Hey Hey!  I got a good “after Christmas” deal from Target: an RC airplane for $35 (the original price is $50).  The issue is that the airplane charger base needs 8 D-size batteries.  To save buying 8 D-size batteries, I tried to connect a 12V 500mA AC-DC transformer to the positive and negative metal contacts.  It worked!  Pretty amazing.

To my curiosity, I tried to use another AC-DC transformer (9V 1000mA) to the charger base.  Then, I started to smell very strange odors and the light of the charger base went off.  I destroyed the charger base.  😦

To not give up, I opened the charger base and checked the circuit board.  A 16V/100uF capacitor was blown up.  I hurried up to Fry’s and bought a new capacitor ($1.07).  After going home, I removed the bad capacitor and soldered the new one to the circuit board.

After the repairment, the most important thing came.  I reconnected the first AC-DC transformer to the charger base, and turned on the switch.  Bingo!  The light of the base went on.  It worked again!

This was the greatest achievement I got on Jan 1st, 2007.  🙂

Today is Thanksgivng Day.  I’ve not seen my cherry shrimp for more than one week, but I saw it near the wood this morning.  The cherry shrimp is healthy and RED.  Thank God!  🙂

   My red-claw crabs are good, too.

Today, I found one empty crab shell in my crab tank.  The female red-claw crab just took off her old shell and became lager.  One of her left legs was stuck in the old shell.  Fortunately, the female crab seemed happy after molting.

Empty Crab Shell (Bottom View)