Funny thread...

[Luke123]

Funny thread...

http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/dis...gi?read=287409

Luke123

[SY]

Man, oh, man, that's the reason I stopped posting at Madisound (I still patronize them; good company!). And Audio Asylum, for that matter.

Here, only Frank deGrove makes fun of my lousy French and German.

[kelticwizard]

I could slug "sinterklaas" for trying to send the guy who started it all over here.

[Luke123]

SY...I know what you mean!! Totally agree!

KelticWiazrd...What means "sinterklaas"?

Luke

[planet10]

Originally posted by Luke123
What means "sinterklaas"?

Santa Claus?

dave

[kelticwizard]

"Sinterklaas" is the name of the Madisound poster who wanted to send the originator of that thread to post over here.

A Google search confirmed what I had vaguely remembered before, which is that Sinterklaas was Dutch for St. Nicholas, from which we derive the name Santa Claus. However, the poster's name was not important, just the fact that he recommended diyAudio to the guy who started that Madisound mess.

[Christer]

Originally posted by Luke123
Funny thread...

http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/dis...gi?read=287409

Luke123

Interesting thread indeed. I had no idea our favourite pastime here
in Norhtern Europe was racism and molesting children. Maybe I
should go out and try to find some immigrant kids to beat up?
Don't want to stick out from the crowd you know. Too bad it is
so cold today.

[Izrun]

Don't worry Christer. I'm from Texas, so my favorite pastime must be herding cattle and shooting "Injuns."

[GUILHERME]

Originally posted by SY
Man, oh, man, that's the reason I stopped posting at Madisound (I still patronize them; good company!). And Audio Asylum, for that matter.

Hi.
Once, on the tube forum someone raised a question about pcb etching solutions. I gave the formula that I have used for ages (which is the same suggested on the kontakt uv-spray literature).

Some local guru was very upset (and verbose too) because I had posted a formula for a potentially dangerous chemical.

Talk about hipocresy! the forum was filled with projects that cary lethal voltages (that can actually kill you) even when unplugged, and this guy is worried about an etchant (which you'd have to literally drink it to do any real harm).

Haven't post there since.

Guilherme.

[SY]

The mods and administrators try to take a sensible view of safety. There's always some hazard in dealing with electricity, and we normally urge caution. And certain subjects, like fooling around inside TVs or direct-mains circuits are verboten, since they're unnecessarily dangerous. But electronics diyers are normally aware of normal electronic hazards. When they're not and we see this, we try to step in with an appropriate warning.

PCB etchants are hazardous chemicals. Some are more hazardous than others. Most electronic diyers do not have the proper equipment and knowledge to handle the more hazardous stuff. The less hazardous stuff is still dangerous though; remember, these are oxidants/acids strong enough to chew through metal in a matter of minutes!