'RANDY WAS HERE' -Who's Randy?

[platinum]

I found this on the inside of my Melles Griot DPSS power supply.

Anybody happen to know who Randy was? Is there a story here?
(If you're wondering why I opened my power supply, I was mounting something on top of it -with spacers.)

Even if this remains a mystery, it's still sort of funny. I wonder how many people Randy reached with his message..

[Things]

LOL!!!

Name of the board designer maybe? I don't recall any components called "Randy"

[James Lehman]

Well, that's a pretty "Randy" toriodal coil don't you think?

OK, maybe not.

James.

[platinum]

LOL!!!

Name of the board designer maybe? I don't recall any components called "Randy"

That would be my guess. I wonder how many other people just happened to notice this. I would have never opened the thing in the first place if I hadn't decided it was neccessary for my project.

[dave]

Looks like Melles have a sense of humor..

Not really that related to lasers, but a lot of old sequential circuits synthesizers have odd things in the pcb silkscreen. Like this:

[badger1666]

that will be a circuit board from the phrophet range of keyboards then dave

[platinum]

Looks like Melles have a sense of humor...

That's what struck me a little. Imagine having a dermal procedure done with one of these units knowing that, in an apparent attempt to be coy, some guy named Randy decided to put his name on the PCB a la school desk... Not that I wouldn't do the same thing given the chance.

[James Lehman]

Now maybe you understand why I wanted "LaserBoy" printed on the LaserBoy Correction Amp PC Board.

James.

[dave]

that will be a circuit board from the phrophet range of keyboards then dave

Actually a Pro one I think.. Over the years I have repaired many prophets and pro ones as part of my day to day job.. Nothing like old analogue synths with wooden side panels

[stanwax]

Many chips have (or used to have) litttle icons on them, smileys, words, or whatever, I seem to remember a pic of one with the wright bros plane on one. Im sure there must be some out there on t'internet.
Must try the googles.

Rob