Quotation of the day

And, according to Shakespeare, more dead lawyers.

Ed

Ok - how do we send 100,000 volts to Homer's PC? :-)

Ed

Not by telegraph - they don't do that any more.

How can we put internet controlled electric dog collars around Jim's and John's necks?

Ah, you have a sense of humor after all.

John

Then why do you never make technical contributions to the group?

What are these trade qualifications and degree?

John

Not really, I dont have access to ABSE. But I did send you an email.

Thanks, Terry

Says who? You're the one who likes to start pissing contests.

Like I'd tell you.

Thanks, got it! Will observe in the morning.

...Jim Thompson

why not? its not like its top secret or anything. I have:

- BTech(hons) [for USians, this aint a 2-year associate degree. Its since become a BE]

- most of an ME (some USians offered me stacks of cash to emigrate so I never finished writing my thesis, but was a straight A+ student. I actually sat my Advanced Control Systems paper at Boston University (cant recall exact name of uni, but I got there on the Green Line) instead of AK Uni)

- ESTA (toaster repair trade qual)

- ESTB (3-phase fixed wiring toaster repair trade qual)

- a plague of various technical courses on EMI, lightning protection blah blah free lunch

the ESTx were done solely so I am legally able to mess with electrickery, instead of having to pay for a sparky. And I learned a good trick, which is to make the earth wire in a plug 1-2cm longer than all the rest, so its the last one to come out when yanking on the cord.

Cheers Terry

I'm a sparky in two countries and plan to add a third.

If you've anchored the cord right it won't come out.

The best trick is to remember our motto: "One flash and you're ash!"

I toyed with the idea of becoming a sparky, but I have to do 2,000 hours of cable jerking. Im pretty sure I wont get my hourly rate for that....

oddly enough, comms cable counts. weird huh?

The tutors at tech suggested I just stick with the ESTB. The only things I cant do are:

- install fixed wiring

(and who really wants to do that)

- work in back of switchboard

(and for what I do, thats not really necessary either)

in theory. practice usually differs.

I'm very careful. 20mF charged to 900Vdc is something to be wary of.

Go on Homie, spill re. your degree. it wont kill you....

Cheers Terry

It's the whining, nagging from the terrible twins that is a drag.

there now, that wasnt so bad, was it.

what do you expect, you constantly goad them about their country, usually in a highly antagonistic manner. USians are fervently nationalistic, so thats pretty much guaranteed to get the responses you do. Likewise if you give my country s*it, expect to get roasted in return (unless I happen to agree with you ;)

but FFS try and at least use adult insults. All you have succeeded in doing is making yourself look completely stupid, worse than even MP and Phil, who although sounding psychotic, at least sound like psychotic adults.

Do yourself a favour, post something about electronics design.

Cheers Terry

No, they're freaking nuts.

Which country?

If you are doing a little pig sticking, any sharp tool will do.

I did. I asked about a generic replacement for tubes such as a FET combined with a high voltage NPN but got not much info IIRC. I have a large collection of old tube type test gear I'd like to keep running.

I do recall an article in Wireless World (UK) but it wasn't terribly informative.

Have you looked at the Supertex depletion-mode mosfets? They look tubish alone, and could be cascoded above a gaasfet for higher Gm and speed.

John

I'll make a note and take a look.

Later today. The eye folks added another test for this morning :-(

...Jim Thompson

Put even reasonable limits on torts and most lawyers will starve to death. Two problems solved.