Electronics Down Under

AirCard 312U MEP unlock code

I've been given an unwanted AirCard 312U, but it seems to be locked to the Telstra network. I downloaded generic firmwa...

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posted by VoxPoop

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by VoxPoop

NBN

I just got a letter redirected from my old place in Strathfield(where there is already perfectly acceptable adsl X2+)th...

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posted by haggisz

13 comments posted 12yrs posted by haggisz

Matching NiMh batteries

I was given, with a bit of prompting (!), a clever NiMh battery charger http://www.mahaenergy.com/mh-c9000/. If you wan...

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posted by gordon

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Braun electric toothbrush charging

The Braun Triumph 3738 toothbrush and 3731 charger use an inductive coupling arrangement to charge the toothbrush batte...

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posted by me

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customs and post

What would show up on the xray screen with an antistatic bag inside an envelope from Greece containing a hall effect do...

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posted by haggisz

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Slots cut into power supply PCB.

I was looking at an old PC power supply, and I notice in a couple of places slots have been cut into the PCB. I think i...

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posted by sylvia

13 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

Led / Lcd tv running on 12v battery

Hey All, Our family has just bought a camper van. Will be used mainly at unpowered locations, but not too far from rela...

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posted by private

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New rs-online web site

Am I just missing something, or does the site no longer have links to data sheets? Sylvia.

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posted by sylvia

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Laymans memory card questions

Hello there I've alwys wondered why various types of memory cards have so unintuitive properties. Main thing is compars...

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posted by pleasenospam

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ABC logo?

Is the ABC's logo a Lissajous figure? I've been playing with an app that creates these figures, trying to replicate the...

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posted by jordan_not

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Thunderbird V24 major bug

Thunderbird V24 major bug When I spend 2 hours chasing what appears to be a bug in a popular program such as Thunderbir...

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posted by 5V

4 comments posted 12yrs posted by 5V

Last chance !!

Hi, Sydneysiders get their last change to watch analogue TV tonight. Melbournians follow suit next week. Only a few, lo...

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posted by phil_a

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anybody used "wire glue"?

I am told it is good for replacing the batteries in Holden car keys, as soldering them can be tricky. I see Jaycar and a...

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posted by bruce56

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OK - Who's been buying up all the diodes at RS?

Everytime I select what seems a suitable diode, it turns out to be not in stock, and would have to be back-ordered. Sylv...

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posted by sylvia

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by sylvia

Two weeks to go

Hi, only two more weeks of analogue TV broadcasting in Sydney. It started in 1956 in the valve era and went colour in 1...

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posted by phil_a

3 comments posted 12yrs posted by phil_a