God speaks to me through MOTM... :>
Yeah, it's a real ritual with me. I have to have my special
toothbrush for board washes or the thing won't work right when I
power up. When you're as skilled as I am, superstition works best!
Alternative rational explanation: since I ritualize the process, it
means I don't skip a step or get careless. It's easy with Paul's
kits, not so easy with, say, Tony's boards because then I don't even
know if the parts are all correct (since I buy them myself). I have
a much spottier track record when I have to do more than my MOTM
ritual.
Oh, and the last part of the ritual? Turn it on and make it squeak.
Mike
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jeffrey Pontius <jpont@k...> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Mike Marsh wrote:
>
> > I kind-of do the same thing, except I sort them into a
partitioned
> > plastic box. Sorting is the second ritual of MOTM. The first is
> > reading the instructions through. I turn my iron on as I'm
sorting,
> > and the smell let's me know that I am performing the ritual
correctly.
> >
> Hmmm, I never thought of the act of assembling motm modules quite
like
> this - sounds quasi-religious. Mike, do you hear the "motm-god"
emanating
> from your modules?
> :-)
> Jeff (pondering the afterlife of motm - I suppose a motm modular as
large
> as I could ever want with exactly sized patch cords and no worries
about
> the amount of power or cabinet construction)