03-08-2014, 10:08 PM
(03-08-2014, 04:42 PM)Radio Fixer Wrote: John: you must have read articles where someone was a beginner or aimed for a low standard (to me, now, anyway).
And not just beginners or others aiming (deliberately or otherwise) at a low standard. I'm sure that we have all seen examples of mass-manufactured items, the internal construction of which leaves a great deal to be desired. That can often be justified (by the makers) on the grounds of cost-competitiveness. What - in my humble opinion - is not acceptable are the standards of assembly which I have seen in many examples of so-called 'professional' equipment, cost of which can run into many hundreds of pounds. Usually, my main gripe in such cases is what appears to have been a deliberate policy of making maintenance as difficult as possible, or even downright impossible. I shan't mention any specific names (no names, no pack drill) but I am sure many readers will know the firms I have in mind, especially in the field of test equipment.
(03-08-2014, 04:42 PM)Radio Fixer Wrote: Obviously, if you are developing something it may get cut about and chopped and re-hashed a few times and that, to me, is expected in the article.
During the various development stages of a design, yes, but by the final design is decided upon, then that is the time to present a tidy, well-constructed and properly laid-out product, taking as many factors that constitute good design into consideration. Elsewhere here, on this Forum, I have presented my design for an all-semiconductor HV PSU. I am not saying that my completed article ticks all and every 'good design' box, (I am not a professional design engineer), but I would never have shown the many lash-ups that were built in the development process: there would be no point in doing that.
Al. / Aug. 3, '14 //
