> General advice:  When you make a public blunder like this, trying to save
> face to not look stupid has the opposite effect.  Anyone can make a mista=
ke,
> and if you say something like "Oops, sorry for the confusion", it is quic=
kly
> forgotten without too much of a mental red mark for too long by your name=
 in
> most people's minds.

In the hope of extinguishing a possible flame: to the credit of N.T,=20
that is exactly what he did in a subsequent mail:

 > I think I should agree with you. Though my original intent was just to
 > confirm Olin's point that yes, PICs output would tolerate an output
 > tied to a rail for at least few seconds without getting damaged, the
 > phrase I used was not good, and when taken out of context can even be
 > misleading.

And for N.T: most people (including myself) reply in order of arrival,=20
so a reply will often NOT take subsequent mails in consideration. As=20
often, Olin and I reply with the same opinion, but with some difference=20
of expression :)

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Wouter van Ooijen

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