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mains outlet - only 80 volts!?! why ? (Australia)

Got a problem here .... just wondered what people might hypothesis could be wrong. One of the dual power outlets in the...
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posted by aheyn
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Some VLSI theory questions

With exams coming up, the pressure is one. If someone can answer thesequestion would be great. 1. Does the top metal la...
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posted by confusedstudent001
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what's new in MINO-OFDM?

hi, all. As i am doing some work on mimo, i think maybe i can do some research on mimo-ofdm field. But i really do not...
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posted by ddznq
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Audio pitch adjustment circuit

I want to take an 8 ohm, mono, audio signal that could be as high as 3 watts, and input it into a circuit that would al...
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posted by 1qazse4
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Crystal Radio Pre-Amp

Is that what you would call a device that takes the signal directly from the antenna before passing it on the the rest...
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posted by james.douglas
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Simple circuit to generate 12VDC from a 9v battery?

Hello everyone, I need to generate 12vdc from a 9v square battery, cheaply and simply, supplying about 20mA. I have loo...
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posted by royalmp2001
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by royalmp2001

Soldering iron questions

I am looking at the Weller soldering stations and was wondering if someone could answer some questions for me. First, o...
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posted by 1qazse4
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isolating RS-485 suggestions

I've found a few basic ways to do this: 1) Use a standard non-isolated RS-485 transceiver, and isolate the data/control...
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posted by none
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Need Help

Anyone have schematic diagram for Polytron Minimax TV serial 20323 please help me, tahk's so much!!
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posted by h4sbr
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Help Needed Finding Parts

I apologize if this is off-topic/against the channel rules. I need to locate a good source for the following. I tried p...
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posted by fergusonjason
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Bad design?

Is this a bad design: I have 5 connections (switches on a X10 mini home controller) that either need to get shorted wit...
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posted by N
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by N

Single Serial to multiple Serial transfer using 8051

I have been assigned a project to make a system wherein there are three 8051 microcontrollers and their serial interfac...
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posted by anupamchomal
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SCR question

Hi, Bit of a dumb question here..... Not having much luck with circuits triggering SCR's. What I want to do is trigger...
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posted by jst3712
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by jst3712

AM modulation index

Hi, I'm a software engineer and not really comfortable with electronics. May be some of you could help me with the foll...
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posted by Rutger
83 comments posted 20yrs posted by Rutger