Reply by John Larkin August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 21:34:06 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:43:16 -0700, Jim Thompson ><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:24:16 -0700, John Larkin >><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson >>><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >>>><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >>>> >>>>[snip] >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>>>> >>>>>Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>>>amplifier design. >>>> >>>>The "tranny" is upset >:-} >>>> >>>> ...Jim Thompson >>> >>>Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >>>potentiometers "pots." >> >>Yep. Be careful what you do with that "pot" >:-} > >I've smoked a few pots.
I've cooked a lot of red beans in pots. I might do another batch soon. The hard part is finding really good ham hocks. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
Reply by John S August 15, 20172017-08-15
On 8/15/2017 4:57 PM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:51:45 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> > wrote: > >> On 8/15/2017 2:24 PM, John Larkin wrote: >>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson >>> <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >>>> <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >>>> >>>> [snip] >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>>> amplifier design. >>>> >>>> The "tranny" is upset >:-} >>>> >>>> ...Jim Thompson >>> >>> Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >>> potentiometers "pots." >> >> Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >> amplifier design. >> >> So why tranny rather than tran or (plural) trans? > > It's a term I've heard people use. It does sound better than "tran" to > me.
Well, then, it must be best since it pleases you.
Reply by August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:43:16 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:24:16 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson >><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >>><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >>> >>>[snip] >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>>> >>>>Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>>amplifier design. >>> >>>The "tranny" is upset >:-} >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >>Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >>potentiometers "pots." > >Yep. Be careful what you do with that "pot" >:-}
I've smoked a few pots.
Reply by August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 20:43:28 UTC+1, Jim Thompson  wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:24:16 -0700, John Larkin
> >Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and > >potentiometers "pots." > > Yep. Be careful what you do with that "pot" >:-}
you mean don't overheat it severely? NT
Reply by August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:37:02 UTC+1, John Larkin  wrote:

> I thought the low-voltage polymer caps with antiparallel diodes, in > the primary, was a cute idea. There is a lot of hostility to ideas > here; it's hard to brainstorm in public.
hostility, pissing contests. Makes for poor teamwork with predictable results, alienation and a whole heap of time wasting along the way. NT
Reply by John Larkin August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:51:45 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org>
wrote:

>On 8/15/2017 2:24 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson >> <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >>> <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>>> >>>> Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>> amplifier design. >>> >>> The "tranny" is upset >:-} >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >> Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >> potentiometers "pots." > >Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >amplifier design. > >So why tranny rather than tran or (plural) trans?
It's a term I've heard people use. It does sound better than "tran" to me. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
Reply by John S August 15, 20172017-08-15
On 8/15/2017 2:24 PM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson > <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >> <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>>>> >>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>> >>>> >>>> Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>> >>> Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>> amplifier design. >> >> The "tranny" is upset >:-} >> >> ...Jim Thompson > > Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and > potentiometers "pots."
Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D amplifier design. So why tranny rather than tran or (plural) trans?
Reply by Tom Gardner August 15, 20172017-08-15
On 15/08/17 20:43, Jim Thompson wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:24:16 -0700, John Larkin > <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson >> <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >>> <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>>> >>>> Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>> amplifier design. >>> >>> The "tranny" is upset >:-} >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >> Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >> potentiometers "pots." > > Yep. Be careful what you do with that "pot" >:-}
... or the tranny, for that matter :)
Reply by Jim Thompson August 15, 20172017-08-15
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:24:16 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:39:15 -0700, Jim Thompson ><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:42:22 -0700, John Larkin >><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:41:06 -0500, John S <Sophi.2@invalid.org> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>On 8/15/2017 9:34 AM, John Larkin wrote: >> >>[snip] >> >>>>> >>>>> My tranny doesn't have a center tap. >>>> >>>> >>>>Is everybody here too lazy to type transformer? >>> >>>Thank you for that valuable technical contribution to class-D >>>amplifier design. >> >>The "tranny" is upset >:-} >> >> ...Jim Thompson > >Don't tell John S, but we sometimes call capacitors "caps" and >potentiometers "pots."
Yep. Be careful what you do with that "pot" >:-} ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | STV, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I'm looking for work... see my website. Thinking outside the box...producing elegant & economic solutions.
Reply by bitrex August 15, 20172017-08-15
On 08/15/2017 11:36 AM, John Larkin wrote:

> Somebody claimed that 19 out of 20 newly introduced breakfast cereals > are failures. Most restaurants and dot.com startups fail. PT Cruiser > is gone. And there was the carefully-researched, focus-group-tested > New Coke.
Yeah, but they sold a shitload of 'em during its ignoble life (PT Cruiser, that is.)