Electronic Components

Once again: Looking for help with identification of semiconductors (ICs)

Hi, I'm counting on your expertise once again. Does anyone here have any information about the following three parts, w...

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posted by reinhard.zwirner

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IC aging

I'm curious about lifetime of IC's from the 1980's. Has there been any published work on degradation of stored IC's of...

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posted by wb8foz

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slide on wire insulation?

Hi, I'm doing some delicate rewiring inside some ancient aviation simulator equipment. For the shorter soldered connect...

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posted by christopher

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Pilot lamp specifications

Hi, Within part lists of electronic circuits pilot lamps are often specified by numbers (like "#46"). Is there a table...

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posted by reinhard.zwirner

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Another component question

Hi, It would be great if anyone here had data for this TI transistor. My Far Eastern component tester (like eBay.com 396...

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posted by reinhard.zwirner

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AGM batteries

Hi, I live in a cold weather region where temps drop to -40 deg F or colder during the worst part of the winter, and I...

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posted by christopher

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Question regarding the identification of a component

Attention: fup2! Hello, In an older power supply unit for GM counter tubes, the high voltage (max. 1 kV) is generated b...

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posted by reinhard.zwirner

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KA7500 vs TL494

Chinese commodity power supplies have tended to use recognizable configurations from times gone by. In doing so, it's e...

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posted by legg

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Electrolytic Cap Voltage

I replaced a set of 500V / 100uF caps used in a HV doubler off a power supply that in the end generates about 900V from...

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posted by techforce

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Tantalum Capacitors in Audio

Someone said Tantalum caps in audio circuits are not as good as traditional electrolytics? Is this true? I was told bi-...

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posted by tech

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SRFJ7044 Mosfet

Looking for a datasheet on this obsolete MOSFET SRFJ7044 SRF-J7044

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posted by tech

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ST TOF register map? (VL53L0x)

I'm trying to work up a project using these neat laser TOF sensors from ST, however none of the documentation I have fo...

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posted by uucp

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unidentified connector

Can't get a name for this connector. It looks like a miniature version of an ancient signal socket, last seen on signal...

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posted by legg

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Help ID'ing two bridge rectifiers and one (obvious) switching converter IC

Dear experts, trusting in your vast knowledge and good memory I dare to ask for help identifying the following three co...

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posted by reinhard.zwirner

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NPO limits

I've wondered what limits NPO capacitor value to 0.1uF without manually stacking multiple devices in parallel. Is there...

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posted by neo5bass

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