Electronics Down Under

Crinkle finish paint - slightly O/T

Well it's for a box that holds electronics :-) Dulux had a 1 coat solution in a spray can until about 3 years ago, but...

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posted by zzz

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by zzz

Conductive tape

Can anyone advise me on where I may be able to obtain conductive tape? I know that lead glass makers use a copper tape,...

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posted by userid

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by userid

LT3474 suppliers in australia ?

hi, anybody know that stocks the LT3475 ( linear technologies) led driver ic in australia ? thanks, mark k

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posted by krawczuk

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by krawczuk

DSE G1928 DVD player PSU failure

If anyone has a DSE G1928 DVD player, I suggest that they replace all the BRC branded electrolytic capacitors on the PS...

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posted by fzabkar

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HD format war over bar the shouting?

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article3174761.ece + a bunch of other reports c...

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posted by altzone

17 comments posted 18yrs posted by altzone

Navman X300 GPS sports device

HI all Just wondering if anyone had done any experimenting with these and if it's possible to extract the NMEA data fro...

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posted by dotatdot

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dotatdot

simple lcds that can change colour how?

years ago casio had colour screen organizers, the screens could do blue green and orange but somehow they did this usin...

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posted by me

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Toshiba 32" model 32A10

I have a 32" Toshiba that displays a picture, but the on screen display of the selected channel, volume, or menu item w...

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posted by bmorgoch

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by bmorgoch

Panasonic split system air conditioner

I have one of these which is quite OK except for one thing. The air outlet flap will not go in the horizontal (across c...

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posted by not

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by not

Indicator light when current is drawn...

Situation is a block of units with shared external laundries. Each unit has a switch internally that energises a power...

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posted by gb0807

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by gb0807

Cheap EPROM Eraser - Silicon Chip March 2005

I'm building an EPROM eraser from a toothbrush steriliser as described in "A Cheap UV EPROM Eraser", Silicon Chip, Marc...

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posted by scarroll01

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Will optical splitter combine too?

Greetings group. I have a Set-Top box and DVD player that only have an optical output. Also, I have a surround sound am...

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posted by rg26ce1991

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Old Aussie transformers

G'Day Can anyone help me out with specs for the A&R 2454 transformer please?? (Yup a guitar amp :-)

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posted by rheilly

37 comments posted 18yrs posted by rheilly

Cable tie mounts for large cable bundles

I'm looking for a heavy duty cable tie mount (screw down) that will take ~8mm wide cable ties (holding bundles of 14 x...

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posted by antonylord

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AD: Microchip ICD 2 for sale

Brand new genuine article, came as part of a development board kit. Don't need the programmer, details...

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posted by bodgy1 AT optusnet DOT com DOT

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