31 Dec
2008
31 Dec
'08
9:54 a.m.
At 10:22 AM 12/31/2008, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Dec 30, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
http://www.national.com/rap/Story/widlar.html
"We still have a sign around our lab, "This is not a black-smith shop." But
there were times when Bob would discover he had wasted a day or two, just
because one bad part had screwed up his circuit. He would bring this bad
part -- a capacitor, a pot, a transistor, an IC, or whatever -- over to
the vise and lay it on the anvil part. Then he would calmly, methodically
beat it with a hammer until the smallest remaining part was indistinguishable
That said, Widlarization is a great way to deal
with parts like
that. :)
YAY!! Someone else knows of Widlarization! I sure wish I
could've met him. from the dust on the floor. Then he would go back to
work and get the right
answer. He explained that it makes you feel much better if
you do this, and,
you know that bad part will never come around again and goof you up. He was
right. And I recommend that you join me in doing this "Widlarizing" when a
bad component fools you. You will feel a lot better."
- John