Electronics Down Under

Chinese Semi Group Folds

Hi, the party is over, not the CCP itself but China is experiencing a major economic downturn. https://www.youtube.com/...

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posted by pallison49

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Gary Johnson to get Statue?

Hi, as you may know, Australia has just made an historic deal with the UK and USA to obtain nuclear submarine tech and...

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What lockdown delays?

Ordered PCBs from PcbWay on Tuesday. Delivered to my door today (yes, Sunday) by DHL. On other hand, I'm still waiting...

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posted by sylvia

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No Battery Electric Bus

Hi, while not a fan of most " Green " energy ideas - this one really appeals. Done with good success decades ago, it is...

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Scam or Not ?

Hi, looks gimmicky - but the specs and functions are SOTA. https://www.pokitinnovations.com/pokit-pro/ Pre -order one ?...

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Rant - why is it so hard?

My house didn't have a door bell when I moved in, and people just knocked. That seemed OK, until recently when I had re...

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posted by sylvia

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OT: Friday chuckle

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Re: This is funny

> > Only reliable places are RS and E14. The prices at RS rocketed up about a year ago, and now they're no longer offer...

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posted by not

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New scope

My 40 year old scope seems to have failed again the same way it did a while back - one of the X-axis drive transistors...

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posted by sylvia

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Victorian Big Battery on FIRE !!

Hi, this looks expensive: https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/30/tesla_battery_on_fire/ ..... Phil

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posted by pallison49

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Recessed power socket (Australian standard?)

Is there a standard or regulation applying to the geometry of recessed power sockets, or a regulation requiring them? I...

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How great is lockdown?

Really great. For me. I've been cleaning out the store-room (aka: The garage). Look at what I found: https://imgur.com/...

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posted by trevor

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Re: Jaycar owner passes

On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:47:53 -0700, Phil Allison scribed: > Phil Allis> ============== >> Hi, >> For a few months in th...

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posted by news21

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Home automation etc

Well, not quite home automation, but SWMBO has decreed that I do something about the garage lighting. Here's what I thi...

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posted by trevor

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ebay liars

I have been trying to get a cheap clamp meter that is capable of DC current but almost all add are untrue.No matter how...

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