Does this thing really work?

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On 05-Aug-98, Don Tillman wrote:
>   From: Haible Juergen <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de>
>   Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:06:22 +0200 

>   >I may continue to react badly to "DOES THIS REALLY WORK?". 

>   I'm sure that critical questions about the circuits we present to
>   the list are a good thing. I can't think of any of my own circuits
>   that could not be improoved at one end or the other, and so I am
>   thankful for any critical voice. "Does this really work" is either
>   a chance to expand my knowledge (looking at the limits of my
>   circuit), or to boast with a good explanation *why* it actually
>   works, even if it's not obvious at first glance.

>Absolutely agree.  Besides all the interesting stuff happens at the
>edges of circuit operation, so that's the part that's really worth
>discussing.

>And "Does this thing really work?" might also be an abreviated way to
>ask what problems you had to solve in the process of making it the
>circuit operate in the real world and to share insights about it.
>I'd treat it as a good thing.

>  -- Don

It's a trick Don. Don't fall for it. It never worked at all. 

If you don't like the way it looks don't build it. I'm too busy on 
the next to spoonfeed you the last. You never know though if you 
did take the chance it might work and if you had problems 
actually building it. Then we would have something to talk about.
 
-tg