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From: aj-mberg@dasys1.UUCP (Micha Berger)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Light Duration Meter
Summary: School vs Reality
Message-ID: <9380@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 18 Apr 89 13:46:11 GMT
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I wrote:
> Here's my 2 cents. Use an op-amp integrator to integrate instead
> of the capacitor.  Have a photocell as the input voltage to be integrated.

Matt Pressly wrote:
> It looks like even small leakage through the feedback capacitor in the
> integrator would cause pretty inaccurate readings, especially after
> integrating over a period of around 12 hours.

Sorry 'bout that. My "experience" with circuit design was at
Columbia Univ. You ever notice that when you are a student
capacitor's don't leek, noise isn't a function of circuit layout,
etc...
Which leads me to make next suggestion:
	All employers: Hire colledge students to design and assemble
	your product. The obvious advantage of putting out circuits
	that use ideal components will eat up the extra R&D costs.
Seriously, why isn't their a course on "Removing the Simplifying
Assumptions"?
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					Micha Berger				     
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