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Re:OT: Mail archives

> Lawyer asked me to dig up some email correspondence from~20 years back. Of course, any MUA under windows -- inthat er...
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posted by martin_riddle
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OT: MSM using AI to make Harris look coherent

Gentlemen, I said I would refrain from bringing up the US presidential election until October and I'm sure you would al...
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posted by cd999666
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Advice for active FPGA forums

I am currently using an Intel Cyclone V, a 5CEBA2F23C8N and a LPDDR2 memory. The reason for this initial choice is due...
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posted by spam
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Re: OT: Cyber truck

On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:28 -0700, Don Y snipped-for-privacy@foo.invalid wrote: >Had a chance to see one of these "up c...
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posted by jl
5 comments posted 1yr posted by jl

EMC testing question

What's the deal with the "CPU board" exemption? "CPU board. A circuit board that contains a microprocessor, or frequenc...
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posted by user
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EMC compliance question

What's the deal with the "CPU board" exemption? "CPU board. A circuit board that contains a microprocessor, or frequenc...
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posted by user
46 comments posted 1yr posted by user

overhead

Does anyone know what sorts of overhead rates US companies are assuming for engineers? I've heard numbers like 2x, namel...
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posted by jl
4 comments posted 1yr posted by jl

Low voltage zener diodes

When I tested some low voltage zener diodes (
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posted by Pimpom
17 comments posted 1yr posted by Pimpom

Metrics DSim

Metrics DSim is currenly available at no-cost for dektop use - it's an HDL simulator that seems to benchmark favourably...
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posted by sunaecoNoSpam
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Ultra-Low Power Operation

Gentlemen, I vaguely recall going back the best part of 60 years now, there was a competition among radio designers (AM...
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posted by cd
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Motor cleaning

sci.electronics.repair seems dead so I'll ask here: Is there a solvent that's OK to dunk the whole rotor and stator of...
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posted by user
10 comments posted 1yr posted by user

heating a cap

I got a small (under 1" long) aluminum electro cap, 220 uF 63v, and cranked up the voltage. It started drawing a bunch...
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posted by jl
31 comments posted 1yr posted by jl

Extech EX410A DVM Don't Buy

Extech EX410A DVM Don't Buy The auto power off is incredibly stupid. I'm going to throw mine away and get something usab...
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posted by jl
21 comments posted 1yr posted by jl

Minimum clearance for 230V AC.

What's the minimum surface clearance you consider adequate for 230VAC, on FR4 without slots or added creepage? Forget a...
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posted by Pimpom
8 comments posted 1yr posted by Pimpom