On 12/8/2018 8:23 PM, Dave Seiter wrote:
I got a new Gerber lock blade knife as a gift about 20 years ago which had very strong perfume smell. After ten years it still smelled, but I just checked it and it now has no smell, so now I can actually use it!
A VFD arrived from China two weeks ago, and it's now outgassing on my porch because the smell is so strong.
I much prefer the smell of working Tek gear!? You know, now that I think about, I do have a P6032 probe kit that has a fruity/medicinal smell.
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And in olden times, the dark-brown phenolic PC boards used in consumer-grade
products smelled like warm horse manure when the product heated up....
The problem with using scent as a diagnostic tool is its subjectivity. If you're skeptical, line up a few bottles of wine and see if you can discern the various scents and tastes
listed on the labels-- for example...
"...Exhibits lively aromas of black cherry, ripe currant, fresh herbs and lightly roasted coffee. Supple tannins and balanced acidity support core flavors of blackberry, black cherry and toasty oak, intertwined with spicy black pepper accents...."
See Monty Python's Australian review....
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Brad AA1IP
