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Buying stuff from online shopping malls in China

I've come across these two online stores based in mainland China. http://www.carsets.co.uk/ http://www.aliexpress.com/...
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posted by damian_andrews75
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by damian_andrews75

Pass through power bank

I want to use a power bank as battery back up for a Raspberry Pi. The power bank has to have pass through charging so t...
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posted by gordon
55 comments posted 11yrs posted by gordon

Bedini motors and overunity crap

There's a shitload of silly people posting stuff on YouTube about so-called 'overunity' motors/generators (Bedini is ju...
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posted by "The Pres"
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by "The Pres"

Approved 240V Arduino Interface?

Thinking about doing a shake-up of the wiring of at least part of my house and was wondering if anyone could provide an...
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posted by cognicom
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by cognicom

Bad batteries bounce

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/09/07/a-very-simple-way-to-test-if-your-alkaline-batteries-are-dead-or-not/
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posted by someone
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Electrical Schematics

SchematicPro, Custom Design Electrical Schematics Exstensive Parts Library, Import Export Schematics Save in many format...
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posted by scott93727
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by scott93727

More fun with plugpacks and audio gear

Continued struggles with plugpacks and their high frequency common mode feedthrough. Was powering a couple of home made...
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posted by Bruce Varley
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by Bruce Varley

Silicon Chip Majestic speaker

Has anyone built the Silicon Chip Majestic speaker ? If so , does it sound any good ? or is the SC claims just balony ??...
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posted by andkb
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by andkb

Digital Radio

Can I get digital radio stations on my mobile phone? TIA., -- rgds, Pete ------- It's not about Islam!.. http://ausnet....
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posted by me
29 comments posted 11yrs posted by me

OT: Power outage.

Just got to the end of a power outage that lasted about eight hours. The power company's recorded message progressively...
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posted by sylvia
41 comments posted 11yrs posted by sylvia

anyone in Perth have ...

a Dell Vostro/Inspiron 1400 or 1420?
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posted by me
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by me

Free to good home (Perth) ...

Yeah, well, it's not perfect. This is for people inclined to FIX electronic stuff. I used to repair monitors etc but do...
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posted by me
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by me

Plugpacks and grounding

Contemplating how to power custom-built gear from the mains safely, and within the regs. So if I buy a 'bench power sup...
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posted by Bruce Varley
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Bruce Varley

Gain switching, avoiding audible transients

I need to switch the gain of an audio preamp using a reed relay, Kv = 3 (low), and 10 (high). It's important to avoid a...
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posted by Bruce Varley
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Bruce Varley

PIC24 USB suspend current

I've posted this on a Microchip forum, but I thought I'd see whether anyone here knows the answer. I'm using a PIC24FJ6...
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posted by sylvia
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by sylvia