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Use which data acquisition system ?

Hi, I start an experiment to take voltage readings of 6-8 samples. Just considering which data acquisition system to us...
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posted by rioking21
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Displacement current in MOSFET

Dear all, The gate would act like a capacitor to the source and drain. But if the signal is AC, would that cause displac...
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posted by lucky7456969b
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updated tech news

I'm looking for feeds and rss containing updated tech news because i want to improve my news aggregator: http://www.awo...
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posted by cello
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Electrical Engineering Course Material

Hi, I have just started playing with electronics, this was because my brother needed a device to do a job and I figured...
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posted by none
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Q: What connector is this?

Hello, I'm like to buy some of these; http://www.retro.dial.pipex.com/2pole.jpg That's the 2 pole version, but ideally...
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posted by techie_alison
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Unused pins on IC

What do you do with the unused pins on the IC? Leave it floating or connect it directly to ground?
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posted by vcteo1
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Ultrasonic Range Meter

Hi, I am trying to build an ultrasonic range meter using an AU5550 (http://www.jaycar.co.nz/products_uploaded/AU5550.pd...
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posted by akarshs
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Digital meter feedback?

I bought a Chinese digital ammeter on eBay like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7592942796...
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posted by cprstn54
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by cprstn54

Frequency divider (divide by 100)

I need to make a phase stable divide by 100 frequency divider. The input signal is 10Mhz, and I need 100kHz output. Pha...
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posted by sck0006
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Comparator circuit for temp indicator

I have two circuits at http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/e/kelmark2180/therm.html to show what I am thinking. I am trying to ma...
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posted by dwbauer
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Internet-ready µP available?

Hi all, I'm just wondering whether there is a µP or µC that has Ethernet I/O connections, a built-in TCP/IP stack and c...
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posted by leomeyer_LIKES_NO_SPAM
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combining 2 power supplies

Hi, Over the years, I've kept a few ATX power supply from old computers. Now, I'm thinking about upgrading my computer...
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posted by newsgroup
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Clocks and serial data transmission

I'm currious as to if there are any single line tranmission techniques that include the clock on the data line? I was t...
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posted by Abstract.Dissonance
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IDE connector dimensions

Does anyone know what's the dimension of the standard 40 pin IDE connector? I need it to draw my PCB. Thanks.
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posted by vcteo1
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by vcteo1

SwitcherCAD - no thyristor?

Does it include a thyristor? I've been trying to find one and I can't.
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posted by nospam
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