Re: shielded motor cable

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Raymond Heckert" <jnr@a...> wrote:

> Maybe... My dad always said, don't tell anybody all you know, 'cause
> they'll be smarter than you, 'cause they'll know what they know AND
> what you know, and you'll only know what you know! Sometime back, I
> posted a neat sizing approximation for transformers. I've also got a
> neat BASIC language 'build' in the window program. Mostly just stuff
> relating to transformers. I was an engineer for about 8 years, in

the

> '80's. Do you understand how the formula was derived?

Lots of Chinese inventions died with the passing of generations
because secrets were kept within the family. Who was that English
genius who invented patents and allowed us to enjoy photocopies at
dirt-cheap prizes plus a wealth of information at www.uspto.gov?

> Speaking of secrets, how many of you folks ever heard of "The Secret
> Guide to Computers" by Russ Walters? Big, 8.5 x 11 format, about

600

> pages, about $16.50 USD/ea, or $14.00/ea for 2 (postpaid, USA), even
> more discounts for higher numbers. I think it's extra $2.00/book,
> postpaid around the world. Also NO copyright problems... You can

copy

> the whole book and sell it if you want it (you have to tell him what
> you're copying). He'll even give free technical advice 24/7, if you
> call him. He lists his phone # in the book. Go to
> http://www.secretfun.com for more details. A bookstore can make

some

> real big bucks re-selling his book at the discounts he offers!

How about letting us into a better secret. Who is reselling Russ book
single copy at less than $16.50 USD? :-)

Peter