicity...
they can only say no....they cant take off your shirt and whip you...
lol
 
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gene french said:
after i saw beautiful mind....i went to google and found john f nash jr....and his address....
his office phone answering machine was full...but, i stumbled on his neighbors number....
i called them....they gave me his home number....i talked with them a few minutes....
she actually said that if i thought he was looney toons i should meet his son....lol
i called him twice....first time we talked about 10 minutes....
second time his wife answered....alisha i think was her name...
and then she put him on the line....i think he liked the publicity...
they can only say no....they cant take off your shirt and whip you...
lol
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Never heard of him.
 
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Never heard of him.
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princeton professor that won nobel prize for economic sciences in 1994....they made a movie about his life, a beautiful mind...russel crowe....played him...if memory serves me...
he was a very interesting person....a bricks shy of a wheel barrow load....but an incredibly smart man....

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Never heard of him
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blues artists....4 grammy awards...8 nominations....
wrote weatherman for the movie groundhog day....
really a nice guy....did a special for me and my new girlfriend at one of his concerts...
just because i asked....lol
i found his dressing room....he actually answered the door when i knocked...
 
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gene french said:
blues artists....4 grammy awards...8 nominations....
wrote weatherman for the movie groundhog day....
really a nice guy....did a special for me and my new girlfriend at one of his concerts...
just because i asked....lol
i found his dressing room....he actually answered the door when i knocked...
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Was he in his skivvies???

HUH??
 
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mlucitt said:
Gene, I see you are using film caps to bypass the rectifier diodes. I used to do the same exact thing (same caps, too!).
In an attempt to share the wealth, I will offer a tip that was given to me by wattsabundant, who knows more than I do about this stuff -
For high energy AC circuits, the proper bypass capacitor is the ceramic X1 Type or the Y2 Type. These caps are considered "Safety Capacitors" because they are far more heat resistant than film caps which are more suited to audio signals.
The X1 Type is known as the 'across the line' capacitor as in a connection from Line to Neutral. These caps are rated for 440VAC and will pass a 4000V short test.
The Y2 Type is a Line to Ground capacitor and rated for 300VAC and will pass a 5000V open test.
I also use these Vishay X and Y rated safety capacitors across the AC switches to quench the arc and make the PL700B / PL700 Series II switch contacts last longer.
The UL spec for these capacitors in our application is .015uF and I use .01uF which is close enough.

Now for the good part: These caps are only $0.25 each when you but 10 or more using Mouser P/N 72-VY2103M63Y5US63V0.

Try 'em, you'll like 'em.
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Unfortunately everybody else must think these are a great idea as they're not available at Mouser or other well-used suppliers. 5/23 delivery expected ?!
This place has some, but it looks like you have to buy in bulk. Time to stock up!
https://www.win-source.net/vishay-vy2103m63y5us63v0.html

I had a few of these leftover from the PL2000-II project where I used one on the power switch. These are in stock and are "similar" to the above. Would they be a suitable replacement for the ones that are out of stock?
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetai...VY2103M63Y5UG63V0?qs=JVmJ2sTYqeyOd6YdcSFJbA==
 
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WOPL Sniffer said:
Yeah sure, the only Joe Bonamassa fan in Latin America..... I'm sure he'll come down for one guy and his wife (if she decides to go). :)
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we love our music...she would be right there...she pretty much makes every step with me...she really is a good partner...i know you will find this hard to believe...but, i can be difficult...
 
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