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I'm planning on putting a headphone jack in an older Giannini amp. I have no problem determining the correct resistor values to attenuate the signal for any given output power, but my problem is that I don't know what that output power is. It's not shown on the amp, and I haven't been able to find anything on the 'net.

The input power is 50 watts. I'm guessing that the output is about 20W (into a 12" 4 ohm speaker), so I plan on using values for a 30 Watt output.

Any comments?

I have an older model Crosman .357 that came with 6-shot cylinders. I bought some 10-shot cylinders from a Crosman dealer after being told they would work in my gun. However, these cylinders won't index properly. I can only use them if I treat this as a single-action revolver and manually move the cylinder into position after I cock the hammer.

Has anyone else tried 10-shot cylinders in the 6-shot model?

I have two pairs of glasses that I suspect have problems with their anti-reflective coating.

The first pair lasted about two years before the lenses started to become cloudy around the edges. Here's what they look like:

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/pahoo_pb/g...

The second pair lasted only 7 months before they started to cloud up almost overnight. I brought them back to where I bought them (yesterday), and their only solution was to replace the lenses for $353.98 (plus tax). Arguing with them brought the price down to $180, and a call to their corporate offices is supposed to get me a further $50 reduction (I haven't seen that yet).

A search of the internet has led me to believe that the anti-reflective coating can be quickly removed without destroying the lenses. Has anybody here ever had this done? And if so, where, and what was the cost?

Thanks

My grandson has been hinting that he'd like to learn bass guitar. We've been discussing getting him one for Christmas, but I don't want to go overboard on price because I've seen way too many guitars on Craigslist posted by people who bought one and gave it up after a month or two.

So.. I'm looking into a used Hondo (looks like a Series 808) that comes with a small RMS bass amp for $90. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/msg/26293920...

If he shows enough interest, I'll look into a better guitar later. Any opinions on this guitar/price?