Hood and Stowaway experts needed!

[martin]

Headlight? Off/side/dip.

Nah - that's rotatary ! Martin.

[Kevin Garrod]

Nah - that's rotatary ! Martin.

Ok, then windows, up/stop/down

[martin]

Ok, then windows, up/stop/down

But mine don't stop at the top M.

[Kevin Garrod]

But mine don't stop at the top M.

You've lost me now?

When Chris said ternary I was thinking of a 3 position switch, is the correct word tertiary?

[Ian Durrant]

ternary simply means base 3. So in a switch it could be a switch that has three states. Its used in computer programming a fair bit,but actually when I think about it a ternary expression is simply two binary states. Even the window lift switch is actually binary in that it has two on states and a shared off state. so their is an on state for up, an on state for down and off for up and off for down. Like I said, all switches are binary.

In any event I was mistaken because we were talking about locks and they are definitely binary, locked and unlocked, their is no variations on the amount of how locked it is.

Wake up all those that are now snoring!!!!

[jleyton]

My brain's hurting

Cheers

Julian

[Kevin Garrod]

I am now in logic state 0.

[martin]

I am now in logic state 0.

Best place to be Kevin ! Martin.

[Ian Durrant]

I am now in logic state 0.

No I suspect you are just feeling a "bit off" Groan!

Now wheres me coat? ;-)

[Kevin Garrod]

LOL all switches are binary

What about dimmer switches!! Aha! an analogue switch.

[Ian Durrant]

What about dimmer switches!! Aha! an analogue switch.

I think technically its not a switch its a control, we don't have volume switch on the stereo or TV for example.

[StagnJag]

ternary simply means base 3. So in a switch it could be a switch that has three states. Its used in computer programming a fair bit,but actually when I think about it a ternary expression is simply two binary states. Even the window lift switch is actually binary in that it has two on states and a shared off state. so their is an on state for up, an on state for down and off for up and off for down. Like I said, all switches are binary.

In any event I was mistaken because we were talking about locks and they are definitely binary, locked and unlocked, their is no variations on the amount of how locked it is.

Wake up all those that are now snoring!!!!

My modern has a dual locking. You press once to lock and twicw to deadlock so I have two variations on how locked it is.

Rgds

Dave - throwing the cat amongst the pigeons!!