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Major Differences In Small Engine Coils

Maybe the voltages vary somewhat for different point and plug gaps but is it enough to make any difference? . Supposedl...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Bret_E_Cahill
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by Bret_E_Cahill

My Bad-My DELL

I know I'm in the wrong group but this is near my last resort. . . . .I just received a used Dell Optiplex GX280 Deskto...
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posted by footboarder
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by footboarder

Safe ground hookup

I wanna mess around with some LOPTs from CRT monitors, but wanted a reliable chicken stick (ground hook) to discharge c...
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posted by notbob
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by notbob

Choosing a right High Guage Wire

Hi, I am looking for a hookup wire or a wire that can sustain somewhere between 20A and 400 Volts. I tried Digi key and...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by m.john.khan
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by m.john.khan

reverse breakdown voltage

Hi seb! I tried to measure the Vrbd of LEDs and found the resistance dropping: Vr R(MOhm) 3.18 244.6153846154 3.97 59.2...
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posted by bernhard
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by bernhard

temperature for shrinking heat-shrink insulation

Looking at heatshrink insulation in catalogues, I typically see specifications like this: Operating temperature -20° to...
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posted by a24061
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by a24061

Full Bridge and Voltage Comparision

Hi, I am trying to compare the magnitude of the DC outputs of two full bridge rectifiers. The two rectifiers are gettin...
21 comments posted 14yrs
posted by walravenmelissa
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by walravenmelissa

Pinging Slow Man

Just in case you slip by TSA, we've established offensive measures within the family... http://www.analog-innovations.c...
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22 comments posted 14yrs posted by To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon

Info Tech _Still_ Vastly Undervalued

You'd think they would have figured it out by now: http://road.cc/content/news/56929-institution-mechanical-engineers-c...
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posted by Bret_E_Cahill
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by Bret_E_Cahill

AA battery dead with debris

I have a one foot diameter clock with a AA battery. I noticed it had stopped. I looked at the back, and found white pow...
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posted by wolftracks
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by wolftracks

Tar on the LCD screen of my VOM

A worker was setting up to tar some roof cracks on my bench on the garage today. My VOM was nearby, and later I noticed...
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posted by wolftracks
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by wolftracks

can pot and cap be switched on tone control?

I am fixing the wiring on my bass guitar and the tone control may be miswired. The how-to websites have it going signal...
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posted by audrale
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by audrale

Do I really need an LC meter?

I'm still a rank newb, but have dived right in. Besides the Arduinos and other silliness, I have a SoftRock RX kit. Req...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by notbob
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by notbob

Electronics newb (kinda)

Wow! I musta missed this group, but it's jes what I need. Been hanging out over on sci.electronics.design, which is waa...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by notbob
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by notbob

Odd behavior of a switch

We have three light switches in a hall way, and stairs that lead down to the lower level. One switch is on a wall, and...
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posted by wolftracks
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by wolftracks