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an old friend wrote:
wrote:
From: Al Klein on Wed, Aug 16 2006 6:15 pm

On 15 Aug 2006 23:21:32 -0700, "
wrote:
From: Al Klein on Tues, Aug 15 2006 5:35 am
Groups: rec.radio.amateur.antenna, rec.radio.amateur.policy,
rec.radio.scanner, rec.radio.swap
wrote:
From: Al Klein on Sun, Aug 13 2006 9:15 pm
On 12 Aug 2006 18:58:18 -0700, "an old friend"
wrote:
wrote:
How did capacitors escape getting color coded?
ssshhhhh bb don't ask such questions please

Since a) you don't know the answer and b) they didn't.

Klein, you said you were an OF. Any olde-fahrt ought to KNOW
that silver-mica capacitors were color-dot-coded for about a
quarter century. [look in the 1976 ARRL Handbook] Those flat
cases were eventually displaced by dipped silver-mica.

Paper tubular capacitors in molded plastic tubular casings
were marked with color bands and were on the market for at
least 15 years, maybe 20...until aced out by ceramic disc
capacitors for general bypassing and coupling applications (by
both tube and transistor architecture electronics).

ANYONE with hands-on experience in electronics between 1950
and about 1970 would KNOW that. [okay, folks, looks like
there's another imposter here...at least this one isn't
trying to pass hisself off as some marine NCO...:-)

Try reading what I wrote.

Tsk, Klein, you don't write enough to read.

I'm not the one who misread "capacitors didn't *ESCAPE* getting
color coded" for "capacitors didn't *GET* color coded" - YOU DID!

Nice attempt at misdirection, but a very old technique. :-)

That sort of misdirection is puerile (meaning childish).
If you have some bona fides on English grammar and some
false idea that ALL must be literal with NO departure from
such literalness, please state them. Otherwise go into
auto-fornication mode since we ain't buyin that, homie. :-)

Let's reprise. First you state that capacitors were never
color coded. You got called on that and corrected by more
than myself. Secondly, you've never admitted being wrong or
corrected. Third, you try to (badly) convince others that
those who corrected your statement are "wrong" or "at fault."

Amazing. You make mistakes and then try to convince all that
those mistakes never happened or that it is "wrong" to try to
correct your mistakes! :-)

who that we know does that Sound Like Len

remind you of a certain exMarine we know and loathe

It's a "sort-of" reminder, Mark, but let's clear up something:
I don't personally "loathe" this "exmarine." That person
isn't worth much in here, always insulting those who just
disagree with his viewpoint. It's not possible to have any
sort of dialogue with Major Dud. :-)

It's pretty much the same with all the self-righteous, ultra-
conservative (about the code test) pro-coders. Sigh.

As to Klein, all he seems to want in here is to FIGHT. In
that regard he is a clone of Robeson and first cousin to
several others in here. He is too haughty to correspond
with anyone who disagrees with him.

Perhaps someone once jammed an IC above his arm?
He has been going around "with a chip on his 'shoulder'"
ever since... :-)

Mark, Just ignore them.

They only tease you because of the stupid things you say when you
follow up. Just ignore them and they'll give up.

Stop giving them reasons to tease you. It only makes you look
more stupid.

Take a break from the radio groups for a while, Maybe work on your
moon bounce some more.

SC