General Electronics

Has Discovery been doomed by a bird strike?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4719847.stm This isn't good. Have they considered how much damage a bird coul...

3 comments posted 21yrs

posted by testing_h

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by testing_h

Running amp without speakers

I have a Yamaha EMX 66M amplifier/mixer. I am trying to record some mixtapes on my computer, and I need the mixer and d...

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posted by spit

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by spit

Advise wanted on equipment purchase

I have started a small Electronic consultation company and have a small budget of $7000 to buy few equipments like scop...

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posted by siliconmike

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by siliconmike

AC adaptor for Dell Latitude CSx latptop

Apparently a new AC adaptor for my Dell Latitude CSx will cost me about 80 dollars. I got two different opinions from t...

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posted by ara

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by ara

A Question about Wall Warts

I'm being buried in wall warts and power strips. I won't bother everyone with the usual gripes about them but will ask...

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posted by die

38 comments posted 21yrs posted by die

Bakelite Anyone?

Was reading an old text on science projects, and happened upon an experiment that uses Bakelite as a structure to wrap...

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posted by mms

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mms

Re: "i want to detect the power lost & do 2 short 1 sec isolated dry contact pulse whit a 120 sec delay for the second pulse (no power just n_o that close).txt" (1/1)

> help would greatly be apreciated. Help will probably be forthcoming, if you: A: Turn off html, and post only plain te...

4 comments posted 21yrs

posted by sendspamhere

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by sendspamhere

Control 40V with 5V

Is there any way to control 40 V with a 5 V. I'm looking for some device to use the 5 volts like flipping a switch to a...

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posted by totten

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by totten

ignition timing light

Hi, I am thinking about building an ignition timing light: an inductive pick-up timing (strobe) light. I could use an L...

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posted by chibitul

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by chibitul

Need oscilloscope with realtime multiplier

For an experiment, a colleague in the Toronto area urgently needs access to an oscilloscope with realtime multiplicatio...

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posted by backon

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by backon

8 input digital POT

I have an application where I need to replace a mechanical potentiometer with a digital one. The problem I have is I wa...

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posted by nnn

11 comments posted 21yrs posted by nnn

How to rust proof underwater alligator clips?...tia sal

Greetings, All I 'm doing some under water test but my alligator clips are rusting due to the fact that they are not co...

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posted by <jilss

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by <jilss

How to rust proof underwater alligator clips?

Greetings, All I 'm doing some under water test but my alligator clips are rusting due to the fact that they are not co...

9 comments posted 21yrs

posted by <jilss

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by <jilss

Nitrogen Gas Generator for Lead-Free Soldering

Does anyone in this group use a nitrogen gas generator when performing lead-free soldering? I would just like to know o...

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posted by tjf00

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by tjf00

Gorund Loop

Hello, If a circuit for example an op- amp circuit driving an LED is powered up by a wall transformer's power supply pl...

9 comments posted 21yrs

posted by conphiloso

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by conphiloso