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Flexible Neon wire glow

Technical Information of Flexible Neon wire Flexible Neon Wire, also called Electroluminescent (EL ) Wire is the new ge...
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posted by kerune
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by kerune

Radio Shack Learning Lab a worthwhile investment

Hello. I am trying to learn basic electronic design and was wondering if any of you had any thoughts about the Learning...
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posted by guitchess
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by guitchess

Amps available - amps draw ?

Hello. I am trying to teach myself the basics, but I am confused about ampage. For instance, say I have a power source...
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posted by guitchess
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by guitchess

Arlec BC58112 v battery charger

I have an Arlec 12 volt battery charger which I accidentally blew up when the 3 pin plug touched the chassis of my truc...
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posted by dewhurst
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by dewhurst

Simplest 2-LED alternating flasher

I need the simplest possible circuit to make two LEDs flash alternately. About 1/2 second on each. I envisage using one...
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posted by peterandcarmen
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by peterandcarmen

Multimeter and Motherboard/ Power Supply

Hello, Can anyone out there recommend a newbie-friendly illustrated online tutorial on how to test a power supply and mo...
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posted by kemanospamcomputer
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by kemanospamcomputer

MOSFETs and PWM

I've built some TTL motor/relay controllers out of NPN transistors in a Darlington configuration, and I'm considering u...
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posted by randy.day
43 comments posted 19yrs posted by randy.day

HERF Gun

Hi, Does anyone know of a way to create a HERF Gun without having to use a Magnetron to generate Microwaves. So in othe...
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posted by agentchris1
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by agentchris1

Electronic multi-switches

I'm trying to design a video output board for my Mega STe computer which has two different video modes (low/medium reso...
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posted by sixteen_thirtytwo
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by sixteen_thirtytwo

Electric insect killer ?

Recently, our housing estate was infected with mosquito due to the non- work schedule at a nearby construction site.So,...
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posted by mowhoong
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by mowhoong

transistor in the industrial production

hello! I have a make a research for the school about "the role of transistor in the industrial production". I've not ma...
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posted by vvene
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by vvene

Bells and G Forces

I'm looking into the idea of home growing a door chime beginning with a magnet switch on a door. (All the wireless kind...
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posted by quakeserver149
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by quakeserver149

Mystery component in Sam's PhotoFact

There's a schmatic symbol in Sam's PhotoFacts # 2908 and 2753-1 (covering JVC TV sets av-2749s, av-2759s, and av-2779s)...
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posted by joseph707
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by joseph707

Simple circuit parts

Hi guys I want to build this simple circuit to power my Xbox on and off via an IR remote control http://xirremote.tripo...
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posted by jim
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by jim