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>From: Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.ca>
>Sent: Oct 23, 2007 11:09 PM
>To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
>Subject: Re: [EE] Linkman addiction gadget
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>On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 05:36:04PM -0400, Timothy Weber wrote:
>> Bob Blick wrote:
>> >> http://www.linkman.com/
>> > I wonder if it's reusable, or if it only does one
>> > quitting cycle.
>> 
>> For only an additional $99 they'll include a free "reset kit"...
>
>It's interesting that when you think about it, charging so much for the
>reset kit makes perfect sense psychologically. The whole point of the
>device is that it's taking the decision making control from you. If it
>were easy to reset, you'd have a way to regain that control.
>
>Another possibility would be to make resetting it a very time consuming
>and contrived thing to do, say, having to hit the right sequence of
>lights for a whole hour. But not as profitable... :)
>
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>From the support section:

Q: Is there a way to reset the Linkman?

A: Yes.  There is a secret way, only discussed here.  We don't recommend resetting it - it's best to quit on your first try, but if you really need to reset it, here goes:

Click 5 times rapidly.  Wait one second.  Click 1 time, wait one second.  Then 4 times rapidly.  One second.  1 time.. one second, then 5 times again.  If you have done it properly, then the Linkman wil reset itself to the initial programming mode.

If you did it wrong, just try again.



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