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Gregg will get a kick out of this:
In hopeful anticipation of a future move Mrs.E. and I have been going through the house identifying items we want to keep and what to give away, sell or chuck in the dumpster. I am taking full advantage of this because she is one of the biggest pack-rats I've ever seen. I figure that as long as I keep setting an example she will be willing to dispose of half the stuff she has collected over the years. My treasures are mostly audio gear, speakers, some tools and that sort of stuff. I don't keep things just for the sake of keeping them like she does. However, as I roamed around this 7600 sq.ft. house I discovered that I had a total of *nine* various receiver/amps that I've used at one time or another. They range from Yamaha stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 home theater types to some Denons, a Rotel a Marantz and a couple of vintage Carver units ... one a 250 watt per channel power amp, the other a very old, original Bob Carver receiver/amp, made in USA. This one is somewhat valuable. The Carver had mysteriously disappeared shortly after we moved into this house almost 14 years ago. Turns out Mrs.E. wanted music in her horse barn, swiped it and had some friend hook it up in the barn. I knew she had music out there but never bothered to find out how or with what. The other day I rescued it from the barn after almost having a heart attack when I saw it. It was totally covered in horse dust from shavings and whatever else grows in a horse barn. Took the cover off it and the crap was almost a half-inch thick everywhere. Didn't dare turn it on. I vacuumed as much as I could but it was still covered in horse dust crap. I hated to admit it but it was heading for the dumpster that we rented to get rid of stuff that was junk. I couldn't do it. I stuck it in the sink, dosed it with dish detergent and washed it with a heavy hot water spray and a soft brush. Everything in it got soaking wet, but it's now clean as a whistle. Hit it with a hair drying for about 15 minutes and am now going to let it sit for a few days before putting power to it. Hopefully it won't blow up. I'll report the outcome. |
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On 4/8/14, 5:30 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Gregg will get a kick out of this: In hopeful anticipation of a future move Mrs.E. and I have been going through the house identifying items we want to keep and what to give away, sell or chuck in the dumpster. I am taking full advantage of this because she is one of the biggest pack-rats I've ever seen. I figure that as long as I keep setting an example she will be willing to dispose of half the stuff she has collected over the years. My treasures are mostly audio gear, speakers, some tools and that sort of stuff. I don't keep things just for the sake of keeping them like she does. However, as I roamed around this 7600 sq.ft. house I discovered that I had a total of *nine* various receiver/amps that I've used at one time or another. They range from Yamaha stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 home theater types to some Denons, a Rotel a Marantz and a couple of vintage Carver units ... one a 250 watt per channel power amp, the other a very old, original Bob Carver receiver/amp, made in USA. This one is somewhat valuable. The Carver had mysteriously disappeared shortly after we moved into this house almost 14 years ago. Turns out Mrs.E. wanted music in her horse barn, swiped it and had some friend hook it up in the barn. I knew she had music out there but never bothered to find out how or with what. The other day I rescued it from the barn after almost having a heart attack when I saw it. It was totally covered in horse dust from shavings and whatever else grows in a horse barn. Took the cover off it and the crap was almost a half-inch thick everywhere. Didn't dare turn it on. I vacuumed as much as I could but it was still covered in horse dust crap. I hated to admit it but it was heading for the dumpster that we rented to get rid of stuff that was junk. I couldn't do it. I stuck it in the sink, dosed it with dish detergent and washed it with a heavy hot water spray and a soft brush. Everything in it got soaking wet, but it's now clean as a whistle. Hit it with a hair drying for about 15 minutes and am now going to let it sit for a few days before putting power to it. Hopefully it won't blow up. I'll report the outcome. Take another look at the Carlin bit on "stuff": http://tinyurl.com/d5ebg95 |
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On 4/8/2014 5:35 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/8/14, 5:30 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Gregg will get a kick out of this: In hopeful anticipation of a future move Mrs.E. and I have been going through the house identifying items we want to keep and what to give away, sell or chuck in the dumpster. I am taking full advantage of this because she is one of the biggest pack-rats I've ever seen. I figure that as long as I keep setting an example she will be willing to dispose of half the stuff she has collected over the years. My treasures are mostly audio gear, speakers, some tools and that sort of stuff. I don't keep things just for the sake of keeping them like she does. However, as I roamed around this 7600 sq.ft. house I discovered that I had a total of *nine* various receiver/amps that I've used at one time or another. They range from Yamaha stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 home theater types to some Denons, a Rotel a Marantz and a couple of vintage Carver units ... one a 250 watt per channel power amp, the other a very old, original Bob Carver receiver/amp, made in USA. This one is somewhat valuable. The Carver had mysteriously disappeared shortly after we moved into this house almost 14 years ago. Turns out Mrs.E. wanted music in her horse barn, swiped it and had some friend hook it up in the barn. I knew she had music out there but never bothered to find out how or with what. The other day I rescued it from the barn after almost having a heart attack when I saw it. It was totally covered in horse dust from shavings and whatever else grows in a horse barn. Took the cover off it and the crap was almost a half-inch thick everywhere. Didn't dare turn it on. I vacuumed as much as I could but it was still covered in horse dust crap. I hated to admit it but it was heading for the dumpster that we rented to get rid of stuff that was junk. I couldn't do it. I stuck it in the sink, dosed it with dish detergent and washed it with a heavy hot water spray and a soft brush. Everything in it got soaking wet, but it's now clean as a whistle. Hit it with a hair drying for about 15 minutes and am now going to let it sit for a few days before putting power to it. Hopefully it won't blow up. I'll report the outcome. Take another look at the Carlin bit on "stuff": http://tinyurl.com/d5ebg95 A Classic. People think I am kidding but I am not. My wife has a box full of canceled checks in the basement that date back to 1971. She keeps them "just in case". |
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On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 5:30:53 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Gregg will get a kick out of this: In hopeful anticipation of a future move Mrs.E. and I have been going through the house identifying items we want to keep and what to give away, sell or chuck in the dumpster. I am taking full advantage of this because she is one of the biggest pack-rats I've ever seen. I figure that as long as I keep setting an example she will be willing to dispose of half the stuff she has collected over the years. My treasures are mostly audio gear, speakers, some tools and that sort of stuff. I don't keep things just for the sake of keeping them like she does. However, as I roamed around this 7600 sq.ft. house I discovered that I had a total of *nine* various receiver/amps that I've used at one time or another. They range from Yamaha stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 home theater types to some Denons, a Rotel a Marantz and a couple of vintage Carver units ... one a 250 watt per channel power amp, the other a very old, original Bob Carver receiver/amp, made in USA. This one is somewhat valuable. The Carver had mysteriously disappeared shortly after we moved into this house almost 14 years ago. Turns out Mrs.E. wanted music in her horse barn, swiped it and had some friend hook it up in the barn. I knew she had music out there but never bothered to find out how or with what. The other day I rescued it from the barn after almost having a heart attack when I saw it. It was totally covered in horse dust from shavings and whatever else grows in a horse barn. Took the cover off it and the crap was almost a half-inch thick everywhere. Didn't dare turn it on. I vacuumed as much as I could but it was still covered in horse dust crap. I hated to admit it but it was heading for the dumpster that we rented to get rid of stuff that was junk. I couldn't do it. I stuck it in the sink, dosed it with dish detergent and washed it with a heavy hot water spray and a soft brush. Everything in it got soaking wet, but it's now clean as a whistle. Hit it with a hair drying for about 15 minutes and am now going to let it sit for a few days before putting power to it. Hopefully it won't blow up. I'll report the outcome. You can warm your oven up to about 150 degrees, turn it off, the put the amp in there. As long as there's no plastic parts to warp (like power meter faces) it will not hurt the electronics and will help dry them out. It would still be good to give it some time to completely dry out. The biggest worry for me would be water in the transformer. Oh, and pull the AC fuse that's probably on a screw-in or bayonet holder on the back panel to let it dry. If you have an issue, it can still be brought back to life by a competent tech. Hang on to it! |
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:30:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Gregg will get a kick out of this: In hopeful anticipation of a future move Mrs.E. and I have been going through the house identifying items we want to keep and what to give away, sell or chuck in the dumpster. I am taking full advantage of this because she is one of the biggest pack-rats I've ever seen. I figure that as long as I keep setting an example she will be willing to dispose of half the stuff she has collected over the years. My treasures are mostly audio gear, speakers, some tools and that sort of stuff. I don't keep things just for the sake of keeping them like she does. However, as I roamed around this 7600 sq.ft. house I discovered that I had a total of *nine* various receiver/amps that I've used at one time or another. They range from Yamaha stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 home theater types to some Denons, a Rotel a Marantz and a couple of vintage Carver units ... one a 250 watt per channel power amp, the other a very old, original Bob Carver receiver/amp, made in USA. This one is somewhat valuable. The Carver had mysteriously disappeared shortly after we moved into this house almost 14 years ago. Turns out Mrs.E. wanted music in her horse barn, swiped it and had some friend hook it up in the barn. I knew she had music out there but never bothered to find out how or with what. The other day I rescued it from the barn after almost having a heart attack when I saw it. It was totally covered in horse dust from shavings and whatever else grows in a horse barn. Took the cover off it and the crap was almost a half-inch thick everywhere. Didn't dare turn it on. I vacuumed as much as I could but it was still covered in horse dust crap. I hated to admit it but it was heading for the dumpster that we rented to get rid of stuff that was junk. I couldn't do it. I stuck it in the sink, dosed it with dish detergent and washed it with a heavy hot water spray and a soft brush. Everything in it got soaking wet, but it's now clean as a whistle. Hit it with a hair drying for about 15 minutes and am now going to let it sit for a few days before putting power to it. Hopefully it won't blow up. I'll report the outcome. Hahahaha!!! 7600 sq. ft. No need to report the outcome, we got your message. |
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