From: jrr@flippers.com   
      
   On 2025-09-02 11:40 a.m., peter@easthope.ca wrote:   
   > In article <04e7aktnknggfr9rm4u6a0mcb814ki3b52@4ax.com>,   
   > Jeff Liebermann  wrote:   
   >> Hint:  If you haven't broken and then repaired it, ...   
   >   
   > Except for being much tighter, it's the same as the old Tek probe.   
   > Other than microscopic frictional wear, nothing broke.   
   >   
   >> ... you probably don't understand how it works.   
   >   
   > Friction--I get it.   
   >   
   > When the tip has been pulled off enough times, it won't always stay   
   > when it should; regardless of how tight the factory made it.   
   >   
   > Thanks for the input,                    ... P.   
   >   
   >   
      
   It is always worth while to read manufacturer's product reports.   
      
   Molex, for example, only warranties their connectors meeting a certain   
   minimum resistance for something like 25 insertions...   
      
   Capacitor shelf life...   
      
   Our toys age out quicker than we do!   
      
   John :-#)#   
      
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