Roy:

Yes. that is true... and an excellent point, now the others can't say they
haven't been warned...

Thanks Roy...

Warmest regards,
John

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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| While there's nothing wrong with this kind of approach when you're
| making one of something for your own use, the resulting design isn't
| likely to be useful to others because of the slim chance of someone else
| being able to make a copy work.
|
| Roy Lewallen, W7EL
|
| John Smith wrote:
| Yes. I frequently find I overtax a components max. ratings (the smell
of
| burnt electronics is an acquired taste, like tobacco smoke and beer
| grin)... I tend to pick up large quantities at auctions and surplus
| outlets... replacing "sane design methods" with brute force and the
| wholesale slaughter of un-counted components...
|
|
|
| And, one should use caution with my labeling of components--I have boxes
of
| silicone diodes which are "similar" to 1n914's--and pounds of mis-valued
| resistors/caps (the manufacturers just don't realize the value of a
resistor
| marked as one-ohm--when the actual value is one meg-ohm!!!)
|
|
|
| "Whatever works!" sometimes becomes, "A list of what doesn't work!"
|
|
|
| Quite often, the answer lies in "what I haven't tried..."
|
|
|
| I don't expect all to be able to appreciate my "methods"... but, it
breaks
| the monotony of having to be so precise--which my field places upon
me...
|
|
|
| Warmest regards,
|
| John