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by jeremyrfoster
Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gyromouse components
Replies: 1
Views: 1494

Gyromouse components

I've taken apart a wireless gyromouse (the kind that can be waved around in the air and affect cursor movement). I expected to find some sort of gyro component to detect the movement, but have not. There is a big square component marked GSR980096/298 and also marked ANT2 on the cb. I figured this wa...
by jeremyrfoster
Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Basic Inductor Question
Replies: 17
Views: 9732

Re: Basic Inductor Question

Best analogy I heard was this...<p>An inductor is like a propellor in a tube of water... it resists a change in current. If the water is not flowing it makes it hard to get going, and if the water is flowing it makes it hard to stop.<p>A capacitor is like a rubber membrane in a tube of water. No cur...