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Oxidised components

I've been having problems with an SMD board that I've been making some modifications to. I suspect that I've damaged th...
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posted by davidwyn.davies
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Searching for memory tester

Hello everyone, Does anyone know of a good DDR RAM tester module (preferably ATE) ? The DDR RAM (which i wanted tested)...
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posted by rover8898
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Standby current measurement

Good day to all, Does anyone know of any peculiarities concerning the measurement of the standby current of a DDR RAM?...
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posted by rover8898
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Power supply ATX type question :-)

I have 2 boards working with each there own pc ATX power supply, TTL ic application. Should I ( or can I) put ATX PS gro...
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posted by a
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basics of an RF circuit?

What are the basic components of an RF transmitter, and there respective roles ? (I'm learning electronics so excuse th...
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posted by aheyn
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Voltage Divider Resistor Picker

Hi, There are 480,000 different combinations of standard 1% resistor values. If you need 2.75 volts from a 5.00 volt re...
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posted by RespondToGroupPlease
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Transformerless power supply

Hi, I've read a lot about this topic both on the web and usenet. I have a dimmable electronic ballast for fluorescent t...
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posted by alesanRemoveMePlease
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PCB photo etch using inkjet?

I just opened up a kit I have for photoetching and it says that inkjet will not work ;/ I thought I read that you can u...
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posted by Abstract.Dissonance.hotmail.co
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Attrition?

Hi, What does it mean by "5% attrition on all passive & small pack components"? I was looking at various PCB assembly we...
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posted by mr.whatever
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(Beginner) Ethernet interface

I have a module that requires an Ethernet interface. Do i only need a PHY transceiver such as the KENDIN KS8721B PHY tr...
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posted by vcteo1
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32bit multiplication using TTL logic

I want to design what would have been a super computer in 1975, using parts that would have been "easily" available. Se...
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posted by grant
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multimeter with scope calibration function

I've got a Sears 982015 digital multimeter with a square wave generator function on it. I want to use the function to c...
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posted by jensenjer
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Blog: Electronic Product Dev

Hey All: You may be interested in a new blog covering electronic product development: http://jtsystem.blogware.com/ Chee...
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posted by <tsonderskov
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Ground

I know that ground is in a mains (AC power) electrical wiring system is a conductor that exists to help protect against...
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posted by papageorgiou40
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