[sdiy] Discharging electrolytics

[Bob Weigel]

You've said that quite a lot harry.  I've agreed and tried to qualify my 
statements. Dead...Horsy. -Bob

Harry Bissell Jr wrote:

>It is one thing to take calculated risks on your
>own.
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>It is another thing to suggest to people, especially
>those who do not know (viz. newbies)... that they
>should take a calculated risk.  The fact that they
>asked means they don't know, so how COULD they
>calculate that risk.
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>I am not suggesting that your method does not work for
>you, just that it is ill-advised to recommend it to
>others.
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>Discharging capacitors through a current limiting
>means is the accepted practice. Period, the end.
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>It is not about 'looking like a bufoon' its about the
>safety and well being of other synth-diy members.
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>I will be happy to argue this again in the future if
>the question is raised again. Do what you like for
>yourself, please don't invite others to it.
>
>H^) harry
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>--- Bob Weigel <sounddoctorin at imt.net> wrote:
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>>Listen.  Why don't we just start a website to vote
>>who looks like a 
>>buffon ok!  :-)  Sheesh.   I'm not saying everyone
>>has to do it my way. 
>>But in my long standing record of successful
>>repairs...my ways work for 
>>me.   AND I MAKE those choices of how to conduct
>>myself (as a fairly 
>>conductive person :-) ) based on the laws of physics
>>and implementing 
>>them practically.  So...whatever.  That's the real
>>world.  You can make 
>>up all strange ideas of who looks "Smart" and who
>>looks Smart  you want 
>>to.  But in the end..I win. Because I get stuff done
>>successfully and 
>>efficiently AND SAFELY to both myself and the
>>components I work with.  
>>Otherwise I see returns.  When I get returns I
>>figure out why and learn 
>>from my mistakes.  And being the only guy in the
>>area doing this.... -Bob
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>>WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:
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>>>In a message dated 7/3/05 8:29:08 PM,
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>>mclilith at charter.net writes:
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>>><< It was starting to sound like Mad Magazine's
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>>"Spy--vs--Spy" for a moment 
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>>>there. I just don't know which Spy is the white spy
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>>and which is the black 
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>>>spy in this case.  ;) >>
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>>>In this case, Harry is the one who looks like James
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>>Bond, and Bob is the one 
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>>>who looks like Maxwell Smart.
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