Another spotlight question

[MattF]

hehehe!! just trying to get this thread up to 37 pages!

Would I do a thing like that......................?

[BUSHWHACKER]

Maybe not tonight, but we all know how passionate you get on technical subjects like this one.

[MattF]

hehehe!! just trying to get this thread up to 37 pages!

Trying to beat someone elses thread length record, Vince?

[BUSHWHACKER]

Trying to beat someone elses thread length record, Vince?

I'm gonna do what Dunno did and register with a load of different names and ask a load of questions. hehehe!!

[MattF]

Maybe not tonight, but we all know how passionate you get on technical subjects like this one.

I think the expression you meant is more along the lines of:

Matt, you prattle on like a complete and utter boring tw@t.

[BUSHWHACKER]

If the cap fits.................

[MattF]

If the cap fits.................

Is it a flat cap?

[MattF]

I'm gonna do what Dunno did and register with a load of different names and ask a load of questions. hehehe!!

Or just use Koi's post count method and cheat blatantly.

[da SLUG man]

I'm gonna do what Dunno did and register with a load of different names and ask a load of questions. hehehe!!

oops... some of them were me!!
hehehe!!

[Apache]

You can switch any part of the circuit. Positive is always used as the basis of any design due to nothing more than historic reasons, but you can switch any part of the circuit which takes your fancy. With electronics, convential current flow was assumed to be positive to negative, which is why positive is still the accepted starting point. It's merely a case of the theory was used for so long that it is still the norm to work to.

Common sense says switch the positive as close to the power source as possible. You could switch the -ve somewhere near the earth point if you wish, but then if you have a fault to chassis anywhere else in the wiring, you'll be blowing fuses (or welding if you haven't fitted a fuse) all over the shop.

Unconventional current flow is from Pink North to Magnetic Zen. I prefer conventional.

[MattF]

Common sense says switch the positive as close to the power source as possible. You could switch the -ve somewhere near the earth point if you wish, but then if you have a fault to chassis anywhere else in the wiring, you'll be blowing fuses (or welding if you haven't fitted a fuse) all over the shop.

There is that consideration as well. Unless the wiring is sloppily done, shouldn't be a problem though.

Unconventional current flow is from Pink North to Magnetic Zen. I prefer conventional.

Who doesn't. True is useful, old is nice.

[Chillitt]

me? do sloppy wiring? how very dare you! look what i had for breakfast this morning... no hang over here, no sir-ee!

[da SLUG man]

me? do sloppy wiring? how very dare you! look what i had for breakfast this morning... no hang over here, no sir-ee!

D'oh!... i couldn't manage my bacon this morning!....

HANGOVER - YES
EYEBROWS - NO!

[BUSHWHACKER]

[QUOTE=da SLUG man]D'oh!... i couldn't manage my bacon this morning!....
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Could you post it to me?

[da SLUG man]

[quote=BUSHWHACKER]

D'oh!... i couldn't manage my bacon this morning!....
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Could you post it to me?

do you want the dog it's inside too?

(it's a strange mongrel of rottweiler and sheepdog thing)