[sdiy] OT changing colours on banana inputs

[harrybissell]

John L Marshall wrote:

> Probably easiest to just change them out. Unsolder and unscrew. I use a deep
> well socket wrench to mount my bananas.
>
> (No Harry, I don't mount the bananas. I eat them.)

Hiya John...

funny you should mention it. Today at work we were discussing some
ball screw type servo linear actuators... which we want to apply precise
forces, as well as positions.  After proving (twice) to another engineer
that the 'friction' of the ball screw was the same from the rotating and linear
motion points of view (differing only in the mechanical advantage)...

he suggested that a slower (pitch) screw would have a much better
performance.

I said that for automotive applications... the linear motion was already too
slow and a finer pitch would make it even worse...

...and then I told him "stay with me on the turns here...  I can only think of
ONE situation where a "slower screw" would be an appropriate thing..."

(much to the merriment of all the other engineers within earshot)

H^) harry

(another engineer pointed out it might make a difference if you were making
cars... or people)

So John if you ever need a job... look us up. We need more folk with your
sense of humor  ;^P




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>
> Take care,
> John
> www.sound-photo.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rude 66" <r.lekx at chello.nl>
> To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:05 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] changing colours on banana inputs
>
> > this may be a weird question, but is there a way to change the colour of a
> > banana plug input chassis? i've got a whole bunch of white ones, and would
> > like some to be different colours. paint will probably peel off the
> plastic
> > after a while.
> > would there be any way of changing their colour permanently? chemical
> bath?
> > exposure to light, sound, radiation, screaming kids, or toxics? etc.. ;-)
> >
> > r./
> >