Re: (ET) Home Power

[john j casey <jjcrmc verizon net>]

Mice are disgusting, they pee and poop where they live.   I keep an old 
metal band-aid container, filled with mothballs,  glued inside the lower 
panel.  
They do not like mothballs.  Also keep mb's under the hood of both cars in 
Spam cans screwed to the sidewalls.
Jack

> On Jul 12, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Larry Chace <RLC1 etnainstruments com> 
> wrote:
> 
> David Roden mentioned "Home Power" magazine.  While not perfect, it was 
> a good source for info and even had articles about Elec-Traks from time 
> to time.  That magazine ceased publication suddenly in the Fall of 2018, 
> after 188 issues.
> 
> Has anyone found a good replacement for that magazine?
> 
> To keep to Elec-Trak topics, my I-5 suddenly refused to go into Cruise 
> Control mode.  After checking wiring and the CC switch, I finally looked 
> at the CC relay.  Right next to it was a small nut (organic, not 
> hardware), probably left courtesy of a mouse.  It prevented the relay's 
> movable contact from moving.  Sometimes the solution is simple!  This is 
> another reason to use enclosed relays rather than the open "Champion" 
> relays.  (And, yes, a mouse had taken up residence amongst the wires and 
> relays - no chew marks,  though.)
> 
> Larry Chace, Ithaca, NY  E15 and I-5
> 
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