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Slightly OT- Improving the mousetrap?

It seems one of the disadvantages of using water from bath / washing machine is that the bloody mice get in from where...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dotatdot
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by dotatdot

SC mag - Down to standard.

Well, today I phoned the local newsagent to check if the latest SC mag was in. It was, and with eager anticipation I ra...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by philbx1
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by philbx1

Online TV

What are you thinking about internet television and it's future. There are so many places to watch TV channels like www...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ystoyan
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ystoyan

Programming PIC's

Gudday Just got a USB programmer from Dontronics. Works very well with MPLAB. I have noticed a behaviour with my PIC cc...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vk4tec
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by vk4tec

Places to buy stuff

Thought I'd share a few places that I've either bought parts from or are planning to in the future. In no particular or...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by philbx1
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by philbx1

dse ha-873 house alarm triggers with lightning

My dse house alarm in the unarmed state triggers with close lightning. Happened twice during electrical storm overweeke...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lentildude
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by lentildude

AVR butterfly - available anywhere?

I must have been hiding under a rock because I've only just heard of the AVR butterfly, even though I found some press...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by googlegroups
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by googlegroups

Making an electromagnet...

I have promised to make an electro magnet/solenoid for my grandson. Even though I used to make them when I was a kid, I...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tobytoby50
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by tobytoby50

Can anyone help me erase a few PIC uCs?

I believe three of my 16F628s have suffered from the following problem documented on the Microchip website. http://suppo...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by chinsta00
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by chinsta00

Latest DSE ESR meter & TENS kits price change

I just went to my local DSE, intending to buy their remaining ESR meter kits for $25 each. They only had one Mk1 kit le...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobp.deletethis
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobp.deletethis

CXA1081 vs CXA1081S, DIL chips

Anyone tell me the difference between the S and the non-S version of the ic CXA1081, both are DIL. I can only locate a...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by 2lazyToGet
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by 2lazyToGet

CFLs again

I wandered through Ikea yesterday (what a bizarre experience, BTW). Anyhoo, they had some cheap and cheerful desk lamps...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by trevor
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by trevor

USB oscilloscopes on Linux

Is anyone aware of any USB digital storage oscilloscopes that work under Linux? I've been eying of the PicoScope, but c...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by news.poster
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by news.poster

AC mains problem?

I purchased a mains powered late 70's vintage freq. counter from the U.S. It was wired for 110v, and after first verify...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by 2468
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by 2468