Re: [Amps] The Pin One Problem

["Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>]

That would be too easy since ground loops go almost back to prehistory when 
many discovered the same thing independently at almos the same time.
OTOH, before the Brown Theorem it was always called ground loops, especially 
in the pro audio industry.
Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Eban" <alexeban@gmail.com>
To: "'Ian White'" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] The Pin One Problem


> What about plain old ground loops, numerology set aside?
> Alex 4Z5KS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian White
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Amps] The Pin One Problem
>
> K9YC wrote:
>
> > When you invent, create, or discover something, you get to name it.
> Would that would be "Brown's Law"?  I'm sorry, Jim, but it just ain't so.
>
> We all understand your personal respect for Neil Muncie, but there are 
> other
> overriding priorities such as respect for truth and accuracy.
>
> It is only justifiable to call this "the Pin 1 problem" where that name
> accurately applies: specifically to Pin 1 of an XLR connector in the pro
> audio industry. But this problem extends far beyond the area where it was
> originally identified by Neil Muncie. It is no disrespect to insist that 
> the
> more generic problem needs a better name.
>
> Calling it the "Pin 1" problem in situations where it simply isn't pin 1,
> and even where there isn't a connector at all, is a deliberate falsehood
> which misdirects and confuses people. It can only be understood by someone
> who is already initiated into the secret. At so many different levels, 
> that
> is simply A Wrong Thing To Do.
>
> We badly need a short GENERIC name that accurately indicates the nature of
> the problem. That won't be easy to find, but it is something we can work 
> on.
> Calling it the "Pin 1 problem" simply isn't good enough.
>
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
>
>
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