TreeSeeker wrote:
I guess Griff fell in the black hole of his new game...
Somewhat but not entirely. I've also been involved in my annual autumn 'race the white stuff falling out of the sky.' As usual, I lost, with a number of outdoor tasks still undone. (It's been snowing for two days, with several inches on the ground as I write this.)
TreeSeeker - 'NOS' is an example of experienced people assuming everybody knows the argot associated with an activity. When I developed and taught an Introduction to Small Computers course in the early '80s, students quickly learned I'd say, "Gesundheit," whenever someone used an acronym or term unique to their career field. (Our use of 'ICM' is another example/)
NOS is highly sought after by the elite of automobile restorers. In car shows, they lose points for every detail that isn't exactly factory original.
So, you might be able to sell the NOS ICM for a healthy sum and buy a new aftermarket ICM. You might even be able to sell the NOS ICM for enough to buy several new ICMs.
Eric - It's very possible the manufacturer used more sophisticated circuitry inside the ICM you discovered. Doing so would allow their ICM to work with both two and four connector ballast resistor.
I'm intrigued by -- and tempted to buy -- the ICM you found. My up-to-date currency converter indicates it costs roughly $85USD, which is a point in it's favor. (Assuming the price point is realistic and not artificially inflated.)
