Electronics Down Under

Cheap Voltage Tester

I bought a screwdriver-type tester for a buck, it has a tiny LCD display and two finger contacts, labelled 'Direct Test...

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posted by yaputya.leftlegin

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by yaputya.leftlegin

OT: Master Instruments Multimeter specification and schematic

Many here will know the name Master Instruments Pty. Ltd. Back in the era of analogue measuring instruments they made v...

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posted by rherber1

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Off Peak Control Tones

** Hi, following recent debate here and since midday Sunday, I set up a simple rig to monitor the incoming AC supply fo...

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posted by phil_a

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by phil_a

Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dead at 82

Sad News. Last Updated 3:32 p.m. ET (CBS News) Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who became the first human being...

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posted by 5V

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by 5V

Bit OT: Off Peak Hot Water

We've had a couple of problems with our off-peak hot water recently, and last night, at 2:45 am (don't ask!), I noticed...

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posted by sylvia

35 comments posted 13yrs posted by sylvia

Google swings the axe at Motorola

Google swings the axe at Motorola 1 hour ago Internet giant Google says it plans to lay off about 4000 employees at Mot...

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posted by 5V

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by 5V

Some very old, expensive, and interesting computer items on ebay.

Apple 1 original $75K...

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posted by 5V

37 comments posted 13yrs posted by 5V

EVER411 15V battery from WES

I have been restoring an old APO Multimeter No.3 by giving it a good going over inside and out. It's a nice looking ana...

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posted by rherber1

14 comments posted 13yrs posted by rherber1

Futurlec - shipping time?

Interested in discovering the sort of shipping time anyone here may have experienced recently. We ordered some small pa...

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posted by noone

5 comments posted 13yrs posted by noone

Re: Heads up - Curiosity to land on Mars in 27 minutes.

> > >http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/5782/watch-mars-landing-live > > They'll have more photos to censor. groovy robot. m...

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posted by grahamcooper7

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How to F@ with Apple Corps. Pty Ltd.

Get rid of one big corporate spyware that i-device users willingly install on their computers. Itunes, tracks your ever...

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posted by VoxPoop

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India: Electricity theft & inferior equipment?

Are these admissions of electricity theft in India? --------------------------------------------------- http://www.guar...

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posted by 5V

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by 5V

CRO probe

Anyone tried to make a x10 CRO probe? I've got an old Silicon Chip article (1989?) which gives some basic info, but the...

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posted by yaputya.leftlegin

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by yaputya.leftlegin

RCD protection of small VSDs

We have some small (around 1KW) 3-phase VSDs with residual current devices on the inputs, and the RCDs are tripping int...

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posted by bv

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Indian power loss, leakage?

Indian power loss, leakage? How could India have power problems? Check out the perfect wiring: http://www.photopumpkin....

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posted by 5V

46 comments posted 14yrs posted by 5V