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From: philo on 4 Jan 2010 20:30
Ian D wrote:
> "JD" <JD(a)NoDen.con> wrote in message news:7q7rdcFud4U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Hi Experts,
>>
>> Have you recently bought any plastic-bodied electronics and found an
>> unpleasant chemical stench?
>>
>> I bought an Aluratek internet radio and, after 10 days, it is still
>> sitting
>> in my garage.
>>
>> The stink appears to be coming from the plastic casing but it's hard to
>> tell because the case has ventilation slots.
>>
>> I'm pondering whether to return it.
>>
>> Any experience of stinks like this?
>>
>> TIA
>
> If you want something stinky, try Xcelite screwdrivers and
> nutdrivers, etc. I have a set of small Xcelite nutdrivers in
> a small plastic case, and they still smell after over 40 years.
> Xcelite have been top quality tools. It's the type of plastic
> used in the handles. Craftsman and some other brands
> have also had similar smells, but not as powerful. These
> are all, made in USA, tools.
>
>


WOW

I still have my set from 1966

every time I open it

yep that same smell

but it's a pleasant smell

must be the same set...a small plastic case...nut drivers


other than a few soldering gun burns still in good shape
From: Ian D on 4 Jan 2010 20:53

"philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
news:U8udnfZK79LQC9_WnZ2dnUVZ_o5i4p2d(a)ntd.net...
> Ian D wrote:
>> "JD" <JD(a)NoDen.con> wrote in message
>> news:7q7rdcFud4U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> Hi Experts,
>>>
>>> Have you recently bought any plastic-bodied electronics and found an
>>> unpleasant chemical stench?
>>>
>>> I bought an Aluratek internet radio and, after 10 days, it is still
>>> sitting
>>> in my garage.
>>>
>>> The stink appears to be coming from the plastic casing but it's hard to
>>> tell because the case has ventilation slots.
>>>
>>> I'm pondering whether to return it.
>>>
>>> Any experience of stinks like this?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> If you want something stinky, try Xcelite screwdrivers and
>> nutdrivers, etc. I have a set of small Xcelite nutdrivers in
>> a small plastic case, and they still smell after over 40 years.
>> Xcelite have been top quality tools. It's the type of plastic
>> used in the handles. Craftsman and some other brands
>> have also had similar smells, but not as powerful. These
>> are all, made in USA, tools.
>
>
> WOW
>
> I still have my set from 1966
>
> every time I open it
>
> yep that same smell
>
> but it's a pleasant smell
>
> must be the same set...a small plastic case...nut drivers
>
>
> other than a few soldering gun burns still in good shape

1966? That's the same year mine were bought. My dad
ordered them from the Allied Radio catalog. The smell
doesn't bother me either, but some people complain that
it's really offensive. Google, "xcelite tools stink". I have a
whole set of Xcelite tools. Excellent tools, and I actually find
it to be a pleasant smell, also.


From: philo on 4 Jan 2010 21:09
Ian D wrote:
> "philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:U8udnfZK79LQC9_WnZ2dnUVZ_o5i4p2d(a)ntd.net...
>> Ian D wrote:
>>> "JD" <JD(a)NoDen.con> wrote in message
>>
<snip>

>> WOW
>>
>> I still have my set from 1966
>>
>> every time I open it
>>
>> yep that same smell
>>
>> but it's a pleasant smell
>>
>> must be the same set...a small plastic case...nut drivers
>>
>>
>> other than a few soldering gun burns still in good shape
>
> 1966? That's the same year mine were bought. My dad
> ordered them from the Allied Radio catalog. The smell
> doesn't bother me either, but some people complain that
> it's really offensive. Google, "xcelite tools stink". I have a
> whole set of Xcelite tools. Excellent tools, and I actually find
> it to be a pleasant smell, also.
>
>



what a riot


when I cut and pasted "xcelite tools stink"


I cut the "k" off and when I went to Google

the "Birthday of Sir Isaac Newton" apple fell
and in my mind I saw it as the "k" falling off

anyway the part number is PS-120

our family moved out of town in 1966
and I was the president of the Amateur Radio Club in my high school.
they chipped in and bought it for me as a going away present

more than likely they ordered it from Allied

because it seems that we ordered most all of our stuff from them
From: VanguardLH on 5 Jan 2010 22:14
kony wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:07:32 -0800, JD <JD(a)NoDen.con> wrote:
>
>>That is also my opinion. I would not eat anything
>>that originated in China. I'm
>>trying the find what the chemical in that outgas
>>is likely to be. Anyone have a
>>spectrometer handy? ;-)
>>
>>A few months ago I saw cans of beans in Trader
>>Joes with the label "Made in
>>China" or something very similar. The only thing I
>>would feed that to is a hole
>>in the ground.
>
> Yeah but, there's bound to be people in China shaking their
> heads at the US shipping our garbage to them. Their cheap
> and nasty manufacturing processes seem to pay off in that
> their economy is looking a lot stronger in the future while
> the US is going to have to relearn the idea of buying
> domestic goods.

Of course the devaluing of the US dollar has nothing to do with the loss of
any backing of the dollar (since going off the gold standard) which allowed
the Federal Reserve (which is not part of the US gov't but a private world
bank of foreign investors) to print more money to loan the USA to the point
that all income tax now collected only pays the interest on those loans and
none of the gov't services that they'll need to get more loans for the next
year, along with the stimulus package that made trillions disappear to the
world banks that hoarded it. Of course other nations look stronger when we
deliberately devalue our own money by printing more of it to hide tax
increases or provide stimulus packages.
From: kony on 6 Jan 2010 03:37
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:14:26 -0600, VanguardLH <V(a)nguard.LH>
wrote:

>kony wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:07:32 -0800, JD <JD(a)NoDen.con> wrote:
>>
>>>That is also my opinion. I would not eat anything
>>>that originated in China. I'm
>>>trying the find what the chemical in that outgas
>>>is likely to be. Anyone have a
>>>spectrometer handy? ;-)
>>>
>>>A few months ago I saw cans of beans in Trader
>>>Joes with the label "Made in
>>>China" or something very similar. The only thing I
>>>would feed that to is a hole
>>>in the ground.
>>
>> Yeah but, there's bound to be people in China shaking their
>> heads at the US shipping our garbage to them. Their cheap
>> and nasty manufacturing processes seem to pay off in that
>> their economy is looking a lot stronger in the future while
>> the US is going to have to relearn the idea of buying
>> domestic goods.
>
>Of course the devaluing of the US dollar has nothing to do with the loss of
>any backing of the dollar (since going off the gold standard) which allowed
>the Federal Reserve (which is not part of the US gov't but a private world
>bank of foreign investors) to print more money to loan the USA to the point
>that all income tax now collected only pays the interest on those loans and
>none of the gov't services that they'll need to get more loans for the next
>year, along with the stimulus package that made trillions disappear to the
>world banks that hoarded it. Of course other nations look stronger when we
>deliberately devalue our own money by printing more of it to hide tax
>increases or provide stimulus packages.

.... and yet, we're having auto bailouts when the Japanese
devalued the yen which helped their autos gain ground in the
US.
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