10125 Removing the weights, Actually easy.: aggravating little pager

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Message #10125

To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Dennison Bertram dibst11+@pitt.edu
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 10:11:27 -0500
Subject: Removing the weights, Actually easy.: aggravating little pager

>
> You know, I never was a beliver in revmoving weights youself. As a matter
of
> fact for awhile I had never done it without ruining the motor. I just
bought
> those pager motors from MPJA though, and whoosh! Those weights slip off so
> easy. I think it depend on the manufacturer as to how hard they clamp
them.
> All I did, was take a heavy pair of wire clipper, squeesed the weight
> between the jaws, and then held the wire cutters over the side of the
table
> while I used a little drill bit to tap motor out, and it only took one
tap.
> So, maybe it's also the company which makes a difference in the type of
> weight and how hard it's attached.
>
> dennison
>
>

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