Quote Originally Posted by AlexKilpatrick
I remember in the old days when people used to replace the round, screw-in filters that they had in houses with a penny. :o
Lets not forget Aluminum foil or cigarette foil!
Let me pass on this story from another electronics tech,

Back in the old days of the home satellitte industry, in the beginning you had to go and hand crank your dish to move it. Then they came out with the motorized units with a joystick. Well he had a customer whose joystick went dead. Now, there was not much to these units. Mainly a transformer, some rectifier diodes and a "Fuse". Well the fuse was "Blown" and he did not have another, but he did have a .22 cal shell. So, he put in the shell and Guess What happened next?? KABOOM!!! :o :o Yes, it was a "LIVE". So, he took it in for repair and had to explain there was a couple of "New" holes in the controller!! :lol :lol :lol :lol