Schematics Archive (II)

[jbv]

Tony Clark :

>    I would second this.  After all, there are many people with a "mass of
> schematics", me included.  But you are right, most sites do not aim
> themselves towards the novice/newbie DIY'er.  I think it would be great
> for more "tutorials" to be added to the net, in fact I have a section of
> my site set up for this purpose.  But it doesn't matter where the
> information is located, just as long as it is accessible.

It could be also wise to put online the data sheets for the main active
components of each
schematics. It would be especially useful in case of "bugs" in the schemo,
coz checking the
datasheet is very often the only way to figure out what's going on...
Links to manufacturers sites might not be enough : I wonder how long they
will keep online
datasheets for discontinued / obsolete parts... Although you might need
permission from them
to include their documents on your site...

I also think that one should agree on some "quality standards" for schem
publishing, like pdf
documents (for instance) and (above all !) high quality scans (there's
nothing worst that
wasting time downloading documents with such poor quality that they're just
unusable).

When there's an article and/or a component list associated with the schemo,
they should always
be included in the same document (and not only in the same folder).

jbv