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rodney
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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Hello,
I am new to news groups and to hobby electronics,I dont want to sound
stupid but I've gotta ask "How do I veiw schematic diagrams?" All I see
are some dashed lines.
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John Fields
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
Re: cant veiw schematics |
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On 24 Nov 2005 03:49:35 -0800, "rodney" <rodneyjay@msn.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Hello,
I am new to news groups and to hobby electronics,I dont want to sound
stupid but I've gotta ask "How do I veiw schematic diagrams?" All I see
are some dashed lines.
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If you're talking about schematics done in ASCII, you need to view
them using a non-proportonal font like Courier, then you need to
learn how to interpret them. For starters, the dashed lines are
wires, and the components can usually be identified by their values
or reference designators.
For example, this is a schematic for a thermostat:
+12V>-----+-------+---------+--------+----+-----+
| | | | | |
| | | [10k] |K | O------C
[4k7] [30k] | | [CR1] [COIL]- - -|
| | +---|--[1M]--+ | | O--> |<--O--NC
| | | | | +-----+ |
| | | | | | +-----------NO
+---+---------+--|+\ | D
| | | | >------+--+-----G 2N7000
[RTH] | [10k]<--+--|-/ LM319 | S
| | | | | | |
+---+ | | | | |K |
| | | | | | [Z15V] |
| [4k7] | [30k][0.1µF]| | |
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[0.1µF]|[0.1µF]| | | | |
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GND>--+---+---+---+-----+---+-----------+-------+
If you view it in Courier you should have no problem reading it.
That is, if you can read schematics in the first place. ;)
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John Fields
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kell
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
Re: cant veiw schematics |
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rodney wrote:
| Quote: | Hello,
I am new to news groups and to hobby electronics,I dont want to sound
stupid but I've gotta ask "How do I veiw schematic diagrams?" All I see
are some dashed lines.
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If you're using Google Groups, it shows messages in a typeface (font)
that scrambles the patterns the posters went to such trouble to create
using a "nonproportional" font. In a nonproportional font, every
letter has the same width. This creates a grid and makes it possible
to draw straight lines and such to make a schematic diagram.
I think if you are using Google and you look at the upper right corner
of the page and click on "nonproportional," you may be able to convert
the view such that it will make the images recognizable.
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Ed
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Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: cant veiw schematics |
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I do a Save As... and save as a txt file so Notebook (or whatevery you
use for text files
on your computer) will open it. then they are readable.
Or, maybe there's a way to make Outlook Express display in Courier.
Ed
"John Fields" <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | If you're talking about schematics done in ASCII, you need to view
them using a non-proportonal font like Courier, then you need to
learn how to interpret them. |
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Kingcosmos
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Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:04 am Post subject:
Re: cant veiw schematics |
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Good question as I too was wondering how in the world people are
reading those schematics. Thanks for the question and the heads up.
It looks fine now. |
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Bart
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Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: cant veiw schematics |
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In Outlook Express, go to :
"View"
"Text Size"
click on "Fixed"
and the schematic is the readable.
HTH
Bart
"rodney" <rodneyjay@msn.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hello,
I am new to news groups and to hobby electronics,I dont want to sound
stupid but I've gotta ask "How do I veiw schematic diagrams?" All I see
are some dashed lines.
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