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Post by drbill on Oct 5, 2020 20:05:24 GMT -6
Taking valuable time off to track down a recent nagging and intermittent problem in the studio - just as I was ready to print a important and overdue track - I was reminded of my favorite tech's (Ralph Skelton) constant reminder to me when he worked on my studio in LA : It's ingrained into my brain.... MURPHY’S INVERSE LAW OF PROPORTIONALITYThe least likely thing to happen will become the most likely thing to happen when it’s the most inconvenient time for it to happen.Ain't it so true?? Thought you guys might appreciate it.  |
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Post by EmRR on Oct 5, 2020 20:19:17 GMT -6
I just thought I was experiencing it (luckily NOT) earlier when doing a mix revision, Ecoplate looked for a minute like one PSU voltage was down......
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Post by gwlee7 on Oct 5, 2020 20:29:08 GMT -6
Taking valuable time off to track down a recent nagging and intermittent problem in the studio - just as I was ready to print a important and overdue track - I was reminded of my favorite tech's (Ralph Skelton) constant reminder to me when he worked on my studio in LA : It's ingrained into my brain.... MURPHY’S INVERSE LAW OF PROPORTIONALITYThe least likely thing to happen will become the most likely thing to happen when it’s the most inconvenient time for it to happen.Ain't it so true?? Thought you guys might appreciate it. Sounds like every day where I work with special needs kids primarily with behavioral/emotional problems. The corollary to this law would be: Don’t be surprised by any surprises. |
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Post by the other mark williams on Oct 6, 2020 0:09:51 GMT -6
A couple of my favorite Murphy’s Law corollaries:
“If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.”
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“A $300 picture tube will protect a 10-cent fuse by blowing first.”
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 6, 2020 0:19:54 GMT -6
A couple of my favorite Murphy’s Law corollaries: “If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.” and “A $300 picture tube will protect a 10-cent fuse by blowing first.” That second one is a repurposing of one of Crown's "Murphy's Law and the Art of Amplifier Maintenance" from the original DC300 (not 300A) manual:
"When a fuse is in a circuit to protect a transistor the transistor will blow to protect the fuse."
The title of the manual was "300 Watts and a Cloud of Smoke"
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Post by gwlee7 on Oct 6, 2020 15:20:30 GMT -6
A couple of my favorite Murphy’s Law corollaries: “If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.” and “A $300 picture tube will protect a 10-cent fuse by blowing first.” That second one is a repurposing of one of Crown's "Murphy's Law and the Art of Amplifier Maintenance" from the original DC300 (not 300A) manual:
"When a fuse is in a circuit to protect a transistor the transistor will blow to protect the fuse."
The title of the manual was "300 Watts and a Cloud of Smoke"
All things electric run on smoke. Once you let the smoke out, it’s done. |
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Post by Guitar on Oct 10, 2020 8:36:30 GMT -6
I let the smoke out of a couple power strips recently. Never going to plug a space heater into one again, straight to the wall socket from now on. A little scary.
I guess the wire gauge is too small for the voltage/current of a heavy appliance which creates resistance, which turns e into heat.
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Post by Ward on Oct 10, 2020 17:13:02 GMT -6
Your normally well-behaved kids will do the most awful unmannerly things when new friends come to visit.
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Post by gwlee7 on Oct 10, 2020 17:16:07 GMT -6
I let the smoke out of a couple power strips recently. Never going to plug a space heater into one again, straight to the wall socket from now on. A little scary. I guess the wire gauge is too small for the voltage/current of a heavy appliance which creates resistance, which turns e into heat. I have yet to successfully put the smoke back in anything electrical. Me well........ |
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Post by johneppstein on Oct 11, 2020 12:57:30 GMT -6
I let the smoke out of a couple power strips recently. Never going to plug a space heater into one again, straight to the wall socket from now on. A little scary. I guess the wire gauge is too small for the voltage/current of a heavy appliance which creates resistance, which turns e into heat. I have yet to successfully put the smoke back in anything electrical. Me well........ You can't get used smoke back in, you have to buy new smoke in compacted form, which is available contained in the form of various new parts. But don't worry, the smoke is there, just waiting to escape. |
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