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I googgled exactly this. I thought it would probably return with 1 match linking to You Are Crazy Just Move On Bitch. But nooo... I was surprised that this is such a validated topic that seeks recognition by sufferers AND therapists, mostly Westerners. I have never heard of 'emotional closure' in Chinese, have you? Maybe to Chinese, the month-long confinement is part of the emotional closure. Get drunk and happy on wine chicken everyday speeds up the emotional healing, yes?
Anyway, this emotional closure is something I needed. I'm not sure if I had it, from the time it happened in April 2011 to recent days, I may have had it in some form but I may not be aware. I did all I could to have closure, you know. I named him, I even got obsessed with bunnies and bought a bunny soft toy and a figurine to represent him, I turned to my blog for expression, I cried for cathartic release, I kept doing what I enjoyed and what made me happy. But somehow, something's not complete.
The reason I'm searching for this now is my recent observation of my moodiness.
A friend pointed out that I may have post-natal depression, perhaps a mild and delayed one, I thought. But it's been more than a year, am I a 'slow developer'? Hee. Nevertheless, a depression is a depression and it could strain my relationship with the husband, which I felt has already happened. I am not as emotionally engaged as before. I keep a lot of things to myself. I don't even chat about mundane everyday stuff anymore. And these are actually the little things that keep a couple engaged and happy. I am withdrawing into my own world, and get upset occasionally if he does not 'seek' me. Maybe I want to be rescued.
So, back to the Google search, my little cyber support group. I pulled out some excerpts that resonated with me.
"..After my first miscarraige I was devisated. I drove for hours alone & in the darkness. I have only blurrs of memories of that evening. I was parked in a closed park. Then I was on the shoulder of the highway. Then I found myself back in my doctor's parking lot. Her office had been closed for hours & not even one light was on. But, somehow I felt like I had left my baby there. I needed it back! I kept my feelings inside because everyone in my family kept saying, "At least it happened early & you couldn't get attached.". It went unacknowledged except for the, "I'm sorrys". Is that what you say to a still born's parents? We had no closure. No funeral. No mass. Nothing. Not even a face to remember.
8 years have gone by and I'm still devistated. Not once does a day go by that I don't feel someone missing at the dinner table. " -taken from here. The writer also listed 5 ways to get closure.
"...I blogged every thought I had. Once I had it figured out enough to commit the thought to paper, it stopped swimming in my head and gave each topic a sense of closure. My grief counselor even confirmed that there are synaptic changes in the brain when you get a thought organized and finalized by writing it down so I wasn't just imagining that closure.
Write letters to the baby, write a diary, or blog, whichever best suits your personality and privacy preferences. It doesn't completely wipe the thought away, but I'd say it takes 95% of it out of your head, and if you can get rid of 95% of each of the thoughts and horribleness, that's quite a lot. The remaining 5% becomes much more manageable." -taken from here.
And this is probably the Mother of all hits. I have a couple of excerpts from this article written by a lady gynae:
"...When I tell a woman that she is not crazy for having feelings about her miscarriage and that her loss is real no matter if she miscarried in the 6th week of pregnancy or in the 6th month, she always looks relieved. I have validated her feelings."
"...comforting words might serve to disavow a woman's experience of loss rather than allowing room for it. Commonly heard expressions like, "It was early in your pregnancy," "Miscarriage is not uncommon," or "You'll have other chances" might be interpreted by a woman to mean "This happens all the time. It's no big deal. You don't have to get so upset." On the receiving end of such tarnished comfort a woman might be left feeling guilty for feeling grief stricken, after all, miscarriage, she is told, is not "uncommon". Or she might feel angry and think to herself, "No one understands what I'm going through!! I don't care if miscarriages happen all the time. It's a big deal to me and I feel wrecked!" Then she might find herself feeling isolated and alone in her experience"
This is how I felt. Alone.
And then it struck me yesterday. I have been alone, and rejected. The hubz said my body was weak and that I should rebuild my health back (IF we were to try for another one). He meant it as a matter of fact, harmless indeed, but to a woman who has miscarried, I interpreted is as "It is my fault, my body is weak" because there is a phase when you ask a lot of questions on why it happened, what caused it, what did I do wrong etc (see article above). And what he said affirmed it more. "It was my fault, and your fault alone"... that's what my head says. That was why I got upset and moody almost every week, every time he goes out for drinks. I felt alone and rejected.
I guess I'm unravelling the emotional closure I need. An apology and assurance from my husband. Assurance that he still loves and cares for me. An assurance that it wasn't my fault. An assurance that he will be my side side through it all.
Update: Isn't it funny, after having these thoughts 'keyed' down, I felt a huge sense of relief. I didn't ask or that apology. The fact that I recognize the cause was enough for now. Knowledge is indeed empowering.


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The world is filled with problems that require people of sound judgment and infinite wisdom to solve them. As the son of a Judge, I've been raised to believe that the Judicial system houses all of these special minds. Since I was raised in the Judicial system I've been molded into one of these great problem solvers. Unfortunately becoming a Judge requires one to be a lawyer first, which requires passing the Bar exam, that only a person with a law degree can take, a degree that can only be achieved by graduating from an accredited Law School, an accomplishment saved for those who study 80 hours a week to avoid failing out, and schools which require you to apply with a successful LSAT score, which is typically achieved by taking the LSAT exam. I've not taken the LSAT exam, therefore I cannot be a judge. See, I'm a natural.
However, I do not want my lack of a law degree to prevent me from solving the world's problems, my higher calling; therefore I will use this website as a platform to solve the problems that do not get a day in court. I'm the only man capable of solving these problems and with each case the world will become a better place.
The first case on the docket has been filed by NFL fans around the world. By "around the world" I really mean America since most people around the world are fans of the more appropriately named football. But since America is greater than all other nations combined, they can all go fuck themselves with their logic.
Another wildly successful and entertaining NFL season will come to a close next week with Super Bowl XLVIII or 48 for our anti-Roman readers. However, there is a dark spot on the league that fans have been clamoring to be fixed since its inception and lucky for America, Justice Demetrio has been listening and is here to find a solution. All rise, the Honorable Thomas Augustus Demetrio presides, Case #000000001 The People vs. Thursday Night Football.
Defendant: Thursday Night Football
Football is America's game, not for pageantry and tradition like baseball, but rather because it hits all the major desires we look for in a sport: Gladitorial, easy to gamble on, a good excuse to drink like a Frat star, and the ultimate fantasy sport. America is football hungry and we flock to our TVs to watch as much as possible. Television is designed to get a large number of eye-balls glued to a TV set at an exact time and place, so they can sell commercial slots to advertisers who are looking to push Beer and boner pills on the American public. The NFL and TV go together like Wall Street and corruption, a perfect match.
It is interesting that Beer/alcohol is the common enemy to the male erection, which makes the two such a perfect pair. Why haven't beer companies come out with their own erectile dysfunction pills? Miller Lite can just reverse its beer slogan: Less taste, More Filling.
Television's changing landscape, more channels and time shifting devices, has fractured audiences. It is rare to have a program draw more than five million viewers let alone 20-30 as the top shows of a couple of decades ago regularly did.
This makes football such a valuable commodity to broadcasters, not only does it draw in that audience, it is also something viewers have to watch live, even rarer. This has led to a desire to put as much football on TV as humanly possible.
Normally I would slap the person who came up with the phrase, "too much of a good thing is bad." I mean it just makes no logical sense, I can never have too much of a good thing, but alas she gets the last laugh as Thursday Night Football encapsulates the phrase perfectly.
The concept of Thursday Night Football makes sense on paper, let's slide in another night of Primetime Football, and bring in even more ad revenue.
Even the decision to put it on the NFL Network makes sense, why let these other networks benefit from our product when we have our own, exclusive 24 hour channel we're trying to get off the ground. But like many great concepts it fails to calculate the limits of human beings.
The games are sloppy, penalty-filled bore fests that only end up infuriating fans when their teams get stuck playing on a short week with a banged up roster. It has failed to bring in good ratings, averaging around 6 million viewers a week, which is less than half of the Monday Night football ratings.
The NFL has pushed the blame on the NFL Network's inability to draw a bigger audience and is looking to move Thursday Night Football to another network, NBC is the front runner. However, this is the proverbial band-aid on a bullet hole and the Shield is ignoring the larger issue at hand, not to mention looking like huge hypocrites.
Player safety has been the hottest topic in the NFL over the last few seasons. It strikes up multiple, passionate arguments. The former players are upset that they were lied to about the dangers of the game for years and are seeking proper retribution. Some fans and other players, mostly defensive, have complained about how soft the game has become in response to protecting the players.
A popular argument is that there was never ever anything wrong with how the game was played in the past, so long as everyone who enters the league is fully informed of the danger. Then it is just a group of consenting adults going out on Sundays to maul each other.
Anyone who surfs Youtube and comes across old highlights of big hits throughout the years, may tend to disagree with the idea that nothing about the game needed to change. But regardless of a person's views on player safety, there is no arguing that sending teams back onto the gridiron four days after a game is certainly not enhancing a player's health.
If the NFL is so worried about player's safety, maybe they should re-examine the practice of Thursday Night games instead of throwing penalties and fines at players who land on a quarterback funny.
Part of the reason America loves football is the danger involved in the game, but it is not fun to watch our favorite legends of the game lose their minds due to CTE or be unable to walk up a single step. There is no way to take all the danger out of the game, but eliminating playing on three day's rest would certainly help.
The Verdict:
It is quite simple, expand the NFL season by two weeks, but keep the number of games played the same, giving each team two extra bye weeks. This means 19 weeks to play 16 games, since every team has extra bye weeks they will all play on Thursday Night Football following one of its byes.
The Thursday Night games will start in Week 3 and run through Week 18, meaning byes will start in Week 2. The extra byes serve to both prevent teams from ever having to play on three day's rest and give them extra weeks off to heal up nagging injuries. It will also make the Thursday Night games less sloppy and better television viewing for whichever network gets it next.
Why add two extra weeks, when the issue could be solved with one? Fair question counselor, besides the obvious reasons of providing two extra weeks of football programming to TV Networks desperate for those huge Football ratings, and two extra weeks to shit on your buddies in a fantasy league, I'll give you an even more compelling reason.
Mondays suck. An argument that never needs to be settled in court, but some Mondays suck harder than others, such as one's that follow vacations or weddings. One Monday that sucks ever single year, without fail, is the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Sundays in the fall are built around NFL football. It is a glorious day that serves as the last bastion of joy before another week of work has to begin. The Super Bowl is the last of these Sundays and it encompasses the entire season in one day, which means a lot of partying.
If everyone loves football, then everyone and their mama loves the Super Bowl. It is watched by over 100 million people in America each year, do you realize how outrageous that is? Two-thirds of people who own a television are watching the Super Bowl, nearly half our country is watching the Super Bowl.
Is there any one day where that much of the country is doing the same thing, besides the Fourth of July and Christmas? No way, so why isn't the Super Bowl a national holiday? It is celebrated far more than Memorial Day, Labor Day, and especially President's Day.
President's Day: what is it? Why do we celebrate it? It was originally decreed a National Holiday celebrating Washington's birthday by an Act of Congress in 1879. The first attempt to create a generic President's Day was in 1951, but it was not till the mid-80s when advertisers started pushing the idea that President's day became a holiday. The third Monday of February was settled on as the date of observance as it falls between Lincoln's birthday on the 12th and Washington's on the 22nd.
Outside of the insubstantiality of its origin, the mere idea of celebrating Presidents should be something reserved for our communist brethren. Isn't the Presidency an honor and a privilege for any man or woman who holds the position? Doesn't a democracy support the power of the people and the right to vote, over the individual who holds the office.
All holidays come packed with commercialism, but at least the others have sturdier legs to stand on as the righteous attempt to kick them down. President's Day just seems to be a blatant attempt for car dealerships to get in the black.Where the hell is all of this going? I thought this was about Thursday Night Football? Shut up! I'd hold you in contempt, but when I complete my prestige you'll feel like such a dummy you'll hold yourself in contempt.
Two extra weeks of the regular season means everything in the post-season gets pushed back two weeks as well. A quick look at a calendar will show that two weeks after the Super Bowl is the third Sunday of February. What happens on the third Monday of February? I feel like something always happens then, but for the life of me I cannot remember what it is.
Want to help diminish that Super Bowl hangover? Put the big game on the Sunday before President's day, a meaningless and messed up holiday. America can use that day off to sleep in, pop Advil, drink water and cry over the loss of football and all the money in our savings account from betting big on the under for the National Anthem.
How many years do you think it will take for the third weekend in February to be recognized as Super Bowl weekend instead of President's day? Give it a year, two tops, and no one will even remember President's Day existed.
The people demanded a solution to Thursday Night Football and not only did I solve it, but I also cured our Nation's massive Super Bowl hangover and eliminated a fascist holiday. Boom, you just got what Charlie Sheen has always wanted to hear when he walks into his favorite whorehouse, three for the price of one.
Court adjourned.Article by: Tom Demetrio, Co-founder of Millennial Man

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Subject: H.P. 410C - Probe H.P. # 11036A
October 20th 2015, 2:24 pm
Additional information on the HP 410C, when the AC voltages are being measured, the multimeter provides D.C. voltage to the diode filament. In order to provide a reliable piece of test gear, HP designed the probe and multimeter to use A.C. voltage on the probe diode filament during non-use. This is accomplished through the voltage selection switch.
In other words, when switching to the A.C. Measurement function, D.C. is provided to help eliminate hum, then when switched to a D.C. or RESISTANCE or CURRENT function the filament receives the required A.C. voltage to maintain optimum reliability of the probe, and that is why you will notice the probe is always warm when the H.P. 410C Multimeter is turned on.
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Subject: Hewlett Packard VTVM 410C AC Probe 11036A
October 16th 2015, 10:12 pm
I have an H.P. 410C, transistor/tube VTVM,
but put it on a shelf because I didn't have the A.C. Probe for it. So that was 7 years ago. Probes for this Meter are as rare as it gets. I did get a probe that was used on a H.P. 410B, but the connector was totally different. It plugged underneath with a metal shell that contained a circuit card that used banana jacks and plugs for each, on the case.
The 410B uses a diode, that can be either a EA53 or a 2-01C.
The EA53 uses a voltage of up to 7 volts. It is usually run at 6-6.3 volts D.C. The current draw is .3 amps.
The 2-01C uses a voltage of 5 volts, and was only used in the 410B.
Because the 410B was adaptable to either tube, there was a switch internally that was used in conjunction with a ballast tube to meet the 5 volt need.
Well that complicated things for me as I didn't know which tube was in the probe, and hesitated to fiddle with the probe till I was more versed in its properties.
I bit the bullet last week and finally garnered the gumption to go for it.
The probe itself it a very well thought out design. It uses triaxial coax cable, which means 3 conductors, and two of them are used as shields and voltage carrying conductors at the same time.
The center conductor is in the R.F. path from the tip of the probe, with capacitors used in series and parallel to act as a bypass and shunt, and in turn hooked to the plate of the diode.
The cable has 3 insulators, one that covers the center conductor, and is clear nylon, then a woven shield covering that, then a thin black insulator over the 1st shield.
After that is a second shield, and that also is covered with black insulation sheathing.
The first shield is connected to heater directly and supplies the 5 or 6 volts.
The second shield is connected to the other end of return path and ground along with the cathode.
The tube itself is held in a barrel hole, and has friction fingers to make the connections.
I finally found a stereo jack that had a larger plastic end sleeve with a hole diameter that would accept the older larger probe cable. (That was very hard to find), and was a big holdup for Me.
I had to research the wiring of both 410B and 410C, and draw several diagrams to figure out the proper hookup. I finally used a meter to test which jack connector had the voltage while plugged into the 410C. It was the ring. The pin was for the signal, and the sleeve was the return and ground.
I needed to make an adjustment and that was kinda hard, finally I cleaned the plug and jack and rotated the switch several times before it would settle down. The last thing I did today was wire everything and bench test it. Still need to follow up with calibration. But that won't be to hard, I guess.
If anyone wants the the manuals they are online, it also helps to get the tube data, and Hewlett Packard has a couple of papers on the two meters that made a big difference to Me, anyway.
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Subject: Re: Test Meters, Multimeters, voltmeters, ampmeters
June 17th 2015, 9:35 pm
Here's a nice tutorial that explains it useage.
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Subject: Re: Test Meters, Multimeters, voltmeters, ampmeters
February 6th 2015, 1:02 pm
I replaced a resistor that had been replaced before. They used two in parallel and the value was bad. All caps are newer. I calibrated it and put it back in the case.
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February 5th 2015, 9:05 pm
If that uses the old copper oxide rectifiers, the odds are pretty good they have gone bad.
Also replace the filter caps, and any other caps in the meter, and check the resistors.
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February 5th 2015, 11:36 am
I searched the site and found no information on the 209a VTVM. What should I do to repair this meter.
It turns on and the needle will center on D>C> Volts. I downloaded the original manual. It was easy to find. There are three rectifiers so I will check the filter capacitors first.
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Subject: Midland Model 23-126 Strength meter
June 24th 2013, 11:56 am
Here's a copy of the Field Strength meter instruction Pamphlet:
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Subject: Lafayette HE-72 SWR & Field Strength Meter
June 24th 2013, 11:25 am
I wasn't able to find anything on this Meter so I decided to post a copy of the Instruction pamphlet.
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December 14th 2012, 9:09 pm
I just purchased A fluke 8520A and paid a total of $75 including shipping costs.
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The Multimeter has burst memory plus math capabilities. it was designed for system and bench applications, the Multimeter has 5 1/2 digit resolution and built-in system interface circuits.
A choice of:
2. True rms AC volts,
3, 2 and 4-wire ohms,
4. and also has a conductance . (The conductance function provides a simple way to measure resistance from 10 Mohms to 100,000 Mohms.)
Its Featuers include:
•520 readings per second which can be changed
•20 ppm basic DC accuracy
•IEEE-488 system interface
Note: to become stable on low ohms and volts it need to be on for 2 hours to stabilize the crystal oven and/or its processor.
I still need to learn the internal programing features.
and understand the 4 wire measurements.
I also need to learn how too make connector cables for the front input that will be reliable and how the internal and external guard functions are used.
It weighs over 25 Lbs.
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I have set my unit to measure resistance and all it would show is random numbers. I tried to reread the operators manual and didn't get any solution.
I went over the manual several times, and so I just said something's not right. I fiddled around with the switch buttons and all of a sudden it started working. Strange, so I set it up for the offset (to compensate for test lead resistance) but it took a few attempts to get it right. And it did work as expected. I did notice when it finally started working in the two wire mode that every time I changed resistors and applied the test leads I could hear a clicking relay. I turned it off and later I went back, turned it on and got the same results.
This is really weird so what I think is its not working right, because even if it is a lab standard, you should be able to get some reading for resistance right after turn-on. The only thing I can figure is the manual says it needs a two hour warm-up for accurate readings. Maybe it does have to warm-up for resistance readings, what do you think?
Any one have experience like this with this model?
It doesn't mention non-function time element. I see my voltage readings seem OK but now I will test that too when first turned on.
I now understand the four-wire resistance method, it uses a voltage on two of the wires to eliminate noise and is better for low resistances.
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Subject: $50 Multimeter Shootout
November 19th 2012, 12:51 am
About 53 minutes long, but interesting.
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Subject: Re: Test Meters, Multimeters, voltmeters, ampmeters
October 30th 2012, 10:36 pm
Cliff, Funny this topic should come up… Some months ago I purchased a complete set of "The Impoverished Radio Experimenter" (a Lindsay publication) and it featured a rather extensive discussion of GDO's- their use, history and also instructions to make a nice solid state model.
Although I had some basic understanding of their use and function, it was rudimentary- at best. After reading the material, though, I realized just how useful a piece of equipment it is- especially when building from scratch (IMO, anyway).
Keep us posted on your adventures- I, for one, will be interested to hear.…
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September 23rd 2012, 5:56 pm
I also just had a Japanese Dip meter given to me by a Ham acquaintance. Its a Kyoritsu K-126B, and has 8 plug in coils. the frequency ranges are as follows:
Band A
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Band D
Band E
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Subject: Grid dip Meters
September 2nd 2012, 12:09 pm
I just purchased a second hand Dip Meter from the Puget Sound Antique Radio Associations parking lot sale in Shoreline area. I couldn't go because of car troubles but my friend went keeping an eye out for certain Items I wanted. The Dip meter was one of them. Its a Kenwood DM-81 Dip Meter, It has another model for overseas called an Kenwood DM-801 Dip Meter.
It has some missing coils that I am searching for, so I Emailed Kenwood and I'll see what happens.
I may have to wind my own, not looking forward to that especially finding the supplies to do it.
I did get it for $20 and it works as I found out last n ight.
You can do a lot more with it than I knew. It is the solid state version so It uses an FET transistor and 3 diodes and a few transistors.
You can determine coil frequencies, inductance, use as a field strength meter, an absorption wave meter, RF Frequencies, Oscillator frequencies and even tune and trim antennas. It has a coverage of 700 Khz-250MHz however I am surprised it doesn't go down to I.F. Frequencies, I will look into that and see if it will by constructing a coil for that range. But It might work on the harmonics with out it, however on second thought, I will have to investigate that. There are a number of topics on the web relating to how under-rated the Dip meter is.
I have 4 coils,
#A (.7 to 1.6KHz)and
#C(3 to 7.4KHz) and
#E(17 to 42KHz)and
the highest frequency one I have #F (41 to 110 MHz) and it is a printed circuit coil.
So if any one has
#B (1.5 to 3.6 MHz)
#D(6.9 to 17.5KHz)
#G(83 to 250MHz)
please contact me, I will post an WTB (wanted to buy) in the
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July 20th 2012, 2:48 pm
Glad to hear you had success. From what your saying then, is in order to get a good voltage reading you had to have all the tubes in place and turned on. You can usually measure voltage from the bottom of the tube socket, just be careful of voltages and causing shorts. when you have the tubes in place if they are working as they should then you have a load on the transformer(s) that help bring the voltages into line.
Usually measurements are taken while on and operational, so when there is a problem you can Isolate section by section. Good call on your part, experience with trouble usually helps in the long run for similar situations such as this.
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July 20th 2012, 1:20 pm
Hello All!,
I was trying to measure the voltage (following the voltage test points in the construction/instruction manual) and I was trying to do so with power on, but the tubes unpluged to get easier access to the pins. I was doing it all wrong!
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Subject: SOLVED**Knight Kit VTVM 83 Y 125
July 10th 2012, 5:49 pm
Hello everyone, I am rebuilding some test equipment that was gifted several years ago. It all sat in the attic while I had kids, worked, divorced, remarried, etc. In short, LIFE got in the way. Now I am retired and working on it and I am trying to learn as I go.
The gentelman (now an SK) who gave this "stuff" to me was a very (in my opinion) knowledgeable guy and I wish he was still here so I could go to him for help. The 1st item I am trying to rebuild is a Knightkit VTVM (model 83 Y 125). I replaced a electrolytic cap and I am trying to check out the voltage on pin 1 of the 12AU7 tube. The book says it should be 77 volts. I have 153! I looked at all the reisisters and I thought I had three that had driffed and gone high. When I took them out of the VTVM, they each tested as they should! I went back to a web site and it says to test the Transformer as that is the unit that goes bad from "extended testing of shorted and leaky caps". The book does not show what the output is on the Transformer should be. One winding is 6.3 volts (heaters of the tubes). The other is 159volts. I am wondering if this is what it should be. Thanks for reading this.
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July 3rd 2012, 5:55 am
Hi Cliff, most of these Avo,s are 20,000 ohms per volt, whilst they do load the circuit to a degree, they were used here as the main meter in nearly all Service depots inc early TV depots, VTVM,S are used and have been quite a while i guess, the link below explains better than me ...regards....Alan.
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June 30th 2012, 9:07 pm
You will also fine that the older meters had lower resistance in some cases and you need to know that, because of the loading effect on voltage readings. In other words using a digital Voltmeter, has High input impedance compared to analog meters. However VTVMs are usually noted when doing certain required testing. Some meters are only 1,000 ohms per/volt. While VTVMs and digital meters are 10-11 megohms.
Most old radios were tested using a range of test meters from 500ohms to 20,000 ohms per volt.
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June 24th 2012, 8:27 am
Hi guy,s, i have digital display meters, and find for all old vintage radio sets here, the Avo Analogue meter was used to give all voltage readings in the Trader Service Sheets, i use my old Avo,s during radio repair and find them brilliant, my motto if its old the test gear has to be old to go with it, its more authentic this way....regards......Alan.
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Subject: Whats a differential voltmeter you ask?
September 30th 2011, 2:26 pm
These voltmeters are more for Lab use and precision measurements. In part they have been replaced by Digital meters, but still can be useful. Not too many benches in radio repair use these but they are nice to have and show off.
The following is a comment I made on another forum (ARF) due to a question asking what are these used for.
In the simplest of terms it is has a voltage generator that has a bridge type metered circuit, so when the input voltage being tested matches the adjusted generated internal voltage,to indicate 0 when both voltages are the same.
The best effect is that when the voltages match there is no load on the circuit voltage being tested. They can be very accurate and precise.
(Ordinary VTVMs, VOMs and other meters will load down a circuit, some 1000 ohms per volt/ 10,000 ohms per volt, up to 11 megohms and even 20 meg ohms per-volt. If the voltage has no measurable current this can cause erroneous measurements.)
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July 19th 2011, 4:41 pm
Here's a video that's about 18 minutes long, (see the link below my comments.)
It shows the steps for making a solid-state probe to replace the vacuum tube probe, by using a resistor, diode and cap, all inside a small copper tube. The problem was at first not able to zero the meter, then finding out there is is an offset resistor that compensates for the forward tube drop. that was replaced and with a 1 ohm resistor and now is working great. Very Educational and easy to do, even for the beginner.
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December 8th 2010, 4:58 pm
There are a couple (well actually three different types) of Multimeter's.
The first used meters were designed with a specific task in mind.
It was found that the range of a meter could be increased by adding switches and resistors and shunts and batteries.
There were several descriptions used to identify the use intended.
to measure voltage in the range of a few micro-volts to several thousand volts
to measure 100ths of an ohm to Millions of Ohms
measurements on the order of picoamps to hundreds of amps (
is incorrect usage of the term.)
Then when radio started to develop there was a need to have test equipment that was more versatile.
So functions were combined to create a VOM (Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter)
So came the development of the following types:
1. Analog portable VOM
2. Analog VTVM
3. Digital VOM
Then there are field units built for rugged use and then bench meters and Lab quality types.
The first type has a mechanical meter movement to display numbers (anolog style). When first introduced they had an input impedance ( or resistance) of 500 to 1000 ohms, they now can go up to the same as a digital. 10 or 11 meg-ohms.
The second one came into existence because of the ever increasing need for a more accurate meter that wouldn't load down voltage readings.
The third One uses computer chips and a digital screen to display numbers. They can have several functions built in. The Impedance input is
10-11 meg-ohms This is used to prevent loading the circuit under test.
The readings of a digital are more precise than an analog meter. An analog meter has a problem that is called parallax and is caused by reading the meter at an angle and therefore not getting correct readings. If there is anything else to add about Multimeter's, please feel free to post your thoughts and questions here.
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You can ask or comment about Volt,amp,power, and other types of meters for the electronic repair field.
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Metamizole (INN), or dipyrone (BAN, USAN), is an ampyrone sulfonate analgesic (pain reliever), antispasmodic (spasm reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer) similar to paracetamol in that it has minimal anti-inflammatory effects and which is most commonly given orally or parenterally (by injection) to prevent and treat pain related to surgery or for the treatment of acute pain.[2][3] It was first introduced into clinical use in Germany in 1921 and for many years it was available over-the-counter in most countries, until its toxicities became apparent,[4] although in some countries it is available over-the-counter, its use is usually restricted in developed countries, due to its potential for causing toxic reactions.[5]
Metamizole is marketed under various trade names, including Algozone, Algocalmin, Algopyrin, Analgin, Dipirona, Novalgin, Neo-Melubrina and Optalgin.[1] Metamizole has been used for decades in many European countries (excluding the UK, but including most of continental Europe, including Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain), Asian (China, India, Indonesia and Thailand included), African (including South Africa) and South American (including Argentina and Brazil) countries, despite this, it has been found to have a potentially fatal side effect of agranulocytosis (a dangerously compromised immune system; its rate varies significantly country-to-country), aplastic anaemia and hypersensitivity reactions (like allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis).[1][4]
It was once widely combined with various other active ingredients, but since concerns over its safety have been raised in the late 1960s and 1970s its use in combination products has been in decline and in some countries, banned.[4] Regardless, some national medical authorities (such as in Australia and United States of America) have withdrawn metamizole from the market altogether or have restricted it to be available only with a prescription, although it remains available over the counter in some countries.[4][6]
Despite its potential haematologic (blood-related) toxicity (that is potential for causing blood dyscrasias) it produces no clinically relevant effects in the way of kidney toxicity, cardiovascular toxicity and GI toxicity when compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).[3] Unlike paracetamol and similarly to the NSAIDs it can trigger bronchospasm or anaphylaxis, especially in those with asthma.[5]
Medical uses
It is primarily used for perioperative pain, although the clinical trial data to support this use is limited at best.[5] It is also used for acute injury, colic, cancer pain, other acute/chronic forms of pain and high fever unresponsive to other agents.[2]
Special populations
Its use in pregnancy is advised against, although animal studies are reassuring in that they show minimal risk of birth defects; its use in the elderly or those with liver/kidney impairment is advised against, but if these groups of people must be treated a lower dose and caution is usually advised; its use in lactation is advised against as it is excreted in breast milk.[2]
Adverse effects
It is known to cause minimal side effects in most people given it; serious side effects include agranulocytosis, aplastic anaemia, hypersensitivity reactions (like anaphylaxis and bronchospasm), toxic epidermal necrolysis and it may provoke acute attacks of porphyria, as it is chemically related to sulfonamides.[1][3][5] The relative risk for agranulocytosis appears to greatly vary according to the country of estimates on said rate.[1][3]
Previous hypersensitivity (such as agranulocytosis or anaphylaxis) to metamizole or any of the excipients (e.g. lactose) in the preparation used, acute porphyria, impaired haematopoiesis (such as due to treatment with chemotherapy agents), third trimester of pregnancy (potential for adverse effects in the newborn), lactation, children with a body weight below 16 kg, history of aspirin-induced asthma and other hypersensitivity reactions to analgesics.[2]
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|Decreased serum levels of ciclosporin.
|Additive hypothermia (low body temperature) may result.
|Additive risk for haematologic (blood) toxicity.
Oral anticoagulants (blood thinners), lithium, captopril, triamterene and antihypertensives may also interact with metamizole, as other pyrazolones are known to interact adversely with these substances.
It is considered fairly safe on overdose, but in these cases supportive measures are usually advised as well as measures to limit absorption (such as activated charcoal) and accelerate excretion (such as haemodialysis).[2]
It is a sulfonic acid and comes in calcium, sodium and magnesium salt forms.[1] Its sodium salt monohydrate form is a white/almost crystalline powder that is unstable in the presence of light, highly soluble in water and ethanol but practically insoluble in dichloromethane[7]
Its precise mechanism of action is unknown, although it is believed that inhibiting brain and spinal cord prostaglandin (fat-like molecules that are involved in inflammation, pain and fever) synthesis might be involved.[5] Recently, researchers uncovered another potential mechanism involving metamizole being a prodrug. In this proposal, not yet verified by other researchers, the metamizole itself breaks down into other chemicals that are the actual active agents. The result is a couple of cannabinoid and NSAID arachidonic acid conjugates[clarification needed] (although not in the strict chemical meaning of the word) of metamizole's breakdown products.[8] Despite this studies in animals have found that the first cannabinoid receptor is not involved in the analgesia induced by metamizole.[9] Although it seems to inhibit fevers caused by prostaglandins, especially prostaglandin E2.[10] It appears to produce its therapeutic effects by means of its metabolites, especially N-methyl-4-aminoantipyrine (MAA) and 4-aminoantipyrine (AA).[2]
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|Plasma protein binding: 18%. Excretion in the urine as 23±4% of the initial oral dose
|Plasma protein binding: 14%. Excretion in the urine as 26±8% of the initial oral dose
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Countries where it has been withdrawn from the market include: Australia, Norway, United States of America, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Ghana, Nepal, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Sweden, Morocco, Lithuania, Armenia, Bahrain, Ireland and Singapore; it was never approved for use in Venezuela; is prescription-only in: Philippines (extensive warning labels; oral and parenteral use still permitted), Kuwait (single ingredient only; parenteral use and only in emergencies), Italy (parenteral use only with less than or equal to one gram dose, single ingredient only; extensive warning labels), Sudan (parenteral use for limited indications only), Bangladesh (single ingredient injectable only), Egypt (single-ingredient injectables only with no more than a gram of metamizole), Belgium (single-ingredient products that must carry an easily identifiable [even without speaking the language] warning symbol and extensive warning labels), Germany (single ingredient only; combination products withdrawn), Switzerland (single ingredients only; indicated for strong refractory pain and/or fever[11]) Spain (single ingredient only, for specific indications; combination products withdrawn), Czech Republic, Hungary, Thailand (single ingredient products only; warning labels required and restricted to limited indications), Greece (injectables only, up to a dose of 1 gram) and Peru (warning labels required); is available over-the-counter, although warning labels may be required in: Pakistan (although combination products are banned), Colombia (warning labels required), Mexico (warning labels required) and Israel (single ingredients only, injectables require suitable facilities for resuscitation).[4] Note all these countries are listed in order of the date these respective changes were made.[4]
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The greatest king yet
Teresa McCaffery reflects on what lessons she has learned about teaching the faith from English history
I suppose most countries treasure a history of how they came to be. We live on an island, so our boundaries are clear. Our myths and legends tell of the organisation of our space: King Arthur and the knights of the round table, King Canute who tried to hold back the tide, King Alfred who burned the cakes were all trying to keep order on this island, in this space. Our history tells of kings and princes, of battles won and marauders repelled, or made welcome eventually if they did not go. History we now know is subject to 'spin', the details adjusted to suit the agenda of the writer. Shakespeare must take credit for being the first and most dramatic spin doctor. His emphasis is on the strengths and weaknesses of the British people and he improves our language in the effort to do our character justice. And then there is Saint Bede who wrote 'The history of the English church and people'. He also had an agenda: he wanted to tell us how God showed His love for our country through the actions and words of Pope Gregory and his successors and those they sent to bring these pagan people to the knowledge of the Trinity. Care, zeal and, above all love, radiate from the pages of his book like warmth from fire.
Bede tells us how Pope Gregory sent St. Augustine to the south of England to evangelise us and St Columba sent St. Aiden from his spiritual bridgehead in Iona. He writes of the early years of British history when our country was populated by different races and divided into many kingdoms. Some parts of the country were still physically wild, too dangerous to cross. Christianity grew in areas isolated from each other and communication with Rome was also difficult. Bede tells us that the Pope gave British bishops authority to appoint colleagues as the usual procedure of Papal appointment was too dangerous and time consuming.
Rivalry between the different Kingdoms was inevitable and Edwin was a victim of this process. He was a northern king. Christianity had not taken hold there and different kings were fighting for supremacy. Edwin had to run from one part of Britain to another to get away from his more pugnacious rival Ethelfrid until Redwald, King of the Angles took him in. Unfortunately, Ethelfrid pursued Redwald with bribes and threats until he weakened and agreed to hand Edwin over. A loyal friend warned Edwin, but he felt that he could not walk away from his friend Redwald and had nowhere left to go anyway. (Didn't the disciples say something like that?). He sat outside the palace thinking about all this, for he was a deep thinker, and 'tormented by inward fires that brought no light', when a visitor appeared.
This visitor asked him three questions:
"What reward would you give to the man, whoever he may be, who can deliver you from your troubles?"
"Anything in my power"
"And what if he promised you would become the greatest king yet?"
"I will give ample proof of my gratitude"
"If such a man offered to give you better and wiser guidance for your life and salvation will you promise to obey him?"
The visitor then laid his right hand on Edwin's head and told him to fulfil his promise when he received this sign, and disappeared. Edwin realised he must have been visited by a spirit.
He was spared and became a great king; the years went by and he remained a good pagan. He understood the importance of staying in the favour of 'the Gods'. He listened to his pagan priests and respected their judgement. And above all, he thought hard about everything.
Then he fell in love. The beautiful princess Ethelberga was the daughter of a Christian king and, possibly to Edwin's surprise, her family was not keen to send her among pagans. Edwin found a rational solution to this problem: Ethelberga was welcome to bring her own priests and teachers to look after her and her entourage. He even agreed to adopt the Christian religion if his advisers decided it was more holy and acceptable to God than his own.
Ethelberga came north with the Bishop Paulinus who took after his great namesake and set to work converting Edwin. This was surprisingly difficult. Paulinus taught and taught, and Edwin thought and thought, but nothing much happened. Then Paulinus found out about the vision. He marched up to Edwin, laid his hand on the king's head and said, "remember this?". End of problem.
It's a lovely story, with so much to teach us 1300 years later.
The more Paulinus talked, the more deeply Edwin thought and there seemed to be no way he could decide whether Christianity or the familiar pagan ways was better. But somewhere during these long conversations Edwin must have described his vision. Paulinus realised that although Edwin was a pagan at the time, the vision must have been from God: His angel gave Edwin the sign of the laying on of hands. When Paulinus used the sign, the Spirit inspired Edwin to become Christian.
Have we forgotten, as Edwin did, that any greatness we have today is the legacy of unstintingly generous and holy work done by monks supported by popes in the early centuries of our history?
What sign should we deploy to awaken our nation to gratitude for the work of our forebears, and willingness to follow the good precepts of Christian faith?
Do we need to learn that arguments do not convince, even when they are sound and true?
Edwin persuaded most of his kingdom, even the priests, to become Christian, but he was murdered not long after for political reasons and the whole lot reverted to the old ways; true conversion does not happen top down. Today we seem to be back where we started. Church going is right out of fashion and crucifixes in school classrooms are sometimes deemed to be offensive. People believe in all sorts of spiritual things and many are heroically self-sacrificing without claiming any religious affiliation. Are we losing the plot, or is something else happening?
Historically there have always been groups or categories of people who could be relied on to listen with respect to those in authority over them and accept the teaching they followed. Words like 'subject', 'serf', 'tenant', 'pupil' and 'parishioner', refer to groups that are disappearing from our society. Subjects of the king, farm labourers, and tenants on landed estates no longer exist. Their replacements 'working men and women' would not dream of accepting the principles governing the work of their employers. Pupils increasingly refuse to learn anything they do not want to understand (which does not mean they don't learn anything) and that leaves the Catholic parishioner squirming in her seat (so many of the men have left), too loyal to move to a 'better' parish and too deferential to argue with the parish priest. Is this the true meaning of democracy?
That may be a caricature, but it's not all that far from the truth. Does it mean that Augustine and his companions laboured in vain? Surely not! The seeds of faith that they sowed sleep in the earth awaiting the conditions that favour their growth. Today we do not wait for an enlightened king to proclaim that Christianity is the best way to honour God. Today every one of us needs to make that decision instead, but, as Mary asked the Angel, 'How can this be done?'.
Augustine knew that Christianity would benefit if he converted the King. Christian kings shaped our country in those early centuries. More recently, Ignatius adopted a two-pronged approach; he did address kings and bishops, but also paid a lot of attention to the laity and schoolchildren. Nowadays everyone is capable of education (although not all have access to it) and we all think for ourselves. Children, lay people and workers do their thinking in a very different context from that of kings, presidents and bishops. Teaching developed by and for an elite does not touch common people, and they do not accept it.
The efforts of Paulinus to convince Edwin through reasoning were not wasted. Edwin needed a good reason to change, but would not listen to arguments with holes in, and the same applies to the people of our country today. Children will no longer learn by rote sentences which contain words they cannot hope to understand. Catholic theology is a huge territory full of excitement and beauty. Our children must not be deprived of it in the interest of simplicity, but led to it by logical steps that they can safely negotiate. The adults in the community tasked with teaching the children cannot be content with repeating what they learned the way they learned it. A lifetime of finding out what those mysterious words we learned in primary school really meant should have given us the experience to know how to lead our children to the treasures of church teaching.
The desire to share the treasures of our faith with our children, as they are and not as they should be, in ways that they can understand, and not as we understand it, will make the channel that allows the spirit to tell them of God.


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Admit it—if you follow NFL football, both of the following statements are likely true:
- When talking about the preseason with friends, you say that the preseason doesn't matter and doesn't mean anything for the regular season, so you're not really worried or excited about your team's performance.
- You are worried or excited about your team's performance.
All of us say it doesn't matter, but after so many months without football we are desperate for anything meaningful. We want to see how the recent draftees perform, or how the defense is doing under a new coordinator, or a hundred other things. When our team gets blown out of the water by another team, we panic a little. And when the Jaguars go 4-0 in the preseason, I and the other four Jaguars fans feel a little bit of hope.
So is it true that the preseason doesn't matter?
Regression Analysis of Preseason vs. Regular Season Winning Percentage
I pulled data for the past three seasons to investigate. First I looked at the preseason winning percentage versus the regular season winning percentage:
Well, that bit of hope for the Jaguars has quickly dissipated. That P-value of 0.571 indicates that a team's winning percentage in the preseason shows absolutely no evidence of predicting the regular season.
Regression Analysis of Score Differential for Preseason and Regular Season
But maybe there's hope to learn something from the preseason still...how about using the score differential instead of winning percentage?
Statistical significance! The P-value in this analysis indicates we have some. Practical significance, however, may be another story. The R-squared value shows we've only explained 6.4% of the variation, so while there may be some relationship we shouldn't get too excited or distressed about score differential in the preseason.
Regression Analysis of "Points Against" Measure of Defense
So next I thought I'd break it up between defense and offense—first up, we'll look at "points against" as a measure of the defense:
Not much going on there, although we do have a high-leverage point. The 2009 Colts—who had a 14-2 regular season and made it to the Super Bowl—gave up 160 points in just four preseason games! But once the regular season came around, they were only slightly below average defensively. Concerned about the high leverage of this point, I removed it—but that made no significant improvement to the model.
Regression Analysis of "Points For" Measure of the Offense
So finally, we look at "points for" as a measure of the offense:
As with the score differential, we have statistical significance but not much in terms of practical significance (which is not surprising since "points for" makes up half of that score differential number). So while a high-scoring offense in the preseason means you are likely to score more points in the regular season, the relationship just doesn't predict very accurately.
So back to our statements, which I know are true of you whether you admit it or not:
- When talking about the preseason with friends, you say that the preseason doesn't matter and doesn't mean anything for the regular season so you're not really worried or excited about your team's performance.
- You are worried or excited about your team's performance.
I hope that after reading this, you are convinced that #1 is the right way to feel about the preseason, and that you can say it with more confidence than ever—and maybe even cite some statistics to back up your case.
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