Re: Amplifone HV probs/Thank you John Robertson

From: <jwelser_at_ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Date: Thu Nov 18 1999 - 17:13:32 EST

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California wrote:

> So - not to change the subject - but is it really true that those HV
> transformers are not built well because the supervisor set off the fire
> sprinklers with his cigaratte - getting water all over the winding
> material?

        Not the supervisor -- the rumor was that it was Perry Odak
(the guy who essentially got blamed for Atari's downfall) while he was
visiting the Amplifone site at Brownsville, TX. The first I heard of
that was in the Amplifone FAQ (although Odak isn't mentioned by name.)

        Whether it's true or not -- It's an interesting and believable
story. <shrug>

Joe

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