FAILURES
or, there are some things better left to the professionals
The
famous bubble failure. Some have had success in forming their own bubbles,
and my hat's off to them. On this web site, any attempt to do this
is discouraged. Spend the $$ and get a professionally made bubble. Total waste of time: about 3 hours. |
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THE POWER PACK SWITCH SCREW-UP
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I
had the bright idea of having the power pack turn on the lights.
I figured I can't lose - just install a momentary switch behind one
of the power pack pins and there you have it. Wrong. First off the
momentary switch I bought required the strength of a mule to depress.
I removed a high tension spring from inside it. Then I had to make
a pin with a weak spring to make it retract when the power pack is
removed. Then I had to make a holder for said switch at just the right
distance so the pin would activate the switch. All this was working
fine, until I finished it, plugged in the power pack - and nothing. I
moved the switch closer to insure contact, and still nothing. I took
the switch apart and it worked fine. I reinstalled it once again,
and nothing. At this point I got a sledge hammer and finished it
off once and for all. My B-9 has since been repaired, so don't worry.
I will not attempt this again.
The only thing that worked was the additions of the pins on the power pack which was previously just screwed down to the torso and not removable. Total waste of time: about 7 hours. |