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Today, 17:22betwixt replied to a thread Car battery STARTER voltage help (not charger) using variety of methods (possibly AC) in Hobby Circuits and Small Projects ProblemsBurned out ignition switches is almost unheard of. What model of car is this? Brian.11 replies | 144 view(s)
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Today, 11:24betwixt replied to a thread Car battery STARTER voltage help (not charger) using variety of methods (possibly AC) in Hobby Circuits and Small Projects ProblemsYou are confusing the current paths. Cranking speed is decided by the power available to turn the starter motor and the load imposed on it by the...11 replies | 144 view(s)
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Today, 09:38It would be if you turned both the rectifiers the other way around. Brian.6 replies | 94 view(s)
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Today, 09:34My point was that 12V at 1A means a power consumption of 12W (Watts = Volts * Amps) but it claimed 20W output power - so where did the extra 10W come...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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Today, 09:17betwixt replied to a thread Car battery STARTER voltage help (not charger) using variety of methods (possibly AC) in Hobby Circuits and Small Projects ProblemsFailure to start at first engine rotation is probably more to do with fuel reaching the cylinders than cranking power. FYI, cranking a cold engine...11 replies | 144 view(s)
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Today, 08:20betwixt replied to a thread Capacitor Burning issue due to unusual reasons in PC Programming and Interfacing(15V - 1.6V)/12000 = 0.0011A so all 8 LEDs turned on at once will pass ~9mA and combined power dissipation of all LEDs and their series resistors...36 replies | 441 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:31Ferrite beads will have almost no effect at low frequencies, they don't really do anything useful until 100s of KHz and higher. I'm not sure where...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:06betwixt replied to a thread Every few Hours clock running fast rtc1307 in Hobby Circuits and Small Projects ProblemsDo what Klaus suggests first. If it is just the clock running fast, the problem is the crystal (or external clock if you are using one) is too high...3 replies | 67 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:00betwixt replied to a thread Capacitor Burning issue due to unusual reasons in PC Programming and InterfacingMy point about LED PIV is this: If the solenoid is ON, the output pins of the 2803 will be close to zero and about (VCC -Vf)/470k = 7uA of LED...36 replies | 441 view(s)
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Yesterday, 15:21I agree with Audioguru, tube amps were good but like all technologies, they get superseded with something better. Anything that is 'latest...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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Yesterday, 15:11betwixt replied to a thread Capacitor Burning issue due to unusual reasons in PC Programming and Interfacing470K resistors in series with the LEDs will make them seriously dim! The PIV rating of the LEDs will almost certainly be exceeded with 7V (or is it...36 replies | 441 view(s)
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Yesterday, 15:04The circuit will be unreliable because ground will move according to the difference in load current on the two outputs. A better solution is to...6 replies | 94 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:33Most of the problems were due to under-rated power supplies. You have to remember that in the 1980's consumer electronics boom, the markets were...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:27I have some in stock but they have been collecting dust for 30 years. The last time I saw one in a commercial product was probably in the mid 1980s,...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 16:13betwixt replied to a thread Capacitor Burning issue due to unusual reasons in PC Programming and InterfacingSorry, my fingers and brain had a faulty data link. I meant any applied voltage up to the rated voltage should not cause problems. It follows that...36 replies | 441 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 16:02betwixt replied to a thread Do you know what is likelihood of occurrence of tolerance extremes of L6564? in Power ElectronicsFor a test result distribution you would have to contact the manufacturer but I would imagine they specify slightly wide of all expected results....3 replies | 127 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 13:17betwixt replied to a thread Capacitor Burning issue due to unusual reasons in PC Programming and Interfacing1.5 times the applied voltage is good but anything higher than supply should not burn out. I suspect the problem is due to the combined voltage of...36 replies | 441 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 09:39The capacitor is just to roll off the high frequency response, there is no point in making it adjustable. If you are getting a continuous tone out...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 09:34To put the energy harvesting in perspective Shanmei, There is a 5kW transmitter about 4Km away from me here transmitting on 880KHz. With a 50m long...6 replies | 189 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 09:25betwixt replied to a thread [PIC] Need urgent help in switch case in this menu code. in MicrocontrollersIt is your choice but I find the code confusing, I would do it differently: Instead of writing everything "in-line", put the text and the output...1 replies | 82 view(s)
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23rd June 2019, 09:09Works for me, also in the UK. I'm using Firefox 67.03 in Linux. Maybe something your computer or ISP is blocking.... Brian.4 replies | 171 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 22:36betwixt replied to a thread how to make DP flash every sec in 2-digit 7-segments without separation of track in MicrocontrollersThe PCB only shows one digit. It is how more than one digit is multiplexed that we need to know. Please show us a schematic. Brian.9 replies | 379 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 22:32Crystal receiver at 1GHz ??? :???: Brian.6 replies | 189 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 11:05The tone implies you have instability. I last used those devices in the 1980s and I can remember them being difficult to keep stable. They are not...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 09:01betwixt replied to a thread Tip41c/42c arrangement problem in Hobby Circuits and Small Projects ProblemsEven with FETs a bipolar NE555 would struggle to produce enough gate current, I doubt a CMOS one would manage at all. The push-pull concept is why I...35 replies | 985 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 08:551. L/C1 are a resonant circuit, they selectively pick up one frequency of EM waves. The diode rectifies it and C2 acts like a reservoir to store the...6 replies | 189 view(s)
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22nd June 2019, 08:45What kind of 'noise' is it? Background hiss like white noise or something containing regular tones. Note that the TDA2030 is over 30 years old -...32 replies | 553 view(s)
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20th June 2019, 15:32betwixt replied to a thread Grid leak VS Diode detection in regen set, advantages disadvantages in Tubes and RetroYou need to experiment with this, there are no hard rules and designs of this nature are very critical of construction and component values. My...5 replies | 247 view(s)
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20th June 2019, 08:13betwixt replied to a thread how to make DP flash every sec in 2-digit 7-segments without separation of track in MicrocontrollersI was thinking of a different approach. I assume there is a connection from the MCU to the DP in the same was as all the segments. Regardless of what...9 replies | 379 view(s)
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20th June 2019, 08:06If it has a backlight I'm assuming it is an LCD. The most likely reason is the assembly process is slightly distorting the display relative to the...2 replies | 142 view(s)
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