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From: Bella Jones on 26 Nov 2009 17:57
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:13:15 +0000, me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones)
> wrote:
>
> >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:03 +0000, me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones)
> >> wrote:
[...]
> >> ,-,
> >> + --o| -
> >> `-'
> >> for positive pin, or
> >> ,-,
> >> + |o-- -
> >> `-'
> >>
> >> for negative.
> >
> >Heh - oh right! Positive pin.
> >
> >I truly had no idea any of this meant anything!
>
> You are well on the way to mastering the skills of electrickery, or at
> least how not to blow stuff up with a disappointing "frp" noise.
>
> So! Now all you need a 12v power supply that can deliver 1.66 amps or
> more, with positive pin and the same shape head as the scanner wants.
>
> Even if the Mustek power supply is positive pin and physically fits,
> at 17V it's rather high. This'll push the voltage regulation circuits
> on the big scanner rather hot. It'll probably work, but not
> necessarily for very many days... and it'll be the scanner that gives
> up the magic smoke.

Thanks! But why is there so much variety? Why plus and minus? Volts and
amps. Oh actually no, you don't have to answer that!

--
bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Gareth John on 27 Nov 2009 06:16
Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:

[snip]
>
> Thanks! But why is there so much variety? Why plus and minus? Volts and
> amps. Oh actually no, you don't have to answer that!

Why nouns, verbs, prepositions and conjunctions? Why adverbs as well as
adjectives? Why metaphor, simile, exclamation and interrogation? Why
subjunctive, optative, litotes, hyperbole, anastrophe, synecdoche?

Language is a much more complex business than electricity...

--
From Gareth John
From: Peter Ceresole on 27 Nov 2009 06:26
Gareth John <g.john(a)PLUG.btinternet.com> wrote:

> Why nouns, verbs, prepositions and conjunctions? Why adverbs as well as
> adjectives? Why metaphor, simile, exclamation and interrogation? Why
> subjunctive, optative, litotes, hyperbole, anastrophe, synecdoche?

Ooooo gosh! Thesaurus time!

Isn't it nice?
--
Peter
From: Gareth John on 27 Nov 2009 07:09
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Gareth John <g.john(a)PLUG.btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > Why nouns, verbs, prepositions and conjunctions? Why adverbs as well as
> > adjectives? Why metaphor, simile, exclamation and interrogation? Why
> > subjunctive, optative, litotes, hyperbole, anastrophe, synecdoche?
>
> Ooooo gosh! Thesaurus time!
>
> Isn't it nice?

So many hours to fill, so little work.

Nice; but not nice, too.
--
From Gareth John
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