There is more to it than just removing moisture. It may have that effect but it also seems to iron the felt. > > Please note that I prefaced my tutorial on how to build a zapper with the > words "We used to". > > The point of this little device is to remove moisture, primarily from the > felt, by running DC current through the center pin, thereby heating it and > voila moisture removed. Of course if the flange/bushing/pin happened to be > in a humid environment it didn't last very long. > As we discovered, the removal of said moisture is temporary(no one asked if > it was successful, just how to build one) and when the moisture returns the > initial problem is still there. > Proving, as with most "quick fixes" it looked better on the drawing > board than in actual practice. > > Mike > > -- > I intend to live forever. So far, so good. > Steven Wright > > > Michael Magness > Magness Piano Service > 608-786-4404 > www.IFixPianos.com > email mike at ifixpianos.com > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090330/b03b5a03/attachment-0001.html>
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