Obviously you've never been in the military? (or forgot?)
The military is a big testing pool for idiots (please note the
quotes for idiot-its use is tongue-in-cheek). I used to work for
Hughes Aircraft writing tech manuals for the military. You could
not assume the operator knew anything
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote:
I¹ll wager the same is true in other
industries where the consequences of human error can be significant. I
don¹t know enough about electrical engineering to offer any specific
suggestions; but as a starting point,
I would agree with Ted in many instances (especially where safety is
paramount), standardization is a necessity (excellent examples are given by
Ted). That said, I would have to disagree with him if we try and apply that
rational across the board. For instance, I do think applying the if it
Once you start down the path to Idiot-Proofing equipment, you will soon
learn that the average idiot is much more clever than you ever imagined!
73 George AI4VZ
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OT: Then there was the FD a few years ago when one of our guys took the
club's generator by the gas station and filled the crankcase to the top
with fuel. There -were- two (labeled) filler caps protruding from the top
of the housing . (;-)
73
Ken - K0PP
On Aug 23, 2015 9:52 AM, Phil Wheeler
On Aug 23, 2015, at 9:50 AM, RIchard Williams via Elecraft
elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
WIth Radio Shack going tits up...
Well, your report of RadioShack’s death is premature. They went through a
Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, They emerged from Chapter 11 three months
after
I agree with both Richard (K8ZTT) and with Guy (K2AV), in that all safety
and error prevention strategies have to be subject to a practical
cost-benefit analysis. That’s true even in healthcare — when you receive
a transfusion, the transfused blood type is checked five or six times, not
ten
Then I sure hope no one idly plugs a water hose in
the the fuel filler port of my car!
I guess all those auto manufacturers need to
change the designs to prevent that ignorance, too.
Perhaps the K2 is just too challenging (for some) :-)
Phil W7OX
On 8/23/15 6:32 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
There are many examples of what George says. One of my buddies
accidentally plugged in his K3's power offset, so that the cable's red
was plugged into the K3's black. No problem until he put the ground
lug on Then some Bad Things happened.
I work and live by the rule, Double check
You will never win!
Many years ago we designed a military unit that had many I/O ports, so we chose
a selection of MIL STD connectors with different shell sizes, numbers of pins,
plugs/ sockets, orientations etc. to make it soldier proof. What we didn't
realise until later was that if you
Whilst much of this may be true, it certainly isn't the case in the
electronics industries (including Ham Radio) no matter how much we would
wish it.
A classic case is the 2.3mm power input plug (which is really a line socket)
which is used on radios, power tool chargers, cell phones, laptop PCs
Indeed it should work if it plugs in AND if it looks the same, or at least
it shouldn¹t cause any serious harm. In other industries where safety is
at issue that is a firmly enforced rule. Examples, from two industries
with which I have worked: Many lives have been saved since general
aviation
My wife came to me a long time ago with a broken iRobot product. She confused
the power plugs -easy to do, they both said iRobot and had the same plugs…
One was AC and one was DC.
If I recall, I had to replace a diode in the broken iRobot.
I used RED and YELLOW tape on the unit and plug from
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 5:33 PM, bs usb bs...@k5dkz.com wrote:
George Danner wrote:
Once you start down the path to Idiot-Proofing equipment, you will soon
learn that the average idiot is much more clever than you ever imagined!
=
The local Micro-Center store sells T-shirts
I once tried to idiot-proof a Theatre Organ console on its lift, by using a
very stout multi-way connector for power and lift control, along with much
smaller connectors for signals etc., There was no way that it was possible
to put the wrong plug in the wrong socket, not even with a hammer!!!
Honorable Mention in the Darwin Awards :-)
Phil W7OX
On 8/23/15 5:14 PM, G4GNX wrote:
I once tried to idiot-proof a Theatre Organ
console on its lift, by using a very stout
multi-way connector for power and lift control,
along with much smaller connectors for signals
etc., There was no way
Everyone is an idiot sometimes.
Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO
On Aug 24, 2015, at 1:33 AM, bs usb bs...@k5dkz.com wrote:
George Danner wrote:
Once you start down the path to Idiot-Proofing equipment, you will soon
learn that the average idiot is much more clever than you ever imagined!
73 George
On 8/23/15 3:33 PM, bs usb wrote:
I have never understood why anyone would want to
build equipment that could be used by idiots.
They try to understand their customer base? :-)
Phil W7OX
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George Danner wrote:
Once you start down the path to Idiot-Proofing equipment, you will soon
learn that the average idiot is much more clever than you ever imagined!
73 George AI4VZAnd keep in mind.. just one itsy thing.. this is a hobby, it
is a unique tool to LEARN with, not solely for
George Danner wrote:
Once you start down the path to Idiot-Proofing equipment, you will soon
learn that the average idiot is much more clever than you ever imagined!
73 George AI4VZ
Actually the real idiots are the ones attempting to do the idiot proofing.
I have never understood why
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