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78L05 used as 27 volt regulator?

I have an application that requires regulated 27VDC at 50mA or less. I used a walwart tranformer that delivers 35 volts...
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posted by wrongaddress
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by wrongaddress

Sensor: Accelerometer vs Vibration

Hi, I try to distinguish between Accelerometer and Vibration Sensors. So take a look at Globalspec Vibration...
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posted by quanghoc
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Drive logic/motor power supply

Hiya, I was considering adding either a floppy and/or hard drive into a project I'm working on, and since either requir...
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posted by fyberoptic
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Variable DC power supply

I'm planning on testing a house light dimmer switch to provide
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posted by perilmung
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by perilmung

Conversion

How to convert decibel/decade to decibel/octave ?
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posted by prashanthramu
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on on off off flasher unit?

I am looking to build a small unit which will power some 12v LEDs. I would like the unit to have two output with the fo...
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posted by rob
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by rob

high pass RC ckt

wat ll be the output for high pass RC when a ramp input is given?
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posted by chrajesh911
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Optical Sensor vs Optical Encoder

Are those two the same thing? http://www.mouser.com/catalog/627/1256.pdf
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posted by quanghoc
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by quanghoc

why did it break

i took a 12v 300ma transformer (meant for a little submersible pump) and cut the wire and stripped it. then i used it a...
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posted by randomname12345
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by randomname12345

Touch Panel

When I look at this: http://www.fcai.fujitsu.com/pdf/standard7_wire.pdf I don't know what exactly Haze & Transparency S...
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posted by quanghoc
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How Pixel works?

I have done my homework (doing research). And I still like to understand how to activate a pixel with a different color...
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posted by quanghoc
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by quanghoc

FM transmitter does not work on breadboard

I have armed an FM transmitter on breadboard but for some reason it does not work. I have checked wiring and components...
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posted by chriswilliams65
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by chriswilliams65

Could someone please explain this?

Hi, I'm writing a program that interfaces with a device on the serial port and in the documentation it says the folowin...
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posted by mqiqcqhqaqeqlqhqiqmqsq
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