> On May 5, 2018, at 9:25 AM, Dale H. Cook <radiot...@plymouthcolony.net> wrote: > > At 09:48 AM 5/5/2018, Mike Wilson wrote: > >> How are you protecting the operator from (at least) a nasty burn on the >> thumb? > > Mike - > > The electronics is in a 2-gang plastic electrical box at the top of the (~ 3 > foot) pole under the reflector. A triac trigger has been added to the > electronics in the box. The operator is holding the bottom of the pole and is > pushing a button carrying 5 volts DC. > > Remember where I have spent my career. I am used to having to try to make > things idiot-proof, or as we say in radio engineering, "DJ-proof.”
A task that would be a lot easier if idiots weren’t so damned clever. Just out of curiosity, do you also happen to be a ham? And, no, I could never get my code over 3wpm, Now that that is no longer an issue, I just simply don’t have the time to add another hobby onto the pile. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
