Electronics Down Under

Bloody Tantalums

Just spent many hours today pinpointing a faulty tantalum capacitor. It was in the display board of the SC Deep Cycle b...

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posted by zathrasAT

18 comments posted 19yrs posted by zathrasAT

HDTV Video standards, or lack there of

Hoping someone migt be able to help me out here... I have a CRT rear projection TV which is supposed to handle 720p & 1...

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posted by dotatdot

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by dotatdot

Top Gear link

I don't know if anyone here watches Top Gear (on SBS), but this link might provide some interesting entertainment. http:...

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posted by dmmilne_REMOVE_

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watt usage battery recharger

Hi all I need to calculate the wattage required on a 12v/240v invertor to charge a dewalt 2amp/hour battery from a dual...

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posted by richardhams

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by richardhams

any Digi-Key Corporation customers here

I was just interested to know what they are like to deal with http://www.digikey.com/ I found it after using "part find...

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posted by erty

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by erty

CFL Current Trace

** See ABSE for CRO screen pic and measurements. ie " alt.binaries.schematics.electronic " ...... Phil

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posted by philallison

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by philallison

A handy Subaru Outback modification

Found this while looking for something else. It might appeal to people who need to change their key less entry to provi...

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posted by somewhere

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by somewhere

Forward Voltage on Piezo Buzzer

Hi, I have just purchased some goods from Jaycar. One of them was a Dual Tone Piezo buzzer (AB3456). It came with no sp...

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posted by noone

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by noone

re bicycle traffic lights

I seem to remember reading that these lights have their own detectors in roadway activated by the bike (read complaints...

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posted by haggisz

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by haggisz

component id. ? used in auto trans ecu

hi , i have a auto transmission ecu , and i am trying to id some components , they are bolted to a heatsink and have :...

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posted by krawczuk65

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by krawczuk65

Lighting circuit problem in WA

Just wondering if anyone can help here. Just had a new house built and we are getting a problem with the lights flicker...

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posted by nick_hobbs

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nick_hobbs

incandescent ban

What about lighting that relies on special shapes like candles. some chandeliers etc, cant get fluros in those shapes Wh...

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posted by haggisz

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by haggisz

Lighting circuit problem in WA

Just wondering if anyone can help here. Just had a new house built and we are getting a problem with the lights flicker...

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posted by nick_hobbs

20 comments posted 19yrs posted by nick_hobbs

Silicon Chip TENS project.

I just bought a super-cheap K-3705 Pocket TENS kit at my local DSE. Has anyone had any experience with using them? I've...

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posted by bobp.deletethis

33 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobp.deletethis

No Frills CFL update

** Hi to all my loyal fans, Returned that 13W "No Frills" spiral, 3000K CFL this arvo. Staffer grumpy - "oh, you've ope...

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posted by philallison

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by philallison