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Building a USB keyboard

I need to build an external USB (or PS2 if that's somehow easier) computer keyboard around a Dell Inspiron 8100 replace...
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posted by dave
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by dave

LED bargraphs

hello everybody i learnt from the forum that it is probably easiest to implement a LED bargraph by means of an LM39xx.....
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posted by robertrobertrobert
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recording from gas water and electricity meters

My electronic knowledge is stuck somewhere back in the 1960's so please bear with me. I'd like to monitor my household...
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posted by http://www.environmentalconsul
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by http://www.environmentalconsul

Need help with current sensing circuits

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has or knows where I can find a simple, cheap current sensing circuit that I could use...
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posted by pdebella
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by pdebella

Maximum Power Transfer

Dear all experts, 1) If i were to connect a simple circuit to determine the effects of capacitance in Maxim Power Trans...
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posted by albertleng
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by albertleng

555 Timer

What happens to the output voltage when the 555 timer supplies higher current? how good is the program multisim? Would i...
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posted by stillbreezy
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by stillbreezy

compararos

wouls a sinusoidal input to a comparator produce the same transfer curve as a triangle waveform
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posted by stillbreezy
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by stillbreezy

Find uses for this device:

I've developed a small device that trips a circuit if its power consumption goes outside a bound. There are quite a few...
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posted by siliconmike
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by siliconmike

Can epia be run off generic batteries?

I'm wishing to make a DIY subnotebook, if possible. It'd use generic batteries, a monochrome display, a laptop keyboard...
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posted by casioculture
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by casioculture

How to measure a small change in resistance?

I'm looking for a way to measure a small change in resistance (not necessarily a small resistance, just a small change)...
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posted by davidd31415
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by davidd31415

VDA layout

Greeting all, I would like to know if anyone has any info on a video distribution amplifier, such as the PCB layout or...
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posted by cynabar
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by cynabar

Inverters

Can anyone tell me if an inverter actually uses additional energy to convert DC to AC? Is it a percentage in direct prop...
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posted by boblinfortino
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by boblinfortino

difference between anode and cathode?

Hi - I thing the single thing that causes me the most problems with electronic devices is polarities. Right now the thi...
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posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu