Re: TI-H: Re: uF vs mFd

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Subject: Re: TI-H: Re: uF vs mFd
From: "Kevin Buck" <mckbuck@coastalnet.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 04:58:55 -0100
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You know, what they really mean is you can call an 800 number if you really
_want_ to talk to those people, I believe it is 1-800-THE-SHACK


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Brack <reb@netride.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, April 18, 1998 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: Re: uF vs mFd


>
>Well, I knew something was fishy when I asked the guy about an SCR, and he
>had to get the general manager!!!  And even he didn't know what I was
>talking about!!!!!
>
>
>
>>This is an excerpt from the first page in the Rat Shaq Catalog:
>>
>>"We have nearly 25000 experts who will help you make the most informed
>>decisions. We are dedicated to giving you the best values in electronics,
>the
>>latest technology, and the best quality. And, we'll always have answers to
>>your electronics questions"
>>
>>Where are these experts??? I've never seen one!
>>
>>Dedicated to best values??? Where is this store!!!
>>
>>Answers! Huh!!! Since when! They grunt and scratch their head more than
Tim
>>Allen!!! Has anyone made it pased the entrance to the cave, err, imean
door
>to
>>the back. is there bones and arrow heads and camp fires???
>>
>>> Is the uF the same measurement as the mfd? I was starting to get mixed
up
>with
>>> all these picos and nanos, and all of a sudden I see what looks like a
>>> milli-Farad (mfd). Are they both microfarads?
>>> PS- I finally got that book at RadioShack "Getting Started at
>Electronics". I
>>> never knew RatShack people are that stupid. I went there last week and
>asked
>>> the guy there if they had the book. He went over to the only area that
>has
>>> books, and did a "thourough" search and found nothing. I called up later
>that
>>> evening to tell them to order it for me, and the lady said they'll order
>it. I
>>> went in there yesterday, and the same lady that was on the phone was
>there.
>>> She said that right after I called, she found 4 of those books hidden
>behind
>>> some other books! And there aren't that many books in there, so I don't
>know
>>> how he coulda missed it.
>>--
>>
>>
>>Richard Piotter
>>richfile@prairie.lakes.com
>>
>>The Richfiles TI Hardware and BASIC web page:
>>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
>>
>
>