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Question: Cable Tacker for 18 Gauge Insulated wire

I want to secure 18 gauge insulated wire to strips of Phosphor-bronze strips before soldering the connections and figur...
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posted by Searcher7
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by Searcher7

600-ohm to 600-ohm line transformer

I need a 600-ohm to 600-ohm line transformer for an audio device, thay also caled them Audio transformer... What are th...
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posted by riviera321
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by riviera321

Help about El Cheapo PICmicro Programmer

Hi all, I'm using El Cheapo PICmicro Programmer by Mike Predko's for learning uC. I don't know whether the software wor...
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posted by nospam4u_jack
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam4u_jack

Help - I can't solder tiny resistors!

I was trying to move a couple of SMD resistors and I am having a heck of a time getting them soldered to a mobo. Can you...
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posted by wanton
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by wanton

I need assorted capacitors

Hello, I am looking to buy a mixed lot of assorted capacitors. I need grab bags with all the popular sizes. I would lik...
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posted by nospam
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

Relays

Dear All, I am currently completing some electronics to go into a project and would like to know whether it is possible...
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posted by sjg_18_
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by sjg_18_

Measuring Current

I currently have one nice digital VOM. So I measure voltage, then current, back and forth having to move the cable each...
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posted by james.douglas
19 comments posted 21yrs posted by james.douglas

TESLA COIL

My kid is building a tesla coil for his science fair project. I'm a plumber, not an electronics guy. Right now, he has...
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posted by Blackbeard_The_Great
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by Blackbeard_The_Great

Thermaltake rotation's speed fan

Hi all: I bought a Thermaltake Smart II CPU fan to put un my Ultra 5 workstation. This fan haves a third wire, to get f...
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posted by contracer11
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by contracer11

Noisey Neighbours

My 'neighbours' play that crappy boom-boom music when I am trying to rest . Years ago , a friend told me that he solved...
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posted by cj.james
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by cj.james

Why E & B fields 90 degrees?

Can someone please explain why the E and B fields from the same emitter have a 90 degree phase difference? How can this...
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posted by marv66
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by marv66

how to make my stroboscope go slower?

question: how can i transform my strobo to go 30 flashes per min. instead of 120 per min.? which part should i replace?...
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posted by alleswerkt
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by alleswerkt

Inductance Measurement

I have a General Radio 1650A Impedance Bridge. It has two positions for measuring unknown inductance, Lp (parallel indu...
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posted by lkirkland
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by lkirkland

OT: anti-malware progs ineffective

I was surprised to learn today that all anti-adware and anti-spyware programs perform so badly. Here's an extract of th...
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posted by terrypinDELETE
110 comments posted 21yrs posted by terrypinDELETE