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0 pointscard_zero1y ago0 comments

That's a mistake for "comparator", isn't it. You've allowed the AI to train you to use the wrong word through a shared delusion, haven't you.

Edit: if anybody knows otherwise, show me some evidence, don't just downvote. If these things are widely used, why are they impossible to find by searching? Why doesn't this electronics site know about them:

https://www.eeeguide.com/?s=cooperator

Why aren't they in any books when I did a full-text search on archive.org? Why doesn't Wikipedia know about them? Why aren't there threads about them on electronics forums?

I found them (through an image search) in exactly one place: educational training boards made in India by Jainco, like this one:

https://jaincolab.in/delta-modulation-and-demodulation

But this other one talks about a "ramp comparator" and then repeats the phrase but using "ramp cooperator" instead.

https://www.jaincolab.com/firing-circuit-using-ramp-comparat...

So I surmise it's an error and not a real thing.

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zamalek1y ago

It's an autocorrect. I did mean comparator. Presumeably the second link you pasted ran into the same problem.

> You've allowed the AI to train you to use the wrong word through a shared delusion, haven't you.

What an awful interpretation, phrased in the most demeaning manner possible. No, I double check everything the AI suggests. That's basic competency with the things.

zamalek1y ago

Not that I would have had to, just ran a test:

> Me: I'm trying to use a cooperator in my schematic, how do I hook it up? Also what's a suitable cooperator for 3.3v logic level?

> Gemini: It sounds like you might be thinking of a comparator, not a "cooperator," in your schematic. Comparators are electronic circuits that compare two voltages [...] LM393: This is a low-power, dual comparator that can operate from a 3.3V supply. Its output can be directly connected to most 3.3V logic circuits.

card_zeroOP1y ago

Oh. Then in fact you will find the answer in a search engine, incredibly easily. But I apologise for assuming you were involved in a mechanical folie à deux. (It could happen!)

sitkack1y ago

> You will not find that answer on a search engine, I don't care how good your Google fu is.

The answer staring the OP right in the face.

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zamalek1y ago

It's an autocorrect. I did mean comparator. Presumeably the second link you pasted ran into the same problem.

> You've allowed the AI to train you to use the wrong word through a shared delusion, haven't you.

What an awful interpretation, phrased in the most demeaning manner possible. No, I double check everything the AI suggests. That's basic competency with the things.

zamalek1y ago

Not that I would have had to, just ran a test:

> Me: I'm trying to use a cooperator in my schematic, how do I hook it up? Also what's a suitable cooperator for 3.3v logic level?

card_zeroOP1y ago

Oh. Then in fact you will find the answer in a search engine, incredibly easily. But I apologise for assuming you were involved in a mechanical folie à deux. (It could happen!)

sitkack1y ago

> You will not find that answer on a search engine, I don't care how good your Google fu is.

The answer staring the OP right in the face.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse