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How can I use a 220volt kitchen appliance?

I have a 220volt 600watt kitchen appliance from abroad which I would like to use here in the US. I am not willing to us...
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posted by googlegroups.0nly
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by googlegroups.0nly

cassette player modification

Hi! I'm attempting to add an auxilliary input to a factory radio in a 2004 Mazda 6 with an in-dash cd changer and modul...
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posted by jleewilliamsjr
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Stepper phase windings

I have a lot of small stepper motors with 16 leads (8 pair of windings). Is there some procedure I can go through to fi...
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posted by kdoney*
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Resonance

-->------L-- I | | C R | | = = Circuit seen above (series RL and a parallel C) is supposed to resonate somehow. There i...
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posted by daksoy
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by daksoy

Attenuator impedance

We have this setting: ...--(56ohm)----(47ohm)----(47ohm)----(RG58/U to spectrum analyzer) | | (3.3ohm) | | --- --- 47oh...
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posted by daksoy
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by daksoy

Design and work around

I had a company design a custom terminal board for me. It does numerous things, but what I'm fighting with is the analo...
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posted by rwskinner ATawesomenet Dot net
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Multi-output regulated PSU

I want to make a regulated bench PSU with three adjustable outputs (LM317/337). Do I need to use a separate smoothing c...
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posted by cedar_bucket
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by cedar_bucket

wiring up LED's for in-house use

I'm looking for some direction here. I've come up with an idea for a home project. But don't know where..or exactly WHA...
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posted by chillzatl
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by chillzatl

Why is VA used instead of Watts?

Volts times amps = watts. So it would seem to me that the spec. on a transformer would be watts. But I see VA specified...
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posted by etpm
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by etpm

Zero ohm resistor ?

yesterday I brough a x'mas three kit set for soldering, But the circuit use four nos. of zero ohm resistor.Can any perso...
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posted by mowhoong
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by mowhoong

Resistor value for battery charger

Okay, I think this is a basic question... Bought an rechargable drill at a garage sale. Of course it doesn't work - bec...
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posted by rf76309
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by rf76309

Problems with the NTE 3083 (4N32) Optoisolator

I am using a pair of these as the output stage in my dual pulse generator discussed in several recent threads. When bre...
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posted by Jag_Man653R-E-MOVE
21 comments posted 21yrs posted by Jag_Man653R-E-MOVE