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by Chris Smith
Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Power Latching IC
Replies: 47
Views: 47301

SCRs and Triacs The SCR will latch on for a DC power through, and stay on with DC going through it, and a tiny DC on to turn it on. To shut it off you can drop the power, or other methods. Ac power through it will make it collapse with out holding the gate on. The triac will turn on with Full AC or ...
by Chris Smith
Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Back then they didn’t have the two wire hybrid systems of today to sort out all of the 4 wires.

The bell was the obvious draw in power and they didn’t want to have to add in more power, you got what you paid for and more phones meant more “Ringer Equivalenceâ€
by Chris Smith
Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Stick to your answers, you will never make it in the psychology arena. You can try and label anything you want, you can even convince your self you think you know what’s going on, but change the facts you cant do. You haven’t yet distinguished the differences between the cliques, the tag teams, ...
by Chris Smith
Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

With out this post many things would have remained in the locked closet covered with dust. Now, its like a contest, every one with their own two cents trying to out bid the other. And all this information comes forward for all to see, and there is a variety in the systems, many systems. So who needs...
by Chris Smith
Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Strange AC Power Issue
Replies: 214
Views: 132886

We have gone from “Prohibitedâ€
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Strange AC Power Issue
Replies: 214
Views: 132886

Dead wrong? I don’t care about the Price of Tea in China. You’re the Second person here to get confused and start talking about the price of Tea in China. Try going back, GFI is a figment of your imagination. It has never been the issue here, nor will it be anything but a foot note. The subject ...
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Learning is a four letter word, twice.

Oh well, some one has to keep you awake.

Did you learn anything about the hybrid grounding circuits yet?

There is a whole book or two on the subject.

Metal Oxide Varistors is a great place to start.
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Sushi is just bait, you will never learn that way.

We're still watching....

You may even learn something?
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

That’s your experience. Hybrid MOV circuits, general surge suppressor, Varistors, FETS and all sorts of Hybrid circuits, all designed to take a bolt of lightning and direct it to a bonded earth ground instead of your ear. Our hybrid already has a path to the bonded ground, measurable, and it conne...
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Hey Lenp Keep watching, that’s how you learn. Instead of trying so hard to butt your head against the wall, get off the crock and read something worth while. What is a Plasmon, how does it occur? What is the maximum amperage through a 20 milliamp common led? What amperage is used in the pulse lase...
by Chris Smith
Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Finally every one gets off their butt and adds in their two cents worth, while all can agree that a dog cant be electrocuted from a broken ground. As to the type of systems, well We can just keep listening. As to the ground, bonded and all, aside from the Hybrid circuit, the house phone grounds, and...
by Chris Smith
Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Responding to you is always a good laugh. PS, we don’t use Turkish telephone lines here in America, we use two wire hot and bonded cold. As long as you don’t leave here letting the others think some how you were right, no harm done. Some one may get hurt if they thought the Telephone lines were ...
by Chris Smith
Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

I don’t know anything about our rural telephones and hooks ups, that’s why the phone company comes to me when they cant figure it out? Two myths busted for the price of one, its like sticky fly paper, you don’t have to do anything they come to you. [Big noisy buzzers too!] The ring signal come...
by Chris Smith
Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A little earth ground humor
Replies: 100
Views: 205457

Myth busters.... Even they can sleuth when they want to... They would conclude that because the earth is such a bad a ground [they read that some where?] ....and its way over ten ohms, [Who said that?] and the dog was tied with a ground wire that was already bonded back to earth or just lose, [With ...
by Chris Smith
Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need some ideas for a new project
Replies: 2
Views: 2269

Both will work just fine depending on your experience and equipment. The 4017s will do the job with the help of a few extra parts, or the microprocessor chip like the PIC will fully automate the process, assuming you have those pieces of equipment as well. Knowledge and inventory is the key here, or...