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7895
Please keep in mind this is a technical list, not a chat group, if thats what you seek, join a list like Halloween-L. Of course a certain amount of banter is...
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Apr 2, 2008
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7896
Gatherings 2008 Gatherings International Horror Film and Music Festival : January 4-6, 2008 ~ Athens Greece 6th Annual Bloody Mary & Crazy Bob's Moonlight...
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Apr 2, 2008
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7897
Sent this last night but forgot to send as plain text.... Not sure if I had mentioned it, but I do have show pricing in the new store thru Monday for many...
GoryCorey Minion
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Apr 5, 2008
2:32 pm
7898
I know every year many of us are hacking various battery-powered gadgets that require a myriad of different supply voltages. In order to avoid the...
Vern Graner
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Apr 7, 2008
8:04 pm
7899
2 amps! Not bad for $20... MPJA's database is crashing though. ... -- Edwin Wise, Mad Scientist Simulated Reality Systems, LLC www.simreal.com...
Zomblie
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Apr 8, 2008
5:26 pm
7900
For a number years, I've used one generation or another of PC to monitor sensors and control valves for Halloween and a few other applications. A few years...
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dbell_95008
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Apr 10, 2008
10:30 pm
7901
... <snip> Sound cool. Pics? Schematics? :) Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE | "If the network is down, then you're Senior Systems Engineer | obviously...
Vern Graner
ilusionsysop
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Apr 11, 2008
1:14 am
7902
... Will be available presently! I'll pas out info to anyone interested, and will put pics, etc. up on the website, once I finish it up. Basically, the input...
Dave Bell
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Apr 11, 2008
1:50 am
7903
We Have a TV Commercial! Eastern Haunters Convention - Check it out! www.EasternHauntersConvention.com I am so excited, I'm beside myself (Looks like that...
Michael Bruner
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Apr 11, 2008
1:05 pm
7904
Look at the port master in the phots. Use 1 printer port and 240 outputs (first 16 are ignored) Lee [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Lee Alder
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Apr 11, 2008
3:56 pm
7905
From a connectivity standpoint, my only thought is that I've seen RJ-45 / Cat5 kits like these: ...
Doktor Calamari
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Apr 11, 2008
5:38 pm
7906
... There is a minor real estate issue, but RJ-45s could be fit in. Cost is about the same for the connectors, but RJ-11 cables are cheaper. You *can* plug an...
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dbell_95008
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Apr 11, 2008
5:58 pm
7907
... Forgot to reply to this... Yes, definitely! http://www.action-electronics.com/pppto.htm For one. Dave...
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dbell_95008
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Apr 11, 2008
6:04 pm
7908
... Yeah.. well.. sorta.. :) but I wouldn't want to do so by design! The possibility of the pins ending up in the wrong slots is pretty high... Also, remember...
Vern Graner
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Apr 11, 2008
6:13 pm
7909
Well, I certainly won't argue with you on run length... (but why doesn't noise disrupt long Ethernet runs? Is it just the error correction, or the way the...
Doktor Calamari
dokcal
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Apr 11, 2008
7:08 pm
7910
The idea behind twisted pair transmission is a differential signal. One of the wires in the pair gets the signal in the positive form, the other wire gets the...
Brad
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Apr 11, 2008
7:18 pm
7911
Good lord, their Twisted Pair definition actually talks about TOKEN RING... LOL... Scott in SF ________________________________ From:...
Keck, Scott
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Apr 11, 2008
7:24 pm
7912
AHHHH! I see. I guess I thought the other wire in each pair was just grounded, like in 80-conductor hard drive cables. --Dok ... From:...
Doktor Calamari
dokcal
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Apr 11, 2008
7:35 pm
7913
... Exactly. And in a situation where you are running, for example, a dry contact closure switch at the end of a UTP run, you are using *single* ended...
Vern Graner
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Apr 11, 2008
8:12 pm
7914
To help deal with noise, if your situation allows for it, I would also recommend polling your trigger multiple times before actually triggering whatever you...
Mark Mraz
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Apr 11, 2008
10:08 pm
7915
Hey everyone, In the next year I'm looking to move over to a new CNC machine. The one we're using now is too big for the new facility and is ultimately, WAY...
Sean Beach
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Apr 12, 2008
7:40 am
7916
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Technical_Insanity group. File :...
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Apr 12, 2008
5:01 pm
7917
... Words of wisdom there, Vern... I'm terminating the inputs with pull-up resistors, partly to guarantee a good "high", and partly to provide a low input...
Dave Bell
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Apr 12, 2008
10:30 pm
7918
... OK, I added pads for optional small caps to ground on the inputs. Tossed in a second resistor network (also optional) for a pull-down, while I was at it. ...
Dave Bell
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Apr 12, 2008
10:47 pm
7919
We deal with noise all the time at work... Measureing low level signals (100mv) over long runs. We always use shieled twisted pair. The shield is NOT attached...
Todd
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Apr 12, 2008
11:52 pm
7920
... Sounds cool. Let us know when/where you post some pics :) Vern -- Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE | "If the network is down, then you're Senior Systems Engineer...
Vern Graner
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Apr 14, 2008
5:44 pm
7921
... As requested, a progress update, with pictures: <http://thebells.net/Halloween/PLCC/I-O_Board/index.html> The parent page, with links to Kit-74 info: ...
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Apr 14, 2008
7:08 pm
7922
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HHVA/ I am spreading the word within this group since I do know a number of professional within the industry are involved...
GoryCorey
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Apr 16, 2008
6:21 pm
7923
From AllElectronics.com: http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/SAW-3/100/SAW_3_DIGITAL_VOICE_RECORDER_.html ... SAW 3 DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER Your kids...
Vern Graner
ilusionsysop
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Apr 16, 2008
8:14 pm
7924
I ordered 10 of them. My plan is to record a message about our media night/opening night and send them out to all the local radio stations, etc. as a sort of...
Brett Hays
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Apr 17, 2008
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