Re: Interview Question (your Sunday ruined part 2)

"john larkin" <JL@gct.com> wrote in message news:risahjpn2kfue87dqm6t2461a966ncv9in@4ax.com...

On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:18:29 +0530, Pimpom <Pimpom@invalid.invalid>
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On 21-10-2024 12:46 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:12:22 -0700, john larkin wrote:
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:59:18 -0400, "Edward Rawde"
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"john larkin" <JL@gct.com> wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:32:45 +0200, Jeroen Belleman
<jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:
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On 10/20/24 19:18, Cursitor Doom wrote:

John Larkin has from time to time posted some elementary questions
he likes to torture his job applicants with. I'd like to propose one
of my own.
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If I'm measuring 218 ohms between points A and B in this diagram,
what is the value of Rx?
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https://disk.yandex.com/i/hxjWx0tDUCzxiA

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517 Ohms.
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Jeroen Belleman

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Does R330 mean 0.33 ohms?
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I hate that sort of notation, like 2k47.

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I keep having difficulty not using it in LTSpice.
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0.33 ohms would be 0R33
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Unless you believe in physics/SI notation.
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So is R330 the reference designator?

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Sorry, foreign notation. It's 330 ohms and 47 ohms.

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Thought so.
Personally, I sometimes use the European style of placing decimal values
after the unit name, especially when space is limited as in a packed
schematic. 4k7 takes up slightly less space than 4.7k *and* there's no
chance of missing the decimal point. Likewise values like 6n8

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Maybe european decimal points slide off drawings and fall on the
floor. Robust American decimal points and schematic connect dots don't
do that.

I wasn't aware that there was a difference between European and american decimal points.

Schematic connect dots are however much bigger, as you can see from LTSpice schematics.
I'd estimate at least ten times bigger in area. Otherwise you may not have a connection at all.

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How are things priced in a grocery store? Is the 'euros' symbol
straddled by numbers on both sides?
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