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Re: New Toys

To: John Napoli <jgn@li.net>
Subject: Re: New Toys
From: "William C.W. Lamb" <chip@wmsbrg.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:46:31 -0500
Hi John!

If you get tired of either of 'em, just bring 'em down here...

Seriously, if it's a Sun, Snap-On (same thing), Hunter, et.c. - there are
roving techs for those things. Probably wouldn't hurt too bad to get it
checked out.

At 18:06 10.01.00 -0500, John Napoli wrote:
>
>This weekend a friend of a friend of a friend gave me a Hunter wheel
>balancer and a Sun diagnostic computer.  Seems this guy is a mechanic at a
>M-B dealership, and he had taken these units home when the dealership got
>new ones.  They proved too big for his home shop, and so I got them for
>taking them away.  :)  
>
>The wheel balancer is something that I expect to have use for, as I
>already have a tire machine, and it is pretty much good to go. 
>
>The diagnostic computer is another issue, I'm not so sure about it.  It
>certainly will need some electronic TLC to get it working again.  My
>question is whether it is worth it.  
>
>This is one of those huge dual-screen, oscilloscope-plus-CRT display
>thingies.  I've always had the impression that these devices make you go
>through extra steps for little benefit, as in helping to find the one bad
>ignition wire when you were going to replace them all anyway.
>
>Has anyone had enough experience with these things to let me know whether
>it will be worth it to go through the trouble of getting it working
>properly?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>
>
Cheers-

William "Chip" Lamb
West of Sweden SAAB
Charles City, VA.
http://www.wmsbrg.com/sweden/

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