[ARC5] Bendix RA-1B receiver
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Tue May 13 00:53:39 EDT 2014
I prefer YYYY/MM/DD, the only one that sorts easily.
In a message dated 05/12/2014 21:58:59 PM Central Daylight Time,
k2gkk at hotmail.com writes:
> In the USA the safety convention is DOWN for OFF. In an emergency
> shutoff situation, simply slapping the switch handle/toggle/peg down is an easy,
> instinctive motion.
>
> I'm pretty sure the DOWN for ON came from the custom of cheap, "modern"
> switches that simply have the part of the switch that is exposed in the down
> position painted red for a cheap indication that the circuit is activated.
>
> For dates I often use 22/IV/2014 format. Put the month in Roman numerals
> and you generally avoid confusion. When I'm asked for my birthdate, I
> always give day/month/year.
Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
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