HP 32SII success and woes

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(02-11-2015 02:55 PM)Don Shepherd Wrote:  I've got three 17b's, all have the metal plate and work fine. I've got one 32sii, it does not have the metal plate

(02-11-2015 03:37 PM)ElectroDuende Wrote:  Neither my 32SII, 20S nor 21S have the plate, while the 17BII and 27S have it. I'll have to check on the 22S, but its out of reach now... As you say, it shouldn't matter if it is present or not regarding this problem.

I just checked 2 32SII's, both from '98 - no plate, and a 32S from '90 and it does have the plate.

This small sampling seems to imply the early Pioneers did have the metal plate, while late model Pioneers did not have the metal plate.

As noted above, this is likely not related to the problem, but it does contribute one more useless little factoid about the differences within the Pioneer family.