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Re: OT: Samsung phone junk
The problem with that phone is insufficient working RAM. It only has 512MB of RAM, which is insufficient for Android 4.x at any reasonable speed. Even 1GB can be slow. Look for something with 1GB or...
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Audio input chip
Is anyone aware of a turnkey solution on a chip type thing that will take a mono audio signal and send it over USB to a Windows computer and appear as like, a class compliant external audio device?...
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AO4600 equivalent?
Hi, A local non-profit just dropped of half a dozen LCD monitors that all appear to have suffered the same (inverter) failure. Suggestions for an AO4600 replacement? (SOIC8, Vds=30V, Id=6.9A,...
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patent question
In the new "first to file" regime, what keeps someone from reverse engineering an existing product and filing a patent on it? Is there some time in the field that makes an idea unpatentable?
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OT: Air Conditioner repair
I'll probably post this on one of the repair groups at some point, but I'll try here first as it's an electrical issue and I know you folks better. I think I actually mentioned this last summer but I...
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Connecting BMP180 pressure sensors with super glue
Just a bit of luck, them sensors fit exactly in the standard fuel line tubing, with a bit of pushing, drop of super glue and wait half a minute, and it is fixed. Connecting BMP180 pressure sensors...
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Electrical contacts for Femtoamps measurement
Hello. I would appreciate any response, opinion on the following. I have to measure current between to electrodes made of thin metal foils. T he current is in Femtoampere range (~ 100 fA). The problem...
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Flow Sensor for Hot Water (50 degrees C)
Looking for an off the shelf flow meter with an accuracy of not less than 5% that will output pulses and that can operate at at least 50 degrees C. 1/2" NPT fittings is a plus. $100 or less. Needs to...
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Flybacks always burn on my Driver... Why?
Hi, I'm new here! =D I have a project of one Plasma Speaker with TV Flybacks and I'm having some problems... 1- My flybacks always is burning; 2- I don't know how to i can calculate the correct...
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Living Among Trash Takes Years Off Life
"Disadvantaged" my ass... "Regardless of chronological age, people who live in neighborhoods with hig h crime, noise and vandalism are biologically more than a decade older than those who do not,...
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Analog filter design metgod questions
Could some analog filter design guru please clarify the following ? Canonical analog filter design specifications for e.g., a normamlized low-pass Butterworths filter are: 1. pass band edge frequency...
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Ping JT re: clamp
I believe there was a clamp circuit on your website that I wanted to look at again with the file name "ClampForLarkin.pdf". It's gone now. Do you still have it available? Thanks
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super simple pulse stretcher
I have a need to take a square pulse of 0V/+5V and about 5-10ms duration, and stretch it out long enough to flash a LED brightly enough to be visible indoors under "ordinary" lighting conditions. I...
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I'm an off topic degenerate
I love this group and I know many of you guys are real pros with many years in the business. I'm sure we have experts here on the ins and outs of not just electronic design but the companies...
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Potting compounds
A customer is asking me to pot some boards, both to make a waterproof assembly and to obfuscate our design decisions. Well, OK -- the customer wants it so it's the right thing to do. The board...
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