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Chasing LEDs question

Greetings All, I would like visual indication of the position of a remote motor shaft. The way I've already done it is...
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posted by etpm
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by etpm

a question about resistors in an arc experiment

Hi all I was browsing through the book "Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science and Personalities" and checked on Chapter 8...
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posted by santa
381 comments posted 17yrs posted by santa

Operating a relay

Is there any way to operate a small 12 volt relay with the ringing voltage on a phone line. I have tried to use a bridge...
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posted by rickj
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by rickj

Why we call it "floating gate"

Hey... In the NVM, why we call the stuff which located under the gate the floating gate? Please tell me the why of calli...
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posted by suandyou
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by suandyou

3 speed desk fan repair

Hello: I bypassed the broken switch and wire-nutted the white power wire with the red wire. There are 4 wires total in...
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posted by jhd
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jhd

will 9vDC harm a guitar pickup?

Hey all; Will 9vDC damage a guitar pickup? I have a piezo pickup in my electric guitar, as well as 2 magnetics. The pie...
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posted by toccata
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by toccata

Surveilance camera

where can I get tiny camera, which I can hide inside electric bulb fixture. The plan is to hide the camera and ascociat...
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posted by get.duid
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by get.duid

Methinks Our Dunces Protest Too Much

155 John Larkin Jan 10 156 Tom Del Rosso Jan 10 157 John Fields Jan 10 158 John Larkin Jan 10 159 Michael A. Terrell Ja...
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posted by BretCahill
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by BretCahill

Understanding electrical contacts - inkjet cartridges

Hi, I would like to understand the electrical contacts that form a part of inkjet cartridges. Any technical references a...
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posted by not_here.5.species8350
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by not_here.5.species8350

Caps to reduce noise

Hi All I=92ve seen that everybody put a 0.1uF Capacitance and some other a 0.01uF and a 0.1uF Capacitance near each IC...
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posted by sungjack0
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by sungjack0

Shelf life of LiON batteries?

I recently bought a digital camera. It's very nice! The salesweasel at Best Buy was explaining that most cameras they m...
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posted by blahbleh666
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by blahbleh666