Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-19 Thread Bob Paddock
On Saturday 19 July 2008 03:38:37 am James Johnston wrote: > Anyone figured out the best way to ungunk the tweezers? I use an old 5.25" floppy "Bulk Eraser" to demagnetize mine when things start sticking to them, even when they are clean. ___ geda-us

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-19 Thread Dave McGuire
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Jackson > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 23:36 > To: gEDA user mailing list > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools... > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 04:14:19PM -0700, Stev

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-19 Thread James Johnston
mailing list Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools... On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 04:14:19PM -0700, Steve Meier wrote: > > Another example of the fifty fifty rule. Given two choices I will pick > the wrong one 80 percent of the time. You know, I actually rely on that when assem

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Steve Meier
you'all do realize i laughed tears flowing out of my eyes DJ Delorie wrote: >> After I dump them on the board near where I'm working, I just pick >> up the upside-down ones and drop them until they land right-side up. >> > > "No, silly, those are for the other side of the board." > > > __

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Steve Meier
Hard responding after the next couple of irelevent repies... tears in my eyes from laughing... ok sure we expect the assembly shop to do their job perfect but they seem to come back with any excuse to justify why they are late. Uhm I am not sure we are much better with our custimers human nature an

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Steven Michalske
I like using the other side resistors like caps, there both white they do the same thing then. On Jul 18, 2008, at 4:37 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: > >> After I dump them on the board near where I'm working, I just pick >> up the upside-down ones and drop them until they land right-side up. > >

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread DJ Delorie
> After I dump them on the board near where I'm working, I just pick > up the upside-down ones and drop them until they land right-side up. "No, silly, those are for the other side of the board." ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org htt

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Ben Jackson
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 04:14:19PM -0700, Steve Meier wrote: > > Another example of the fifty fifty rule. Given two choices I will pick > the wrong one 80 percent of the time. You know, I actually rely on that when assembling SMT resistors. After I dump them on the board near where I'm working,

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Clifton
On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 16:14 -0700, Steve Meier wrote: > Reversed polarized cap? Those ones are easy to find upon power up :) > > I don't think it is sufficient to rely upon the silk screen to provide > assembly instructions. > > For cases like this you really need to provide written assembly > in

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Steve Meier
Reversed polarized cap? Those ones are easy to find upon power up :) I don't think it is sufficient to rely upon the silk screen to provide assembly instructions. For cases like this you really need to provide written assembly instructions and make following them part of the purchase terms. But

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2008-07-18 Thread Peter Clifton
On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 11:45 -0700, Dave N6NZ wrote: > Steven Michalske wrote: > > >> Worked almost right away. Note red wire and missing pullup. Keeps me > >> humble. > > > > Green wires are less humbling, i suggest them. > > I look at design efforts like golf. Low scores are better, but nob

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Levente Kovacs
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:10:09 -0700 Traylor Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gang, > I've now finished my third board with gschem/gaf + PCB. I post > these pictures as an encouragement to others. I was was discouraged > at times learning the tools but with the help and support available

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Dave N6NZ
Steven Michalske wrote: >> Worked almost right away. Note red wire and missing pullup. Keeps me >> humble. > > Green wires are less humbling, i suggest them. I look at design efforts like golf. Low scores are better, but nobody plays a round with 18 holes-in-one in a row. My most humbling:

Re: gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-18 Thread Steven Michalske
On Jul 17, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Traylor Roger wrote: > Gang, > I've now finished my third board with gschem/gaf + PCB. I post > these pictures as an encouragement to others. I was was discouraged > at times learning the tools but with the help and support available > I finally pushed out some g

gEDA-user: Success with gEDA tools...

2008-07-17 Thread Traylor Roger
Gang, I've now finished my third board with gschem/gaf + PCB. I post these pictures as an encouragement to others. I was was discouraged at times learning the tools but with the help and support available I finally pushed out some good stuff. I've posted pictures of two of them for y