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Joel Koltner
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"Lostgallifreyan" <no-one@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9C58BC96325ABzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145...
from applying ICs such as the LM317 in unorthodox ways, but there's also
plenty to be learned from studying the "right" way to solve a specific
problem. Indeed, often the "new" right way comes about from someone
experimenting with the old ways and having a flash of insight.
I'm all for people experimenting and figuring out interesting new applications
for circuits originally designed for different applications, but I'm also all
for examining the works of the likes of Phil and Joerg and Jim since they have
a demonstrated track record of building rock-solid designs.
In a hobbyist environment, one should certainly try out whatever wild ideas
pop into their heads. In a work environment, while engineerins shouldn't
generally be discouraged from trying out wild ideas , they need to be
prioritized based on the perceived risk, time/resources needed to experiment,
other project priorites, etc. I've seen firsthand someone's clever idea
costing lots of money because the idea turned out to have unforeseen
limitations -- any time you're proposing something wildly different from the
traditional approaches, be sure to budget for plenty of testing time. On the
other hand, you have John's company, where many of his products are completely
unique based on his ability (and his employees') to successfully incorporate a
few wild new ideas into viable products.
---Joel
news:Xns9C58BC96325ABzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145...
I don't really see a connection there. Certainly there's plenty to be learnedIf you always do everything the 'right' way, how are you going to learn
anything for yourself?
from applying ICs such as the LM317 in unorthodox ways, but there's also
plenty to be learned from studying the "right" way to solve a specific
problem. Indeed, often the "new" right way comes about from someone
experimenting with the old ways and having a flash of insight.
I'm all for people experimenting and figuring out interesting new applications
for circuits originally designed for different applications, but I'm also all
for examining the works of the likes of Phil and Joerg and Jim since they have
a demonstrated track record of building rock-solid designs.
In a hobbyist environment, one should certainly try out whatever wild ideas
pop into their heads. In a work environment, while engineerins shouldn't
generally be discouraged from trying out wild ideas , they need to be
prioritized based on the perceived risk, time/resources needed to experiment,
other project priorites, etc. I've seen firsthand someone's clever idea
costing lots of money because the idea turned out to have unforeseen
limitations -- any time you're proposing something wildly different from the
traditional approaches, be sure to budget for plenty of testing time. On the
other hand, you have John's company, where many of his products are completely
unique based on his ability (and his employees') to successfully incorporate a
few wild new ideas into viable products.
---Joel