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Bruce L. Bergman wrote:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:20:23 +0100, "Coyoteboy"
> <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote:[color=green]
>> That's why Engineers design blue-sky stuff, and Technicians actually[/color]
> make it work.[/color]

I'm working on being able to do both (I can in mechanical stuff) - only
takes time and I've only being doing the electonics side of things for
a couple of years (other than spare time robotic projects).

Unfortunately almost everything you learn these days is based on
programming and very little hardware and those who can do the hardware
side tend to be rather smug and conceited and unwilling to help us mere
mortals learn lol. Id say a Im at a point where i know what should
work, and the theories behind them and roughly what to look out for but
just havent spent the last 20 years doing it so miss the experience and
"off the cuff" knowledge of components. Gimme a datasheet, a coffee and
a bit of time and I'll figure it out, i just dont have time generally
:)
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> I still say trace out the box and see if there's anything in there
> besides just a timing circuit and possibly the current sense circuit
> that triggers the stutter-flash when the lamp load drops too low. If
> it only has two or three wires coming and going, it almost has to be
> 'just a fancy flasher'.[/color]

OK you convinced me, I'll crack it open and trace it out - i like a
challenge :) Might teach me more too!