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9396 Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:46:00 -0700 [alt-beam] List messages getting unnecessarily HUGE beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Dave Hrynkiw C'mon guys, this have been commented about before, and it's getting a bit daft.
How come you guys don't seem to know how to use the "delete" key when
replying to a message? You don't have to quote the WHOLE DANG THING just to
tag on a single line reply to the bottom of it.
Not a big deal, but it would greatly improve the readability of many of the
reply messages on this list.
-Dave
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"Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
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9397 Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:56:15 -0800 [alt-beam] Grounding??? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Ian Bushong I am beginning in electronics, and I am stuck on the concept of
grounding. Exactly what is its purpose and what do the connection
indications on schematics connect to? From what I can make of it, it
seems to be a part of a circuit with no electrical potential. Is this
right? How is that possible? Could you maybe explain it further.
Somewhere I read that the ground is sometimes connected to a metal
chassis. And why are there sometimes more than one of them and sometimes
none at all (like in smaller BEAM circuits). I have also noticed that
there are also sometimes resistors or caps in between the circuit and
ground (??). As you can see, I am VERY confused and would really
appreciate a simple explanation. I can't seem to find anything about it
anywhere.
-Ian Bushong
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