[Elecraft] If it plugs in, then it should work

[Phil Wheeler]

Honorable Mention in the Darwin Awards :-)

Phil W7OX

On 8/23/15 5:14 PM, G4GNX wrote:
> I once tried to idiot-proof a Theatre Organ 
> console on its lift, by using a very stout 
> multi-way connector for power and lift control, 
> along with much smaller connectors for signals 
> etc., There was no way that it was possible to 
> put the wrong plug in the wrong socket, not even 
> with a hammer!!!
>
> So what did the contractor/builders do? They did 
> not read the large yellow and black notice on 
> the rear of the console that instructed them to 
> remove all plugs before moving the console. The 
> result was that they gave the 2 ton console a 
> hefty shove to start it moving and smashed the 
> sh*t out of the connectors.
>
> Well, I didn't see that one coming!
>
> 73,
>
> Alan. G4GNX
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Tony Estep
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 12:42 AM
> To: Elecraft
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] If it plugs in, then it 
> should work
>
> The local Micro-Center store sells T-shirts that 
> say "When you have it
> idiot-proofed, we'll build a better idiot."
>
> Tony KT0NY