On 13/01/2011 15:32, RussellMc wrote: > > Olin has the advantage that he is unlikely to get a resistor value wrong = by > a factor of 10 - he is liable to look at a 68k resistor on a diagram and > KNOW that it's really a 6k8 and the paper has been rubbed. Others are far > less capable and you can't expect a world full of Olin's to read your > circuit diagrams. Count your blessings ;-).Olin may consider that everyon= e > should be able to look at a value and KNOW it's wrong as well as he can. = I > completely agree with him - but reality and Occam and Murphy and Darwin > > > Russell I disagree. Olin probably knows the resistor value even when the component is=20 missing entirely. The "Chuck Norris" of Assembler and Electronics. Just keep away from those "roundhouse kicks". --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .