You're dead-nuts-on though. I've left similar responses to people asking
how to 'bend' their circuits especially when they ask in the same breath
if it will 'hurt anything'
I didn't see the original post, but I agree with you 100% Tom.
Tony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbedtom [mailto:mbedtom@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 10:20 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] MOTM Front Panel Power Switches
>
>
> This comment will be:
> 1) not popular, maybe
> 2) not politically correct, likely
> 3) truthful all the way
>
> Posing the question "... can I remote the power switch..." is, in
> itself, proof that it should not be done (at least by YOU). Those
> people, who have the knowledge to make such a change, and do so with
> complete safety, are scared by the question. One who has the
> requisite knowledge knows how easy it is to do. But they also
> understand what safety issues there are and what must be done to
> ensure continued safety for the life of the product. Every MOTM
> synth is different from all the others because we each have our own
> ideas on what it should be and how to make it the "best". Since each
> MOTM synth is vastly different than all the others, YOUR situation
> might be different enough that nobody on the planet could foresee a
> potential safety problem that might exist in only your machine. That
> is why everyone who is qualified to answer the question with specific
> how-to information, is very hesitant to do so.
>
> Please understand that there is no "secret" information that people
> are unwilling to share. It is simply that we feel some kinship to
> everyone on this list and really do not want anyone to get hurt or
> killed. (That was the tactful answer.)
>
> Another fear (okay, the naked truth) comes from living in a
> lawsuit- happy society where many people do not accept
> responsibility for
> their own actions. "He told me this would work and the next thing I
> know, my brother was dead." Sorry. This is one of those cases where
> I will not be on the receiving end of a subpoena arising from a
> wrongful death lawsuit. If you KNOW how to do it, you wouldn't have
> to ask. If you have to ask how to do it, YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DO
> IT. DON'T EVEN TRY IT!!! DON'T RISK MAKING YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE,
> OR YOUR KIDS... DEAD!
>
> The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do
> not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone else.
>
> (I call 'em like I see 'em.)
> Tom Farrand
>
>
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