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Art of Electronics, signed, 8th printing, $79 on eBay, international OK.
I have put up signed copies of the 8th printing on eBay. These are available for international shipping, using an eBay forwarding service. item # 252587381486
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nice little opamp
This is rrio, 8 MHz, 32 volts max supply. It seems to be c-load stable at 1 uF and up, ceramic or tantalum, which means it can drive bypassed reference rails and low-current power rails. It rails...
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LiIon Battery Shelf Life?
Just had to replace the LiIon battery on my (non-smart) LG VN251 cellphone. I was pondering availability of replacement batteries in the future and was wondering... what IS the shelf life of an LiIon...
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OT: Here's what happens when your borders aren't defended
Coming to *your* town imminently if Hillary wins next month: Another Sloman/Soros style multicultural paradise!
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covert action
-- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
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fan current
Pretty ugly. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
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Best Cheap Capacitance Meter?
Best Cheap Capacitance Meter?
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Cordless Anti Static Bracelet Electrostatic ESD Discharge Cable Band Wrist Strap (?)
I'm just a wee bit skeptical I think.... Technical Specifications: Protect sensitive electronic components from ESD (electrostatic discharge) Current limiting resistor IMOhm .5%, Electro-scattering...
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this sure didn't take long
-- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
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-55C operation of power conversion modules.
I am curious as to what components found in a power conversion module may prevent the module from starting at -55C. Vicor, SynQor, Gaia, Astrodyne..... I would expect to find mosfets, controllers,...
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bipolar aluminum caps
High-K ceramic caps are awful. They lose 90% of their capacitance at rated voltage. Are bipolar aluminum caps reliable? I would think that polymer aluminum caps would make good nonpolarized things,...
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Rigid-flex proto supplier
Anyone can share a good source? Nothing too fancy FR4 8 layers total or less 6mil rules, would prefer North American or China supplier with good technical customer service.
 
"On-line" 100BaseTX hardware diagnostics
What sorts of hooks can I include in my designs to allow run-time testing of 100BaseTX hardware? Obviously, I can monitor traffic, throughput, CRC errors, etc. to give me a feel for degradation of the...
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Congrats to Bill Beaty on wsj article
In todays WSJ. Dan
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Loss resistance and change of resonate frequency
Years ago my guru/mentor showed me mathematically how the resonant frequency of an LC was changed by the Loss resistance. I think if the losses of the L and the C are equal then there is no effect,...
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