Successful TPU-ECD replication !

[bluedemon]

I have a off topic, and possibly stupid question.  If you place a segment of thick copper wire or possibly a copper pipe in the center of one of your tpu's that have a rotating magnetic field, does it produce any usable current in the segment?

[z_p_e]

Short of naming anyone, perhaps someone could explain what a "pc hero" is.

I'm wondering if I fall into this category myself.

I gather that according to some folks, if one doesn't build your circuit or coil, or if one asks reasonable questions about it, or doesn't necessarily or whole-heartedly endorse your project, or points out the odd error, they are by default labeled "pc heros".

I have certainly done that, and I know many others have also, though not necessarily publicly.

[turbo]

hey! then i wanna be a pc-hero too 

sounds good.

[giantkiller]

Well while everybody is in the pool I might as well too.
My other selves take great offense and delight superficially at the bipolar trauma I have chosen to bare.
If I format my harddrive will we all just vanish, will this project be finshed or can I accept any hostile takeovers?
I feed only on myself and don't need a Ritz.

--giantkiller. Somedays it just ain't worth chewing at the restraints.

[Earl]

Darren,

a PC hero is a somewhat derogatory comment made by someone actively building and experimenting who does not have the time (or does not want to spend the time right now) to write documentation or make certain tests.  In the best case the PC hero is terribly frustrated, in the worst case agressive because the builder who is up to their elbows in electrons is not reacting to their demands.  It is not so much a case of not replicating the builder's coil or circuit, but the perception by the builder that the (negative) criticism is coming from someone who will never wind a coil or solder a circuit in their entire life.  There is a very diplomatic balancing line between contructive and destructive criticism.  In pointing out the odd error, words can carry many different tones.  A builder's priority is to solve problems and advance each day and does not necessarily have time to listen to signal or noise.

As a parallel, let's take a builder of rocket motors who is working on a new breakthrough design that has never been tried before.  He is having problems with the liquid oxygen pump and circulation around the nozzle to keep the nozzle from melting.  Some one writes an email and says "I've asked this before and you didn't reply:  does the motor develop more thrust than the weight of the rocket?"  The builder could care less if the rocket leaves the pad or not because in the instant he is busy trying to solve the basic nozzle cooling problem.  Only when the cooling problem is solved will he think about testing the thrust.  The builder reacts negatively because he percieves the email coming from someone who will never build a nozzle in their life.

Another problem is that a builder between work, family, and mechanical construction and electrical wiring is busy 5000 hours per day.  A non builder sitting at a keyboard can easily ignore the unending amount of time that building a TPU/ECD (or other research project) consumes.

I remember many times on projects where a "simple 15 minute task" ended up taking the entire night.

So to avoid being called a "PC hero" in the heat of the battle, only offer positive, constructive criticism in a tactful and diplomatic manner and have the patience of a Saint.

I suggest any further discussions about builder versus PC Hero should be taken to a new thread, or simply just let this topic die in order not to waste anymore time nor create more noise.

Regards, Earl

Short of naming anyone, perhaps someone could explain what a "pc hero" is.

I'm wondering if I fall into this category myself.

I gather that according to some folks, if one doesn't build your circuit or coil, or if one asks reasonable questions about it, or doesn't necessarily or whole-heartedly endorse your project, or points out the odd error, they are by default labeled "pc heros".

I have certainly done that, and I know many others have also, though not necessarily publicly.