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LM555 as a Astable Multivibrator help!!

Hello The basic circuit I am using is at this link: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/phil54/lm555circuit.jpg The re...
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posted by pranthony
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need DS1678 source

The Dallas/Maxim DS1678 event logger has appearently been discontinued. Can someone please suggest a source for a small...
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posted by jbasi
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Multi Coloured LED 120v help

On many occations I have used the following circuit to tell me when I have left light swiches on. 120v AC----R100k---.-...
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posted by stevesemple
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Capacitor notation

I have two capacitors lying here, with the following inscriptions: http://www.hucker.plus.com/temp/caps.jpg One is blue...
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posted by no
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battery

I'm thinking of using this battery: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104684&cp=&origkw=9+volt&kw=...
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posted by bob
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coil gauge

HI again, I read on the internet that depnding on the gaude size lets 18, it will take more amp to generate the same EM...
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posted by lera
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square waveform (555)

Hello everyone, Just liek to know if it is a normal thing that at LOW frequencies ( 15-25 Hz) that the output of a 555...
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posted by lera
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by lera

telephone

Can someone look at: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/telephone5.htm Do you think this will really work? Any advice...
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posted by bob
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How to hook up a 12vdc single coil latching relay

I ordered these single coil latching relays and didn't get a schematic with them and.... I'm lost as to how to hook them...
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posted by cfpikelll
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delay

What is the cheapest way to add a 250 ms delay to an analog signal that goes up to 80 MHz?
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posted by bob
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Configuration of TV setup

Have TV Video and DVD player. Video and DVD are modern with usual multitude of connections. The TV is older has one sca...
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posted by sandon2
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speaker freq response

I purchased an in-dash stereo for my pick-up truck, and some cheap speakers. The stereo has bass and treble adjustment...
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posted by david-del
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dumb questions from an outsider

hi there i have a couple questions about kirkhoff's laws. first, i'm curious about whether they're actually used in pra...
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posted by sean_mcilroy
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C3088 CMOS Imaging Sensor Questions

Hi all, I'm looking to purchase the C3088 CMOS imaging sensor. I plan to interface it with a PIC microcontroller in ord...
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posted by weg22
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