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RE: Protecting the brain

To: "Bryan Savage" <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>,
Subject: RE: Protecting the brain
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:19:31 -0400
And i add to that my personal 11'th commandment 'Thou shall have 1 and and
only 1 ground point so that all your grounds are equal and your potentials
are not all amiss..'
Reverend Dave, healer of EFI and prophet of Traction control

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bryan Savage
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:18 PM
> To: Albaugh, Neil
> Cc: atrav; LSR list
> Subject: Re: Protecting the brain
>
>
> Aron,
> Neil knows what he is talking about.
> I'd like to add one thing:
> Grounding.  It will help prevent problems that are very, very difficult
> to diagnose. Use Copper for grounding/bonding if possible. Steel doesn't
> conduct electricity nearly as well as Copper.
>
> Good luck,
> Bryan
>
>
>
> Albaugh, Neil wrote:
> > Aron;
> >
> > Any electronic components are affected by heat. Keeping them cool
> > enhances their performance and reliability.
> > Our (TI) integrated circuits are rated over different temperature
> > ranges: 0 to +70C, -40 to +85C, and -55 to +125C. Not all devices are
> > available over these three temperature ranges, either. Naturally, the
> > widest temp range devices are the most expensive. Keeping the circuit
> > away from heat sources is a VERY good idea.
> >
> > Electrical interference is becoming more of a problem these days;
> > everyone has a cell phone and the number of RF wireless devices is
> > increasing all the time. This stuff, like ignition interference, gets
> > into circuits that are not shielded or filtered properly. Cheap stuff
> > usually cuts corners to keep the price low but in a severe environment
> > they croak like a pond full of toads. High-dollar stuff is usually
> > better but if the designer wasn't aware of how to deal with RFI/EMI
> > interference problems, its performance can be compromised, too.
> >
> > Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ






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