Hi Steve!
Not sure Frank would have agreed with this, he was known as one who
would stick to the tried and true - I've heard he used to fine his
musicians for playing incorrect notes. One of the best concerts I've
ever seen though.
In any case, I'd call it a resistor klugework
Why? Well, it's a homegrown resistor network, and a kludge is defined
(dictionary.com) as: A system, especially a computer system, that is
constituted of poorly matched elements or of elements originally
intended for other applications.
Plus there is even a electronics connection with the word "kluge":
Again from dictionary.com:
In 1947, the "New York Folklore Quarterly" reported a classic
shaggy-dog story "Murgatroyd the Kluge Maker" then current in
the Armed Forces, in which a "kluge" was a complex and
puzzling artifact with a trivial function. Other sources
report that "kluge" was common Navy slang in the WWII era for
any piece of electronics that worked well on shore but
consistently failed at sea.
- Graham C
regards,
Graham Collins
Process Engineer,
Northrop Grumman Canada Corporation
Halifax
(902) 873-2000 ext 6215
>>> [log in to unmask] 03/02/04 10:13AM >>>
"Necessity is the mother of invention..."
-Frank Zappa
Not real sure if Frank Zappa really quoted that...however, I do know he
was
in the mothers of invention. "What's that got to do with anything
Steve?"
you're probabably pondering now. Well, the point is, if one needs
something, one
will create it.
I'm sure you all have heard the terms; dead-bug, scab resistors,
hay-wires,
etc. Those are terms mostly heard when you're talking about prototypes.
I like
prototypes, because you can do just about anything you want with them
if you
need to...creativity is the only limiting factor.
I've seen something new recently, and I don't know what to call it.
There
obviously was a real need for what you are about to see, so it was
made. Go take
a look at "What-cha-macallit" at http://www.stevezeva.homestead.com
and tell
me what YOU would call it.
-Steve Gregory-
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