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amplifying a received radio signal

I'm interested in making my own WWVB time clock. (the WWVB is a 60kHz signal sent out by the US NIST with an encoded ti...
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posted by occamsshavingkit
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Analogue Simulation Software

hi Guys, I am very new to this, I want to know if there is a simple software available which can simulate simple analog...
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posted by hasanr
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reliably testing diodes in circuit ?

while checking diodes **in circuit** with diode setting on DMM i ran across a unexpected results where diode test at (....
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posted by some
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How can I connect 4 microphones to one recorder?

Here's a picture of what I want to do: http://home.freeuk.com/visual.basic/4_microphones_into_one_recorder.jpg The tape...
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posted by kylix_is
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LED Lumens to Lux conversion?

Hi, I'm trying to pick out some LED's for to make a 10,000 Lux @ 36 inches (or 1 meter) LED lamp. My problem is that I'...
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posted by matt
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Composite video signal

Good day! I am reading some application notes regarding Video Basics: http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/appnote_numb...
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posted by mr.whatever
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RD and WR signals

Hi, Why is WR (Write) active low and RD(Read) is high ? Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru
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posted by karthikbalaguru79
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Problem with hum/buzz in amp

I have re-packed ready-made amp to new (prittier) case, and now, even when volume is down to zero - I am getting hum/bu...
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posted by janitor404
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Collins No Battery Flashlight

Years ago there was a great thread on the Collins No Battery Flashlight....
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posted by kenneth.mosher
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Anyone ever use ROHM semiconductors?

I was looking through the selection at Digikey, and I noticed they seem to run about 20 to thirty percent cheaper then...
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posted by spamme
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inquiry

Does any one out there knows how to build salinity meter, temperature meter and pH meter? Do you have circuit digram the...
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posted by ur2flip
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measuring voltage on dc motor?

I'm looking the specs for a motor and one of the things it lists is measuring voltage. Based on the rest of the spec sh...
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posted by brandon.joseph.moore
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neon transformer

Some time ago I saw an advertisement, or thought that I did, for a neon transformer, a high voltage transformer about h...
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posted by dewhurst
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