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On 2/17/2013 6:59 AM, philo wrote:
> On 02/17/2013 04:35 AM, Alfred Molon wrote:
>> In article <kfppl2$f3l$>, Rob says...
>>> On 17/02/2013 12:57 PM, philo wrote:
>>>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...89217285_n.jpg
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>>>
>>> Then what happened?
>>
>> Rubbish bin?
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> I used my watch repair tools and put it all back together again
>
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> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...06324042_n.jpg
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> Seriously though, a friend of mine gave it to me just to fool around
> with...It was not working and not worth repairing...
> so I took it apart just to see what was inside.
>
> Except for a few parts, I am putting the rest of it in the electronics
> recycle bin.

A sad end, to a hapless digicam. The departed one appeared to be a model
within Nikon's "P" line of "super zoom" cameras.

(I own a factory-refurbished Nikon "P500" puppy.)

> There is a Goodwill store near my house and my friend got a *new* very
> nice Nikon DSLR for $150

What? Where is this place, selling such gear so cheaply? (An address
would be quite helpful.)

John

On 18/02/2013 13:02, philo wrote:
> On 02/17/2013 05:48 PM, Rob wrote:
>> On 18/02/2013 10:41 AM, philo wrote:
>
>>>
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>>> I started taking things apart ever since I was a kid...
>>> somewhere around ten or so I managed to put them back together again.
>>>
>>> I repaired my first radio when I was 12.
>>>
>>> Today I rebuild computers...but taking apart that camera...
>>> no way would I get it back together...but it was good practice.
>>>
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>>
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>> I pull heaps of things apart to see if there is a simple repair solution
>> - usually not these days.
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> I have to train myself to work on laptops...
> I should probably take a course in watch repair!

Nothing left in a watch now just change the battery or throw the watch.

On 18/02/2013 13:21, PeterN wrote:
> On 2/17/2013 6:48 PM, Rob wrote:
>> On 18/02/2013 10:41 AM, philo wrote:
>>> On 02/17/2013 01:58 PM, PeterN wrote:
>>>> On 2/17/2013 7:59 AM, philo wrote:
>>>>> On 02/17/2013 04:35 AM, Alfred Molon wrote:
>>>>>> In article <kfppl2$f3l$>, Rob says...
>>>>>>> On 17/02/2013 12:57 PM, philo wrote:
>>>>>>>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...89217285_n.jpg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then what happened?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rubbish bin?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I used my watch repair tools and put it all back together again
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...06324042_n.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Seriously though, a friend of mine gave it to me just to fool around
>>>>> with...It was not working and not worth repairing...
>>>>> so I took it apart just to see what was inside.
>>>>>
>>>>> Except for a few parts, I am putting the rest of it in the electronics
>>>>> recycle bin.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a Goodwill store near my house and my friend got a *new* very
>>>>> nice Nikon DSLR for $150
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I used to take things apart and put them back together. They seemed to
>>>> work wuite well, but quite often I had parts left over.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I started taking things apart ever since I was a kid...
>>> somewhere around ten or so I managed to put them back together again.
>>>
>>> I repaired my first radio when I was 12.
>>>
>>> Today I rebuild computers...but taking apart that camera...
>>> no way would I get it back together...but it was good practice.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I pull heaps of things apart to see if there is a simple repair solution
>> - usually not these days.
>
> Unfortunately, arthritis interferes with my manual dexterity and hand
> strength. '-(
>


I manage with a large magnifying glass over the desk work space.

On 02/18/2013 04:06 PM, John Turco wrote:
> On 2/17/2013 6:59 AM, philo wrote:
>> On 02/17/2013 04:35 AM, Alfred Molon wrote:
>>> In article <kfppl2$f3l$>, Rob says...
>>>> On 17/02/2013 12:57 PM, philo wrote:
>>>>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...89217285_n.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then what happened?
>>>
>>> Rubbish bin?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I used my watch repair tools and put it all back together again
>>
>>
>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...06324042_n.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Seriously though, a friend of mine gave it to me just to fool around
>> with...It was not working and not worth repairing...
>> so I took it apart just to see what was inside.
>>
>> Except for a few parts, I am putting the rest of it in the electronics
>> recycle bin.
>
> A sad end, to a hapless digicam. The departed one appeared to be a model
> within Nikon's "P" line of "super zoom" cameras.
>
> (I own a factory-refurbished Nikon "P500" puppy.)
>
>> There is a Goodwill store near my house and my friend got a *new* very
>> nice Nikon DSLR for $150
>
> What? Where is this place, selling such gear so cheaply? (An address
> would be quite helpful.)
>
> John



I live in Milwaukee.
My friend who got that deal scours the store like a hawk.

Such deals are fairly rare...but they do happened.

He sometimes gets new Epson printers there and even got a like-new LED
monitor

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