02-07-2015, 04:18 PM
Sorry Guys, you've misinterpreted my silence. I have just been busy getting on with the project. I'm sorry I should have acknowledged your post Gary. I read it and simply parked it for another day, when I could ask you certain questions regarding the methodology you propose. I have a thirst to know many things, but I didn't want to get distracted from the assembly of the ratio meter. I feel a bit bad now having left you worrying you drove me away. I can assure you, it would take a little bit more than that! 
Purile criticism or just trying really hard to find a fault, even a tiny one, is the only thing that puts me off. I got it recently on another forum when I posted the instructable on my series lamp limiter. Someone took a magnifying glass to the picture of the wiring and spotted I hadn't left the right wire lengths in the plug for best practice and then lectured me on my irresponsibility posting an instructable! Funny enough, following the criticism, I went on the ROSPA website and checked their instruction for wiring a plug and even they don't advise this gentleman's method. I'm not saying he's wrong. In actual fact he's right and it's very sound advice. It's just he could have simply pointed out that it might be better to wire the plug this way... Oh look, I'm bitching. Shut up Nick. Stand on a pedestal and you should expect someone to heckle you
Anyway, back to my Ratio Meter. Hugh has very kindly been checking over my conversion of the circuit diagram into a wiring diagram, identifying and helping me correct the odd mistake, and today I have wired up the various resistors on a perforated board. I just need to track down a 5mm incandescent bulb with holder and I should have the meter finished in a few hours.
It was its simplicity of use that attracted me. That and (call me a tart by all means) it looked like a handsome device.
Sig gen and scope? Phew, that's still a bit too advanced for this poor old novice guys.
Nick.
Purile criticism or just trying really hard to find a fault, even a tiny one, is the only thing that puts me off. I got it recently on another forum when I posted the instructable on my series lamp limiter. Someone took a magnifying glass to the picture of the wiring and spotted I hadn't left the right wire lengths in the plug for best practice and then lectured me on my irresponsibility posting an instructable! Funny enough, following the criticism, I went on the ROSPA website and checked their instruction for wiring a plug and even they don't advise this gentleman's method. I'm not saying he's wrong. In actual fact he's right and it's very sound advice. It's just he could have simply pointed out that it might be better to wire the plug this way... Oh look, I'm bitching. Shut up Nick. Stand on a pedestal and you should expect someone to heckle you
Anyway, back to my Ratio Meter. Hugh has very kindly been checking over my conversion of the circuit diagram into a wiring diagram, identifying and helping me correct the odd mistake, and today I have wired up the various resistors on a perforated board. I just need to track down a 5mm incandescent bulb with holder and I should have the meter finished in a few hours.
It was its simplicity of use that attracted me. That and (call me a tart by all means) it looked like a handsome device.
Sig gen and scope? Phew, that's still a bit too advanced for this poor old novice guys.
Nick.
