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OT: What's this type of bracket called?
The perspective is a bit off - the angles at the end are about 45 degrees. I made this one myself out of aluminium tubing, but I've already had one crack and break at the bend. So I'm trying to buy a...
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NBN wrong time ?
Hi, I have a "caller ID" display unit and phone connected to the line that comes with the NBN - installed here a month ago. It has not corrected itself for Daylight Saving. Is the NBN running on one,...
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Silicon Chip removing old RTV&H and EA magazines and books from American-Radio-History site
Was saddened and angry to read that Nicholas Vinen, the editor of Silicon Chip Magazine has ordered the removal of the "Radio Television & Hobbies" and "Electronics Australia" archive from see the...
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Re: What could possibly go wrong... ;)
Stuxnet didn't travel over the internet or any comms network. It was delivered by feet on a usb stick carried by a dutchman under israeli pay, apparently multiple times as they were able to keep...
 
Re: What could possibly go wrong... ;)
Old news that.
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EEVBlog fake panic
Hi, many of us here remember " David L. Jones " as regular poster. His somewhat peculiar ideas were evident back then and far more have been r evealed since by hundreds of video blogs on U-tube, to...
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Identify Power Connector
This power connector under a break-off panel on my Chamberlain (Bunnings) garage door opener has 36VDC on it. I'd like to find the matching connector to regulate that down to 12V to drive an external...
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Bargain
Aldi were selling Medion Life Smart Plugs for $20. At our local shop they are selling them off at $10 which is a real bargain. As they stand you have to control them with an app through a "Cloud"...
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Cheers to RS
All I needed was two 6 pin IDC connectors, I was expecting to pay more for shipping that the things themselves the total cost of which was $2.60. RS however sent them by courier for free - they can't...
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Trying to identify an IC
I'm trying to identify an IC, it is a small DIL chip with 8 pins. The only identification is "BJUACA", it has 8 pins, and in the relevant circuit pins 5 thru 8 are shorted together. A search on Google...
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access and pricing of Australian Standards
If you are interested in the distribution and therefore pricing of Australian Standards, you can comment on a discussion paper here, until 29/7/2019: Here is some background: I went to one of the...
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Yaesu FRG-7700 Tuning dial mechanical fault
The tuning dial of my Yaesu FRG-7700 receiver will not rotate beyond about 780 Khz. Is that easy to fix?
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Datasheet Aster AE88128AK-15
Does anyone know where I can find a datasheet for Aster AE88128AK-15 SRAM? I think the pinout is standard however I have several and none seem to work as expected for a project I'm working on. Does...
 
LED lightbulb life
Hi All, I never cared for the CFL bulbs with the slow starting, and I much preferred the LED lights which were "intstant on". The life of of LED bulbs is sometimes quoted on packaging as 50,000 hours,...
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Kogan Internet radio KGNDRVCA
Hello All, I have a Kogan internet radio which worked fine for years and then conked out. It seemed to me the power supply had failed, so I pulled it apart to have a look-see. It has a 100VAC-240VAC...
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