Path: ...!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 17:54:01 +0000 From: john larkin Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: An actual circuit Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 10:54:00 -0700 Message-ID: References: <1cv15jdls60tjfcndqe9qm7bgjdtchv9u9@4ax.com> User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 58 X-Trace: sv3-KddvdR4Qo1rUXR3l9na+c4Oalo0RsOTziXZptX0DywhE5qAAFVEcnoQRjfPUQKvb0VUNKc9T2cl/ox0!cKvQePk7LUPVUgbmcDu9LskNmqE8ToC9PcDv2zTtIaWBMocIwULW6gHxqYqPDYJHNJRWiWmasykt!PVfvuw== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3476 On Sat, 25 May 2024 17:21:08 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs wrote: >john larkin wrote: >> On Sat, 25 May 2024 03:36:06 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs >> wrote: >> >>> Mike Monett VE3BTI wrote: >>>> Phil Hobbs wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Insect cruelty. Plus you have to count their tiny feets backwards. >>>>> >>>>> The only good bugs is dead bugs. ;) >>>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Phil Hobbs >>>> >>>> The major flaw with dead bugs is you lose the identification of the ic. >>> >>>> Six months later, you will have no idea what the circuit is, where the >>>> important signals are, or how the circuit works. >>> >>> Nah. I build them inside the lid of a cast aluminum stomp box, and put a >>> paper schematic inside. No worries. >> >> Where do you document the results? >> >> > >Depends. If it’s a small test instrument, usually in my lab book. If it’s >for a product or an experiment, I mostly use Markdown files in the >corresponding git repository. > >We keep private repos on github and gitlab, as well as bare repos on >various computers and NAS boxes in different locations. > >Cheers > >Phil Hobbs I have 7 engineers now, and we've structured the prototyping and subsequent learning to encourage knowledge and experience sharing. Our material control system tries to do that too. Every part in stock has an optional PDATA folder with data sheets, test data, notes, warnings. Search results 05-25-2024 10:52:27 PART CLASS SUBCLASS DESCRIPTION MFR1 MPN1 PRICE STOCK OLD PART ======== ============ ================ ======================== ========== ================= ======= ====== ======== 300-7062 ICS OPAMP 30V SO8 2X THS3062 BUGGY IF TEXAS INST THS3062DDA 10.50 647 30362