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Identifying a wire

OK I'm putting an old radio in a new truck and the wiring harness had to be slightly different. Bottom line: I've got a...
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posted by steamer
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

battery meter

how can i make a battery meter of a bettery which is to be charged by solar pannel to show reading on LEDs at alltimes,...
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posted by aqe911
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by aqe911

maintaining 12 V

hi. well i have to implement an intelligent lighting system. after detecting the person from PIR sensors, light has to...
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posted by aqe911
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by aqe911

potentiometer output to on/off switch

I would like to convert some output (ohm resistance?) from a potentiometer to an on/off switch. My electronics experien...
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posted by lizardbones
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by lizardbones

ISD 4003 recording chip question

Hi, Anyone with experience in the voice chip ISD4003. I saw a few post here about it. I wanted to know how the memory i...
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posted by lerameur
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by lerameur

on/off circuit

I require a circuit that switches off. It is similar to the pocket calculator that will automatically switch off if not...
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posted by kvsteve
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by kvsteve

Coputer to Lab power supply conversion

Hey everybody. I am a hobbyist in the field of electronics with no formal training. I have a pretty good understanding...
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posted by ngdbud
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by ngdbud

Can portable jump starter supply mobile power?

Left over from my boating days is a 300amp portable jump starter (www. 4earlybirds.com/jump charger.jpg) Both a laptop...
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posted by pixsnap
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by pixsnap

Spicy Network of NanoScience

Spicy network of NanoScience, Nanopaprika.eu - The International NanoScience Community started life in November 2007 an...
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posted by nanoscience81
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nanoscience81

Is this safe to use in outdoor ?

I noticed Electroluminescent Vinyls paste out side the taxi door for advertisment without any protection, I remenber th...
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posted by mowhoong
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by mowhoong

Crystal Radio Amplifier

This may be a stupid question, but I'm about to build a crystal radio (http://www.bobsdata.com/crystal_radio/index.html...
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posted by the1930s
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by the1930s

solar based lighting system

hay watsup , i m in need of little help i have a project of solar based lighting system , motin sensors are also incarp...
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posted by x_onix2000
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by x_onix2000

Unstable LM92 question

Hi all, I've been experimenting a while with an LM92 temperature sensor: http://cache.national.com/ds/LM/LM92.pdf And I...
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posted by jurgen.//NO//SPAM//priem
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by jurgen.//NO//SPAM//priem

Looking to filter the noise on a Sharp IR sensor

I just hooked up a Sharp GP2D12 IR range sensor to a scope and saw that the output is very noisy. The sensor updates at...
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posted by kasterborus
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by kasterborus

Regenerative Radios

I've been looking for a transistor regen schematic, finally found one, but it doesn't give the coil specs. I want to re...
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posted by the1930s
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by the1930s