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+My wife couldn't read her email last night.  Turns out the old Apple Airport 
+wireless access point we still depend on had failed again.  All lights 
+blinking red, and a low buzzing sound in time with the
+blinking.  Same symptoms as the other time it failed.  Turned out to need the
+same fix again, too.
+
+Disassembled the flying saucer, and started wiggling parts on the board with
+the power applied until I found where the buzzing was coming from... one of the
+electrolytic caps in the power supply.  Fortunately, I had a suitable 
+replacement in my parts stock and we were back on the air ten or fifteen
+minutes later.
+
+One of these days, it'll fail during daylight hours and I'll just drive into
+town and buy an 802.11g hub to replace it... after all, my current laptop 
+supports a/b/g, and the old hub is b-only.  But, when it's night, it's snowing,
+and there's a hockey game on...  having tools, parts, and experience 
+troubleshooting recalcitrant widgets is good for family harmony!
+
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