<http://www.edn.com/blog/980000298/post/1560039956.html> I especially like how Jim holds the solder between his lips ;-) I think your friend mistook your hobby...
... Other than the slight and easily dealt with risk of lead poisoning (as others have said, wash your hands regularly), I don't know of any risks from ICs or...
Well Ross from reading your comments you seem to be looking for things this project is not. But hey that is the beauty of this hobby now isn't it? You, or...
... Paul, No offence was meant and I hope none taken. Yes the circuit is simple and the layout efficient. Some of my suggestions/observations are still valid,...
Say Leon, is this also true for beryllium copper (like used in many contacts)? I have heard about beryllium oxide before, but don't know about beryllium...
This sounds like a diode clamp circuit.The back to back zeners limit the input voltage to the zener voltage to a common ground,this can be symetrical (both...
This a misconception that started about the time of the first transistors made of germanium, (anyone remember AC128/127`s ?) were produced.The inside of the...
Hi, To rectify an ac signal (50Hz square(ish)wave) (going + and - with respect to ground) for input to the inverting input of an op-amp, I was considering...
Bi-Directional Voltage limiter or AC clipper, they build a high power versions for absorbing voltage spikes. for example telephone lines across tip and Ring:...
... Hey, I AM really old!! I remember my dad's Hi-Fi set: a huge table-sized speaker full of TUBES. I also remember when a suitcase-sized Reel-to-Reel tape...
... Poverty?? So far, Electronics is CHEAP. I mean, Resistors for One cent each? I can live with that. My other hobby, keyboards & synthesizers, is what will...
... Take a look at this web page http://sound.westhost.com/appnotes/an005.htm It is titled Zero Crossing Detectors and Comparators The authors suggest using a...
Laura, ... NO. ... That's like saying wash you hand after handling bleach, etc. Not even worth worrying about. ... Still here's higher chance of getting...
Leon, ... Laura is doing 555 and blinky LED. I've been fooling around in electronics since 1979 and I've never heard of Berylllllllium Oxide. There's...
Ross, ... Few days ago, somebody screamed out at me "grow a pair" .... Maybe that was something different... ... Jong [Non-text portions of this message...
Laura, ... So new. So full of bushy eye and ... Wait... bushy something. ==== Wait till you start eye balling RMS DMM meters, temp controlled soldering...
leon Heller wrote: (snip) ... Whoa! You just gave me a flashback to an 80 adult comic character, RanXerox a robot made from Xerox machine parts (I didn't know...
Sure it is worth mentioning. Someone might easily come across it when taking old stuff apart for parts or to satisfy curiosity. There's no danger from it, as...
Some people have to say something about everything, they think it makes them appear knowledgeable. And they generally give dire warnings so you'll pay more...
Doesn't some one in this group have a bridge somewhere in NYC and property outside the green zone in Baghdad for sale. They should get in contact with Laura's...
ST, ... I think I mentioned that beginners need to be exposed to just the right about of information, and nothing more. That comes later. I still stand...
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