Back in the 1950s and 60s, my father, a doctor of internal medicine, had a big black machine attached to the wall, with all kinds of red and green lights on it, dials, dressed in white, and a cord with an "electric needle" attached to it.
It was used to literally burn off warts and other growths on people's skin. When he ran it, it gave out a real loud "buzz" and as he touched it to the growth, black smoke would rise up and you would smell the stench of burning flesh. (You could even smell it out in the waiting room.)
This was standard procedure for any doctor's office of that time. (Yep, people were a **** of alot tougher back then. The modern Y Gen crybabies wouldn't have lasted a month in that world.)
Anyway, the little hole in the wall train store down the road from me has eight ZWs, all of which look really good, and many of which are in their original cardboard cartons. He bought them in a bulk purchase from an old train shop owner who had to retire and sell out at age 70.
Problem is, . . . the LZs looks EXACTLY like the Electric Needle machine that use to hang on my dad's wall! I can't bear to look at them or touch them . (Too scary!)
I'll stick with getting an LW. (I really like the idea of later getting a 1033 as a portable bench tester.)
Mannyrock
