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Ultrasonic mixer

Greetings to All: There are RF mixers such as the SBL-1 which works well in the MHz range. I am interested in mixing 25...
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posted by fredander503
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by fredander503

Common emitter as level switcher

First, I'm a transistor idiot. I wanted to change a 5V 1 MHz clock signal to 12V. I put this together, +12V--10kohm----...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gherold
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by gherold

bandpass filter

Hello, I have been on the lookout for a high pass or bandpass filter chip. I know there are a lot of low pass filter. b...
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posted by lerameur
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by lerameur

LEDs of different brightness ratings

I often see LED types categorized according to their brightness ratings. Are the ultra-bright and super-bright types al...
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posted by Dishum
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dishum

Circuit Boards PCB

American circuit technology is the leading manufacturer of various types of circuit boards which are the veins & arteri...
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posted by act.pcb6
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by act.pcb6

4017A function generator -Finding resistance values

Hello, My 4017A function generator just died on me today. I opened it up and saw two badly burnt resistors. I would lik...
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posted by gaudet.brigitte
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by gaudet.brigitte

555 monostable basics

If another trigger pulse comes along to a 555 wired as a monostable, *while it is already triggered by the first pulse,...
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posted by mike
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike

DDR termination voltage

I read on termination topics and they say that having Vtt equal to the high-to-low transition level is a bad idea (tris...
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posted by do
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by do

Ferite core?

Just purchased a 12 volt adapter for my CPAP breathing machine. It consist= of a cigarette lighter male plug on one end...
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posted by ivanvegvary
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Electronic practical softwares

We want to discuss the software which is useful for electronic engineers . I think we will talk about the Pro E or Matl...
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posted by rose.gulfyahoo.com
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by rose.gulfyahoo.com

Inverter H bridge question

Could some electronics guru please help ? I was running a SPICE simulation of an H bridge for an inverter, with 12 V DC...
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posted by dakupoto
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by dakupoto

Driving RGB LEDs with an Arduino

The next project I have in my head is to make a small gizmo with a big RGB LED which responds to sound. It has to be ba...
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posted by openglMYSOCKS
35 comments posted 15yrs posted by openglMYSOCKS

Villard circuit and transformer question

Could some electronics guru provide some insight into the following ? One can use a Villard multiplier to step-up volta...
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posted by dakupoto
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by dakupoto