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Negative Resistance circuits anyone?
"N" type: Version 4 SHEET 1 880 680 WIRE 96 64 48 64 WIRE 208 64 96 64 WIRE 304 64 208 64 WIRE 96 96 96 64 WIRE 208 112 208 64 WIRE 304 128 304 64 WIRE -32 144 -32 64 WIRE -32 144 -96 144 WIRE 32 144...
 
faster ECL
We stock the MC10EP89, which is a great part, but it's kinda slow. I was thinking that adding a couple of diodes, and maybe inductors, could speed it up, given a single 3.3 volt supply. The next chip...
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photographing vellums
We're only a bit into the 21st century, so I still draw schematics on D-size vellum, but I'm finally giving up on the old diazo/ammonia blueline machine to make copies for other people. These drawings...
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What a Russian Hero !
This is by far the best story I have ever read on the internet: First look at this delicious predator picture: Then read this delicious story: What a Russian Hero, he deserves a medal ! =D Bye,...
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Tabor WW1071 AWG trouble
I've been trying to load waveforms into a Tabor WW1071 signal generator, without success. I can talk to the thing over ethernet, sending SCPI commands and reading back the (few) responses. I have no...
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Wake steering improves wind-turbine performance
"Power generation rose 13 percent under northwest winds average speeds for Pincher Creek." "For 5-6 mps winds wake steering boosted generation by up to 47 percent."
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solar energy, 1.65 cents per kWh
Brazil: Six solar PV projects awarded at an average of just 1.65 cents per kilowatt hour.
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How to create an inductor 2.mH with a toroid core ferrite?
I want to create an inductor with a ferrite core of 2.2 mH, but I do not know the size of the core, the number of turns and the size of the wire. The maximum voltage and current of my work are 429...
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solar energy, 2.4 cents per kWh
No-subsidy solar energy price: 2.4 cents per kWh. Noor Abu Dhabi project, 1,177 MW. Cost: $870M.
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Finally some common sense re electric cars
Gentlemen, You may recall a while ago I complained about the fact that I can no longer cross the road without looking because of these stupid electric cars. Well, it's GOOD NEWS! Governments around...
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Migrate LT spice Eagle V4.15 Projects on XP to Windows 10
I've got a bunch of old Eagle projects on an XP machine. Is there a way to migrate them to a new Windows 10 machine so that I can use them? I tried the simple route - copy the projects subdirectory &...
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Those $9 per hour engineers are turning out to be very costly
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Using TIW for HV signalling purposes
Hi, would it be OK to use a piece of TIW wire for carrying some analog/digital control signals if substantial HV insulation is required? These wires have outstanding HV specs (6kV breakdown...
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3D printing of PCBs?
I heard an ad for this company on the radio a few days ago. Has anyone here used this process?
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Radiation effects on 2n2222 or similar
Placing the working unit (open base) in a very high dose area for 2 months, where it will see approximately a rate of approximately 15 Rem/hour. Not steady state, but plenty every day. In the Apollo...
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