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Message #05057



To: "'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com'" beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Wilf Rigter Wilf.Rigter@powertech.bc.ca
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:01:34 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Something funny with the 1382 voltage triggers?


Take it from Bothand : Both schematics And layout drawings . Both theory And
practice. (grin)

I reverse engineer layout drawings into schematics before I can understand
the theory of a design. Others convert my schematics into layout drawings to
build the design.

regards

Wilf Rigter mailto:wilf.rigter@powertech.bc.ca
tel: (604)590-7493
fax: (604)590-3411

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JVernonM@aol.com [SMTP:JVernonM@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 2:07 PM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: Re: Something funny with the 1382 voltage triggers?
>
> In a message dated 7/6/99 1:48:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> chiumanfu@home.com writes:
>
> > On a related side note. I think we should shy away from posting
> schematics
> > showing the actual chip. Schematics should show the individual
> inverters
> > and
> > components. Less rectangles, more triangles.
> >
> I disagree. The simpler, more obvious chip and component schematics are
> extremely popular. If you look at what is being built and published
> online,
> many of them are built from that type of schematic. Why do you think Ian's
>
> circuit pages are so popular? BEAM is at it's best an entry level hobby.
> If
> you try to turn it into Electronics 101 you are going to exclude the very
> ones you say are coming in at that entry level. One of the coolest things
> about BEAM is a kid can take one of Ian's circuit diagrams and tutorials
> and
> build a bot right of the bat. No, please lets not crank up the difficulty
> level because we think we are electronics professors. I say make more of
> those types of schematics. Make it so ANYONE no matter their experience
> level, can participate (isn't this one of the planks of the BEAM platform
> anyway). If they wish to pursue a more in depth knowledge, more power to
> them.
> Jim

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