From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Re: Scientology questions
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Date: 31 Jul 91 07:09:03 GMT
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mauler@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>In article <17250@life.ai.mit.edu>, whatis@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu (....What Is?....) writes:
>> I wouldn't want to build my own E-Meter!  If one faulty component
>> caused an erratic swing of the needle, which indicates an area of
>> flat-out insanity, I would be chasing this thread to no avail and
>> eventually upset my preclear.  Thank you very much, but I'd rather buy

>With decent STEREOS with CD PLAYERS going for $500 with free parts and labor
>for a year, I still don't see where Scientologists can get off on this idea
>that an ohmmeter has to cost 10x original costs or else it isn't good!
>An expensive machine does not a quality machine make!

Those blue LEDs are damned expensive.  I seem to recall about $10-$20 a pop.
However, I imagine anyone buying them in quantities gets a good discount,
and they make it look really neat.
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