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I broke my Airwire Throttle and need a replacement - Help

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I broke my Airwire Throttle and need a replacement - Help
Posted by Rex in Pinetop on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 3:22 PM

Guys,

I got caught out in the rain and I think my Airwire controler is shot.  I'm trying to find a dealer that has one that can get it to me by the weekend.  I've tried CVP, COCRY, and St Aubins with no luck.  They are either closed and heading to the national convention or out of stock.  Of course I've got an open house this weekend with no backup controller.

Help!

Rex

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Posted by Rex in Pinetop on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 11:23 PM

All is well with a bunch of help from the chief-of-staff's hair dryer.  Yes the controller came back to life.  I do need to get a backup controller but I can do that on a normal schedule instead of panic.

Rex

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Posted by ttrigg on Thursday, July 2, 2009 6:56 PM

HINT: Water and Electronics never play well with each other. Didn't you Mom ever teach you to come in out of the rain?

Like I have any room to talk!  Day before Daughters wedding (in backyard with trains running for reception) everything went dead.  After three hours, the wife said go get a new power supply.  Drove the 30 miles to nearest LHS dropped $650, sped home. half hour after sunset I found a broken power input connector to the distribution panel.  Had spares on hand, 3 minutes to replace, then had the drive to refund power supply day after wedding.  When panic sets in all logic disipates into thin air. 

We've all "Been There, Done That"!

Tom Trigg

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