On Jan 24, 7:15 pm, threeneurons <[email protected]> wrote:
> . If a square of toilet paper > was another size, would world order break down ? No, but more extensive handwashing would be required :) Seriously though, I share Mike's general perspective. Learn from others the general principles of how the system works, estimate values within those guidelines(because near enough is usually good enough) and then experiment to refine your understanding or learn New Stuff. And the key to experimentation is that failure is usually more informative than success, so long as you take the time to think about why it didn't work (and in that process, Occam's Razor and Sherlock Holmes are your friends) Frankly, it's pretty difficult to acutely destroy a nixie as long as you have a controlled HV supply and a current limiting resistor in the right ballpark. You might shorten it's life, but it probably won't explode. Of course, microcontrollers expire pretty enthusiastically if you put the HV across them, but that's usually down to clumsiness rather than an unexpected design gotcha... Jon. PS. The relevant Sherlock Holmes quote is "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
