....let's save time and assume I'm right... About what? ... :) On 9/5/16, stephen.forrest@agilent.com wrote: > A colleague has a (red) t-shirt that says: > > I am an engineer - > let's save time and > assume I'm right > > The thing is he usually is. (We usually are??) > > I told a social group of this and a wife of another engineer nodded > vigorously. > http://dilbert.com/strip/2003-02-02 > > ;o) > Stephen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf = Of > James Cameron > Sent: Tuesday, 6 September 2016 9:19 AM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [EE] TL499A not starting, needs transients? > > >> Does that sound arrogant? >> It certainly does to me !!! :-). >> In this case I'm confident enough [tm] that it's right to risk the >> unusual* just for fun. >> >> ie the scope traces show the FB pin being driven at voltages which are >> utterly improper in a correctly functioning circuit. The op-amp is >> essentially passing its power supply rail through to its output. Once >> it's working as an opamp the Vout will fall to about 1.25V regardless >> of Vsupply. > > Verified, thanks. > >> Russell >> >> * The risk is acting in a way which seems to me to sound arrogant. >> I'm told by a surprising (to me) number of people that I come across >> as / am arrogant in many cases. >> I suspect that it may be more oblivious / differently perspectivised / >> ... >> in many such cases, but, what would I know? :-) > > Yes, an engineers' social disease. I get it too. A formative experience > when 20 years old; being lectured by a manager on attitude, convinced me = to > adjust my communication style toward social lying. > "It's a nice day!" > > Might be worth an [OT] tag discussion ... how is an engineer to cope? > > -- > James Cameron > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/cha= nge > your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .