So I found issue 218 in my letterbox, this time in a strong paper envelope. Goodbye to plastic foil, thanks Mortons!
And as usual, one can learn something new in almost every issue. This time I browsed through the Free Pendulum Clock article. Not that I want to build one, but because I also sometimes dabble a bit in electronics. And what could I learn from that article?
You wouldn't guess it – the pinout! There is a nice drawing of 2 small devices, a SMD part with 5 pads, and a transistor-like thingy with 3 wires. From that drawing I could now learn that the pinout of the former is 1-2-3-4-5, whereas for the latter it is only 1-2-3. This is, I am absolutely sure, an invaluable piece of information, useful for anyone active in the art of electronics. At least I did not know it before, and Wikipedia has also a slightly different description. But alas, I'm only an old stirrer!

Regards,
Frank