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<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just finished
building Pinocchio last night and discovered, as others have, that the wire
supplied was too large for the thru-holes. I stripped some 22 ga (I think that's
what it was...) hookup wire from Radio Shack and bent it around the point of a
Radio Shack soldering tool to form small loops. The wire fit the holes very
nicely and were, at about 1/8"-3/16" high, quite sturdy, so as not to bend
over and touch each other when microclip probes are attached... I think it's
going to work <SPAN class=343362316-27022007>well</SPAN>. But, it was quite
tedious.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Atlas was also
finished last night and continuity/short tests are done... Now, if can just open
the mailbox to find Janus and Ozy there... It's gonna be a long wait. But worth
it, I believe.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>One other thought...
Looking over the quality of these boards, and all of the obviously hard work
that was put into them by their designers, I must say "My compliments to the
chefs!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>73,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cliff
Chism</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>KE5FJV</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=234090216-27022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS... Wish me luck.
Going for my General Class upgrade
tonite!</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>