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   thanatoid to William Sommerwerck   
   Re: Cracking open a Galaxy Audio PA amp   
   15 Sep 10 23:13:41   
   
   XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
   From: waiting@the.exit.invalid   
      
   "William Sommerwerck"  wrote in   
   news:i6r02h$b71$1@news.eternal-september.org:   
      
   >>> I'm sure most people in this group have noticed how   
   >>> remote controls are generally held together with screws   
   >>> /and/ near- unreleasable tabs. I've never understood why   
   >>> both are needed.   
   >   
   >> No, it's not, and you're misunderstanding the packaging   
   >> here.   
   >   
   > My point was about the /philosophy/ of the packaging. Why   
   > belts+suspenders, when only one is needed?   
      
   Because an average remote gets dropped at least a few times a   
   week (my statistics), and is occasionally thrown at various   
   inanimate objects and assorted life forms.   
      
      
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