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Component shortages?
Anyone been caught out by this? And someone posted this on my forum: "Northeast Electrical Distributors Reports a National Ballast Component Shortage June 23, 2010 Please be advised that there is a...
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semiconductor specs /?
hi, trying to find out data sheet , or equivalent for a RBL43P transistor ,.. tried google , no luck !!! any one else help ? mark k
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comp-video to VGA?
Looking for a cheapish box to generate a VGA signal from comp. video signal ex a security camera. Suggestions?
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Re: Call for Papers: International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Applications ICEEA 2010
That's more like it, but the group list is pretty lame. Simply posting links would likely yield better results.
 
Fake IEC leads - AGAIN ???
"John Tserkezis" ** I was the FIRST person to raise the matter of fake IEC leads here on August 2, 2002 under the heading: " IEC lead scam ?? " Hi to all, I have in my workshop a standard (black) IEC...
 
Is it pure sine wave?
I bought a 1000W pure sine wave inverter off ebay for $230. So far it appears to work quite well. From what I can test with a multimeter it appears to be true to the figures quoted (standby currrent...
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Candle power......
Yes I know we have all seen it before. Anyone out there apart from Mr Allison, have any solutions to this trick? I'd say there would be many variations. Rgds to all, except Mr Allison
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A Mythbusters moment ...
** Hi again, having tested that 1.1 metre length of 10 amp rated extension lead to see just what level of current it could pass while remaining within a safe temp limit - it seemed I should adopt the...
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If you thought that Conroy is a looney
Try this It is improbable that the yanks could kill the internet as a whole, but maybe it is time to make sure that there are enough resources in the rest of the world to carry on without them. Note...
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Fluoros - power consumption
**I've been doing some work under the house recently (workshop extension) and I rigged up some temporary CFLs and some twin 36 Watt battens. SWMBO complained that the floor felt hot above the battens....
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Scrambled / rolling image on sony KVHR36 CRT
Hi all, I have a 5-6 year old sony KVHR36 (36") CRT, with has a fault after it warms up. Having trouble deciding whether to go to the effort of having it repaired, since even though it cost $2500 at...
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Phone socket wiring
Hello, I have an old extension phone socket to which there is only one wire attached at present. The phone that plugs into it only has two pins with metal on them (the outside ones) plus the large...
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First, China. Next: the Great Firewall of... Australia?
From time magazine: The concept of government-backed web censorship is usually associated with nations where human rights and freedom of speech are routinely curtailed. But if Canberra's plans for a...
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Extension Lead Test
** Hi to all my friends, following on from the "Appliance lead" thread - I was motivated to test a length of nominal 10 amp extension lead, the kind you buy at a K-Mart store or similar and marked as...
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Appliance lead
Could someone advise please. Is it allowed to run a 240vac flexible appliance lead eg TV etc; through the wall cavity. If so what would be the maximum length of lead that can be hidden. Many thanks in...
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