Those who say something is impossible should stay out of the way of
those doing it.  LOL

Want me to send you a photo of one of my '84s?  There was never a female
connector for the middle pin.  The stabilizer ends up looking a bit like
a Hawaiian good luck sign.  ;)

My '85, on the other hand, uses all three.

Mike
Houlton, Maine

Mike S wrote:
> At 01:00 PM 3/24/2008, Mike Collum wrote...
>> The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the outer
>> pins.  The middle pin is in the air (no female connector).  All three
>> have always been that way and work fine.
>
> The middle pin is internally connected to the tab, which should be
> grounded to the printed circuit foil. Guaranteed, it won't work
> correctly if it doesn't have 3 connections.
>