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Transformer testing

I have in 50 ac tranny@ 40 amps , it's unmarked but is 240 primary however how to id windings , any suggestions as of co...
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posted by atec77
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by atec77

Altronics solder - any good?

Has any one experience with the Altronics noname Pb/Sn solder, does it work ok? Flux ok? Just wanted to check before I p...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Dennis
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dennis

Specification on an SRF1930Q

Anyone ? equivalents ? or a site that will offer an equivalent Tia B
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by atec77
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by atec77

More cat5 woes - CCA

Whilst doing some dc loop resistance tests on some 'certified' cat5e cable I found that green and orange pairs had 2x t...
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posted by someone
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by someone

cfl's

CFL's Just found out how to get enough light out of em. just bought a 75 watt bayonet monster.
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by haggisz
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by haggisz

charles 15 amp battery charger 5000 sp

hi im looking for a schematic. or does anyone know the value of resistor r8 next to c31 the first 2 bands ogange and bla...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by youwillfinedme
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by youwillfinedme

this is funny......

The DNA of Bin Laden has come back as 24% cocoa, 52% coconut, 18% sugar and 6% milk. Experts say this is probably due t...
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posted by krawczuk
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by krawczuk

Microsoft buys Skype for $US8.5bn

Microsoft buys Skype for $US8.5bn MICROSOFT agreed to buy internet phone company Skype Technologies for $US8.5 billion...
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posted by 5V
33 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V

Rob Wifi Network Unlocker For 802.11G

My friend Mick sent me this one. Sounded too good to be true. Took me a little while before I found out what the catch...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 5V
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V

Project...

Another useful project? http://www.wimp.com/turnon/
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Dennis
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dennis

Firefox 4 Mini Review, and fix.

Firefox 4 Mini Review, and fix. Been reading a lot about Firefox 4 crashing computers, and having other problems. I kep...
25 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 5V
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V

Aluminium cat5 cable?

I just purchased some cheap cat5 cable off ebay only to find that it isn't copper or copper clad aluminium (CCA). I can...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by someone
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by someone

Convert AC RMS to DC

I'm trying to measure 240V AC with a data acquisition box that will measure up to 10V. So I used a transformer to take...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mickel
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by mickel