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ARCHIVED FORUM -- April 2007 to March 2012 READ ONLY FORUM
This is the first Archived Forum which was active between 17th April 2007 and
1st March February 2012
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Possibly a networking issue? Oddly, I found that VisualRoute recognised the main site as IIS responding to port 80, and wget pulled the front page down okay even though no browser could reach the site. Something seems to have turned to custard at sprintlink.net - I can't get any routing past their sl-webmar-131143-0.sprintlink.net (82.195.191.114
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Congratulations all, and enjoy! Steve
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So now the secret's out - PrizeDrawBot runs on MS Windows!
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It looks like either the SP6 or SP8 that was for non-Beogram decks; they're in the 1967 catalogue. Also looks like the pins have been bent to fit inside the cartridge shell more tidily. Cheers, Steve
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Happy Birthday, Peter! Steve
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Thanks. The mains sockets are hidden behind one of the drawers (it pulls out for access) and the cables are routed behind the shelves and uprights. Slack cable is just dropped behind the cupboard base (which is where the vinyl lives) in a tangle of spaghetti Wouldn't dream of not using it - both systems get regular exercise, not quite daily but
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I keep the vintage stuff on teak wall units... Cheers, Steve
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Deffo the belt. I had exact same symptom on my BC8500. Look at the tape itself and you'll see that it isn't dead flat, it curls slightly. Good belt tension flattens the tape against the head, poor tension allows the tape to curl away from the head slightly - hence the drop in signal strength on one channel. I got a new belt from Martin (Dillen
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Hi Nigel, sorry to hear that I was right. Once rot gets hold its a lot of work to remove and there's usually some pitting after. Must have been a faulty item, it shouldn't happen on something kept indoors. Glad you've got a transplant option though. Cheers, Steve
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Aargh! I've seen that before Though not on a CD tray - I last saw it on my (last but 3) motorbike's crankcase covers. Aluminium alloy rot. Happens to alloy wheels, too. When the lacquer protecting aluminium from oxidising fails water vapour in the air starts to rot the aluminium. (You get a similar looking effect from fungus on old camera lenses
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