From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:40:34 +0000, JM   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:07:32 -0800, john larkin    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:44:41 +0000, JM   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:12:56 -0800, john larkin    
   >>>wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:32:40 +0100, Jeroen Belleman   
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>On 1/25/26 16:33, john larkin wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:04:14 +0100, Jeroen Belleman   
   >>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>[...]   
   >>>>>>> Jeroen Belleman   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> ===============================   
   >>>>>>> Version 4   
   >>>>>>> SHEET 1 1476 680   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 0 64 0   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 864 0 240 0   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 416 128 272 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 576 128 512 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 624 128 576 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 736 128 704 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1040 128 896 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1168 128 1168 96   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1168 128 1136 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 144 240 0   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 272 144 272 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 864 144 864 0   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 896 144 896 128   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 416 160 352 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 576 160 512 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1040 160 976 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1232 160 1136 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1296 160 1232 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 1456 160 1376 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 64 176 64 0   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 352 176 352 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 576 176 576 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 976 176 976 160   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 272 256 272 240   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 320 256 272 256   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 896 256 896 240   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 944 256 896 256   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 64 288 64 256   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 304 240 240   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 864 304 864 240   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 864 304 240 304   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 336 240 304   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 368 240 336   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 192 384 96 384   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 192 432 96 432   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 96 448 96 432   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 240 480 240 448   
   >>>>>>> WIRE 96 544 96 528   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 64 288 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 240 480 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 736 128 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 96 384 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 96 544 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 576 128 outp   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 240 336 D   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 320 256 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 944 256 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 1456 160 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 976 176 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 1168 96 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 1232 160 outm   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 576 176 0   
   >>>>>>> FLAG 352 176 0   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL voltage 64 160 R0   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName V1   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value 100   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL tline 256 192 R90   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName T1   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value Td=5n Z0=50   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL sw 240 352 R0   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName S1   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value myswitch   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL res 608 144 R270   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 0 32 56 VTop 2   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 3 0 56 VBottom 2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName R1   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value 50   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL voltage 96 432 R0   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 123 0 0 Left 2   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 39 0 0 Left 2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName V2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value PULSE(0 1 1n 1n 1n 15n)   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL tline 880 192 R90   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName T2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value Td=5n Z0=50   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL res 1392 144 R90   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 0 0 56 VBottom 2   
   >>>>>>> WINDOW 3 32 56 VTop 2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName R2   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value 50   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL tline 1088 144 R0   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName T3   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value Td=5n Z0=50   
   >>>>>>> SYMBOL tline 464 144 R0   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR InstName T4   
   >>>>>>> SYMATTR Value Td=5n Z0=50   
   >>>>>>> TEXT 296 408 Left 2 !.model myswitch SW(Ron=10m roff=1G Vt=0.5)   
   >>>>>>> TEXT 96 -16 Left 2 !.tran 50n   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> It throws a "Multiple Instances of Flag" error   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> John Larkin   
   >>>>>> Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   >>>>>> Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>That's a nuisance. I downloaded it again from your answer and it works   
   >>>>>fine here. I tried googling for that error message, but it typically   
   >>>>>seems to occur when subcircuits are included, and I don't do that.   
   >>>>>Eyeballing the .asc text, looking for anything duplicated, didn't help   
   >>>>>either. I'm a bit at a loss here.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>Could you try removing all the lines starting with 'FLAG'? The file   
   >>>>>will still open in the schematic editor, but now all the GND connections   
   >>>>>are gone, as are the node names. Insert GNDs again by hand. They are   
   >>>>>all at the ends of bits of wire.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>Jeroen Belleman   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Weird. If I edit it down to one FLAG, it complains about multiple   
   >>>>SYMATTRs. I think multiple symattrys are legal.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Your other circuit worked fine.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>What is a FLAG anyhow? The help doesn't say.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>John Larkin   
   >>>>Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   >>>>Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
   >>>   
   >>>It denotes a graphical (such as ground symbol) or text (such as net   
   >>>name) item.   
   >>>   
   >>>Go to tools/color preferences and you can give change the flag item   
   >>>colours to see where they are on the schematic.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>I fixed it. I copied the text from Jeroen's post, into a text editor,   
   >>and saved it but didn't include the .asc extension. LT Spice then   
   >>threw the weird errors.   
   >>   
   >>LT is great but kinda weird and definitely under-HELPed.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Wurth seems to be giving their book away for free. It's probably the   
   >closest to a user guide.   
   >   
   >https://mega.nz/file/htcjUT6b#dkY5IZffmfKrU6g-456-l5BVwJgWctAe28oxcCcthiw   
      
   It doesn't mention FLAG.   
      
   Wurth is pretty weird.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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