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Polaroid lcd tv ?

I asked this question 2 years ago and not having the talent to what was recommended I just purchased a new 32" lcd tv....
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posted by footboarder
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by footboarder

LVX4051 Spice Model

Posted to LTspice List and here... Untested. I just ran a netlist on an old schematic of a LVX4051 re-design I did for...
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What is it? (component)

Size and shape is identical to a 1/4 watt carbon axial lead resistor. Body is glass-like and has a red band on each end...
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posted by ivanvegvary
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

HVDC Circuit Breaker: Is This _Really_ Difficult?

All this should have been well settled before Tesla was born. http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-firm-says-switch-aid-green-en...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Bret_E_Cahill
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by Bret_E_Cahill

Simple parts sources

Doing some lessons and experiments with students on an Arduino Uno. We are breadboarding some simple circuits, attempti...
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posted by ivanvegvary
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Cell phone tracking question

I think some transistor-powered nerd might be tracking my movements by way of the emergency cell phone I carry. If I wr...
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posted by drypacked
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by drypacked

Crazy Need of the Week

I need an adapter that adapts an E11 (mini candelabra) BULB to an E12 (candelabra) socket. All I seem to find are bass-...
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RC5 IR remote decoder using 12 LEDs

I'm attempting to construct an IR receiver circuit capable of receiving and displaying IR signals in binary format (usi...
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posted by bperryb
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by bperryb

Buck-boost xmfr questions

I need to reduce the voltage to a CNC lathe. The spindle drive is the only part of the machine that needs the lower vol...
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posted by etpm
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

24-30v dc power supply schematic

I need a schematic for a non regulated 24 or 20v dc power supply. I will be running high amps (15?) for a homebuilt indu...
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posted by footboarder
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by footboarder

4046 LTspice Model

Did anyone ever try out the 74HC4046 vcm model I posted? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog I...
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Custom Flash Speed for Genesis [Fire Alarm] Strobe?

I was gifted a handful of these units, with adjustable 15-90cd strobe brightness, and want to use them in a project, bu...
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posted by luke.barrie
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by luke.barrie

Circuit Pen?

Are Circuit Pen's as useful as they sound? I'd like to create my own circuit boards. Since I'm just learning and only d...
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posted by newsgroup.nospam
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by newsgroup.nospam

Observatory Drawbridge Shutter--linear motors

I'm a bit further along with upgrading my observatory with electronics with a control system to rotate the dome, and ra...
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posted by wolftracks
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by wolftracks