[hpsdr] The 10 Commandments of Electronics

[Chris Smith]

Hi

I just found this in the May 2012 edition of Elektor. Thought it might amuse some of the OpenHPSDR membership.
I'm probably breaching copyright by doing this so please don't post on.

10DEC Commandments of Electronics

00h. Beware the lightning that lurketh in an undischarged capacitor, lest it cause
thee to be bounced upon thy buttocks in a most ungentlemanly manner.

01h. Cause thou the switch that supplies large quantities of juice to be opened
and thusly tagged, so thy days may be only on this earthly vale of tears.

02h. Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth and upon which thou worketh
are grounded, less they lift thee to high frequency potential and cause
thee to radiate also.

03h. Take care thou useth the proper method when thou taketh the
measure of High Voltage circuits so that thou doth not incinerate both
thee and the meter; for verily, thou hast no account number and can easily
be replaced, the meter doth have one, and as a consequence, bringeth much
woe unto CEO, Accounts & the Supply Department.

04h. Tarry not amongst those who engage in intentional shocks, for they are not
long for this world.

05h. Take care thou tampereth not with interlocks and safety devices, for this
will incur the wrath of thy Seniors and bringeth the fury of the Safety Officer
down about thy head and shoulders.

06h. Work thou not on energised equipment, for if you doth, thy buddies will
surely be buying beers for thy widow and consoling her in other ways not
generally accepted by thee.

07h. Verily, verily I say unto thee, never service High Voltage equipment alone,
for electric cooking is a slothful process and thou might sizzle in thine
own fat for hours on end before thy Maker sees fit to end thy misery and
drag thee into His fold.

08h. Trifle thou not with radioactive tubes and substances, lest thou commence to
glow in the dark like a lightning bug, and thy wife be frustrated nightly and have
no further use for thee except thy wage.

09h. Commit thou to memory the works of the Prophets, which are written in
the Instruction Books, which giveth the straight dope and which consoleth
thee, and thou cannot make mistakes — yeah, well, sometimes, maybe, sorry
‘bout that.

(author unknown)