From PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Thu Nov 14 02:31:05 2002 Received: from cherry.ease.lsoft.com [209.119.0.109] by dpmail10.doteasy.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.13) id AB69BA400C4; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 02:31:05 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <14.007D37E6@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 5:17:16 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 0649 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 04:07:45 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 2927; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 04:06:03 -0500 Received: from nameserv.rl.ac.uk [130.246.135.129] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 320) via TCP with ESMTP ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 04:06:02 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by nameserv.rl.ac.uk Received: from sstdwkiwi (sstdwkiwi.ag.rl.ac.uk [130.246.189.231]) by nameserv.rl.ac.uk (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA28286 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:06:02 GMT References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: <005401c28bbd$0eab43a0$e7bdf682@sstdwkiwi> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:06:02 -0000 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: "Alan B. Pearce" Subject: Re: [EE]:Equipment suggestions for a student electronics lab To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU X-RCPT-TO: Status: R X-UIDL: 277600417 X-Evolution-Source: pop://mailinglist%40farcite.net@mail.farcite.net/ Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Evolution: 0000068a-0000 >Say you build a DC power supply where the pass >transistor works until it gets hot, Or just a 7805 without heatsink, and high input voltage :))))))))) Wait for them to wonder why the power goes off and on, sags, and does all sorts of other funny things. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics