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Motorola sc421636p datasheet
I was tearing apart gizmos in my junk pile. One of them was an old radio th ing to get into the parking garage at an apartment I used to live in. It ha s one chip. A Motorola SC421636P in a 16pin dip...
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OT: UN Vote
"... the Obama administration has banded with such exemplars of democracy as Egypt and denounced Israel building settlements on its own territory. It was a decision that was not in the best interests...
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new (to me) 90 degree all-pass
I invented this! Well, after maybe 15,000 other people invented it first. If I use the AD835 multiplier in my IQ modulator, with differential inputs, the E1 thing is free.
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OT: Unusual food combination...
OT: Unusual food combination... Graham crackers, Brie and honey. My wife concocted this. I was skeptical. Tastes great! ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | |...
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Partly offtopic --> upgrading android OS
Hi to all. Is it possible to upgrade android version 4.1 to some newer version, without changing existing tablet HW ? GM
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Ferrite bead saturation
Hi, All, It's irritating that ferrite bead datasheets don't include saturation information. Anybody done any actual measurements on beads suitable for power supplies? (Ideally 1k @ 100 MHz, 400 mA.)...
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hot schmitt trigger action
It takes a -300mV P2P sine wave with a 2V supply and turns it into a squared-up pulse train. The quiescent voltage at the base of switching transistor Q2 seems to be pretty stable with temperature...
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Way OT: "Press your thumbs" ~= "Keep your fingers crossed"
Heard the former used for the first time, today. Quickly surmised (from context) it to be roughly equivalent to the latter. But, what is the actual physical motion involved (in the former)? I.e., are...
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OT: in spades, Father Xmas on motorcycles.
My wife and I were coming home through Kings Cross in Sydney this evening ( around 10:00pm local time) when our attention was drawn to a stream of moto r-cyclists going past, all dressed as Father...
 
OT: GM Layoffs
Unfortunate Christmas present: Chevy Volt is meeting sales expectations at 2k+/mo. Sales of Impala, Lacrosse, Cadillac ATS/CTS, Camaro and Corvette are in the dumper. The Impala seems to be the least...
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Newsgroups for Android TV boxes?
Folks, Is there a somewhat alive newsgroup (preferably not a web-based one) for Android TV boxes? I just got one and many "apps" are very recalcitrant. For example, Skype blitzes off every time I sign...
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FedEx Invoicing
I like to do things on my computer as much as possible. FedEx started charging a pickup fee that can't be referred to the recipient even when they are paying for shipping. I noticed invoices arriving...
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Zilog z80 replacement on a MSX computer
i got a shipment of 2 zilog z80 cpu's fresh from the factory. So, I was thinking to replace the old one that is on 2.5mhz with a 20mhz pne I just got on this old computer. Will it work?Some people...
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How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the Morons React?
This is all blowing into California eventually... The Chinese capital has seen hazardous smog for four days, but how bad is it?
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Charging "tall" battery stacks
I've several 48V, 9AHr battery stacks (4x12V@9AHr) that power a system, here. "In theory", as all of the batteries see the same load, they should all degrade in lock step. "In practice", you expect...
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