Count the County of Los Angeles among the PC crowd
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp
<http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp>The mind boggles at the PC
crowd.
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> News to me (and very PC). 'Master-slave' is still commonly used in
> electronics and, among other things--database design:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/replication.html
>
> To be correct--not PC--'primary-secondary' is not the same relationship as
> 'master-slave.' In some cases, the distinction is critical.
>
> I'd rather be C than PC.
>
>
> bs
>
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> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
>
>
>
> Not to seem to0 "PC" but the terms "modern" and "slave" seldom seem to
> appear in the same sentence anymore. Usually "slave" has been supplanted by
> "secondary".
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> In a message dated 10/29/2009 11:15:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> bspidell@comcast.net writes:
>
> Just noted in _Auto Restorer_ there is a modern, modular, solid-state
> equivalent of a bank of relays available for retrofitting older cars.
> Essentially, one control module sends low voltage signals to remote 'slave'
> modules that in turn switch battery power to lights, etc. (of course, this
> is how it's done in new cars).
>
>
> bs
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
>
>
> The artickle is spot on and it is a very worth wile and simple mod for
> all heavy users: headlights, spot/fog lights, horns, heater motor, fan
> motor, wipers etc.
> It has been covered several times on this and various other lists.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> Ron Ray schreef:
> > Folks,
> >
> > A friend has asked for opinions on the merits of installing relays to
> feed
> > the headlights on a Bugeye Sprite. He read an article online that claimed
> > relays would decrease the amount of current going through the ignition
> > switch. The article stated that there is a lot of resistance in the
> > headlight switches that drops the voltage and creates heat, thus the
> switch
> > fails earlier, and the headlights are not as bright as they would be with
> > relays. The article also claimed that with the relay, the voltage goes
> > straight from the battery to the lights so the current carried by the
> switch
> > is lower so it last longer, and the lights are brighter.
> >
> > I can forward the article to anyone interested.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for y our thoughts.
> >
> > Ron
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