I agree 100% with you Adam, and Gus, please take every word written by Ada= m as a great advice (althought it looks like you dont like them) and not as= a preach. Regards, Carlos. Enviado desde mi BlackBerry de Movistar -----Original Message----- From: "M. Adam Davis" Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:08:57 = To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT]: 1, 000, 000 volts at a gazillion amperes with one billio= n = farads , 10 ohms of resistance and 200 henries of inductance Meh. We're engineers. If you want to have a discussion that has no warnings on it then don't start it here. We're trained not simply to solve problems, but to foresee the impact of our solutions prior to implementing them. If anything, we're more apt to give too much information than too little. Like any other source of information it's up to the reader to ignore the parts that don't apply to their situation and pay attention to the parts that do. Complaining to the author of the information that it wasn't helpful isn't going to yield any useful result. Generally it's better to provide more information specific to your situation so that those responding can narrow their focus down. Most of engineering is synthesizing new ideas based on experience and knowledge. Telling a group of engineers to ignore large parts of their experience and knowledge is hardly productive, and can be seen as mildly insulting - implying that what they know is of little worth, or flat out wrong. While it's not true that honey attracts more flies than vinegar*, it's still sound advice. -Adam * http://www.chrisnull.com/2007/10/20/ On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM, AGSCalabrese wrote: > Telling me that 1000 volts is dangerous is as silly as me > continuing this thread. =A0Telling me that a flying machine is dangerous > is as ............ never mind. > Gus > >> On Aug 17, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Adam Field wrote: >> >> Why post about high voltages and flying machines if you are going to >> be insulted when someone reminds you that it's dangerous? This is >> quite UNLIKE the warning on foam coffee cups that reads "Caution: >> Hot." There are a lot of subscribers to this list, some coming from no >> electrical background at all. >> >> When someone tells you that something is dangerous: Don't be insulted, >> it is NOT a personal affront, it is a public service. >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist