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RIP: Electronics Guru Jim Williams

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I only became aware of this today:

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I am not a great electronics designer by any means, certainly not on the analog end; I'm sure I have read an app note or two of his authorship, but I never really knew of him. Reading the various comments, though - seeing through other's eyes who they knew - and the workbench! Amazing! - I can see the world of electronics design (and the world in general) has lost a special man, and is the poorer for it.
 
Rest in peace, Jim.

On a light note, I love his workbench!

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Well, I've copied two of Jim's attributes. No hair and a seriously untidy workbench.
Sadly, not the extraordinary talent though!
With the electronics world going the way it is, we can't afford to lose analogue engineers of that calibre - especially those who have the rare gifts of expert knowledge, and the 'common touch' to explain to us lesser mortals, without being condescending.
A sad loss. Love some of those LT app notes.
RIP, Jim.
 
RIP Jim Williams. You were a dedicated designer of Linear Electronics. And brilliant at what you did.....

However, obviously, everything lying around on the workbench was probably used but not blown :)

I am in an Electronics repair environment.....if our workbenches looked like that....I would probably have to kill myself......impossible to work like that with faulty spares mixed up with working one's etc...

No excuse for a pigsty. Ever.

I canno't believe the mess in that photo. Sorry.
 
tvtech said:
No excuse for a pigsty. Ever.

I canno't believe the mess in that photo. Sorry.
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To be honest, I wish my workbench was that messy! I'm sure he had a great system--he probably knew everything about each circuit board and device there. That is the kind of man I wish I was... :)
 
My bench is not quite as 'organised' as Jim's, but I'm getting there...

The funny thing about this sort of 'organising', is that even suspected faulty components get binned as they are removed from a PCB/breadboard and only the good stuff is left behind. A lot of what you need is already on the bench and in a very small area to be combed through. Saves going to the bins and drawers...

Ever had a tidy-up and then not be able to actually find anything?
 
tvtech said:
No excuse for a pigsty. Ever.
I canno't believe the mess in that photo. Sorry.
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I never mean my bench to look like a pigsty. It just sort of.... happens!

Very envious of those who manage to do all sorts of interesting things in the workshop, and keep it tidy.

I either find myself doing interesting things or tidying up.

Sometimes it does look like Jim's bench. I'm never quite sure how it gets like that...it was quite tidy on Monday......???
 
Why gives a rat's ass if his bench was messy? It's results that matters, and few can claim to advance the art of electronics as Jim did.
 
Mickster said:
My bench is not quite as 'organised' as Jim's, but I'm getting there...

The funny thing about this sort of 'organising', is that even suspected faulty components get binned as they are removed from a PCB/breadboard and only the good stuff is left behind. A lot of what you need is already on the bench and in a very small area to be combed through. Saves going to the bins and drawers...

Ever had a tidy-up and then not be able to actually find anything?
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Thanks Mickster.

You make a lot of sense with your post :D

Cheers
 
Ian Rogers said:
I thought that was a normal electronics work bench.... It's what mine's like...
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Hi Ian

It is fine I believe if you are developing or pioneering Electronics....
It is a whole other thing though if you are in an Electronics repair environment...where you are not the sole person in the workshop fixing things.

Seriously folks...and I do not want this to end in a fight and I respect Jim and all he did for pioneering and progressing Analogue and all other Electronics fields. He was much admired by all.

It's just that a repair environment is what I deal with on a day by day basis:

.We clean our benches before a new repair job is put in front of us.
.That way we can accurately cost the new job once completed because the spares lying around on the bench only belong to the repaired customers TV. And no one else.
.We cost the job and then throw the blown parts away.
.And then the next customers job is ready for the bench.

Hopefully, no one will take offense to my post.

Thank You

RIP JIM
 
And I have to add...we are the busiest workshop in the area. Our workplace/area is always clean and organized. Work comes in, gets repaired, and goes out.

I am friends with all our competitors here. I feel proud and welcome their visits when they walk around my workshop.

Took me Three.5 Years to fix it to the standards I started and that we have maintained for around Three Years now.

Cheers guys
 
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I don't think anyone's offended.. My bench is like a tip, your's isn't... It's personal preference... (Sometimes I wish I could find things though....like my bench)
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LOL..It's OK. :personal preference and all. Be good and have fun man. Works for me though in the real repair world though...:p

Cheers
 
tvtech said:
LOL..It's OK. :personal preference and all. Be good and have fun man. Works for me though in the real repair world though...:p

Cheers
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Agh...Brownout did not like my chirp about the workbench.
Engineers have huge amounts of respect for each other. And deservedly so. These are leaders of note. They ALWAYS know what they are doing. Exactly.

@ Brownout I am still going to send you my PCB design for you to check out.

Thanks
 
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