Re: New PCB design?

Probably a display dummy.

--- John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com> wrote:

> I think the eBay seller was scammed - the auction
> story was this was
> found in a storage unit. I suspect someone (service
> tech?) previously
> simply stole the PCB, and popped the Styrofoam in to
> replace it and
> it then went back to the owner who promptly forgot
> about it.
>
> Oddly enough the socket IS the original one for the
> burner and the
> LEDs are the correct colours for the locations they
> occupy. Someone
> went to some trouble!
>
> It seems a bit too obvious for a technical person to
> not notice this
> 'feature' when they would buy it that leads me to
> assume the seller
> is innocent. They don't sell any other electronic
> gear. I've simply
> asked for my money back and I shall then mail it
> back to him...
>
> No reply so far (six hours)! I think my feedback
> could prove to be
> interesting if I'm not satisfied (link to pictures
> comes to mind!).
>
> Always best to not annoy techies or computer nerds,
> isn't it?
>
> John ;-#)#
>
> At 8:17 PM -0400 10/18/06, Christopher X. Candreva
> wrote:
> >On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, John Robertson wrote:
> >
> >> Had an amusing purchase on eBay - twas supposed
> to be a Xeltek Superpro
> >> burner...received it (well packed), and tried to
> hook it up. Hmmm,
> >>wrong DB25
> >> plug on unit. Let's open and see what the
> problem is...
> >
> >Wow, that's an awful lot of work. To FIND such a
> case, know that a ZIF
> >socket goes there.
> >
> >Do you have enough information to nail the guy ?
> >
>
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Received on Wed Oct 18 22:09:00 2006