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by bodgy
Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Pi Day!!
Replies: 8
Views: 4823

Is the circumference of an apple, pie?


Colin
by bodgy
Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Formulas & triangles...
Replies: 21
Views: 10524

Greetings, Aid for resistor colour codes: Big Beautiful Roses Occupy Your Garden But Violets Grow Wildly Black Beetles Running On Your Garden Brings Very Good Weather BB ROY Got Back Very Good Wife Back Beforethe Revolution Our Young Gallant Boys Voted for George Washington. Bad Boys Rape Our Young...
by bodgy
Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Pi Day!!
Replies: 8
Views: 4823

You see, that just didn't work for me as it is - 15/03/2008 in those countries that use 'U's all over the place.

So I have to wait for 13/1/4100 only a mere 2000 years to go!


Colin
by bodgy
Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LED questions
Replies: 8
Views: 4835

The first part of your statement is correct, though R2 should be 200 ohms. The second part depends how the other modules are connected. Your sum is correct if you are connecting the modules in parallel with each other. In other words just extend your schematic to the right by adding on copies of wha...
by bodgy
Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LED questions
Replies: 8
Views: 4835

Just in case you're wondering Jeep, the 3600 that Bigglez mentions is 3600 seconds which of course equals 1 hour. A 100 ohm resistor will give you your 20mA, but I'd suggest staying with the 120 ohm and see if the LED's are bright enough for your purpose. If your resistor has been manufactured with ...
by bodgy
Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simple TV Tuner
Replies: 4
Views: 3149

Found it, jollyrgr. The schematics on the guts of a tuner VEQS0390 plus IF and video peripherials. I believe I also have that tuner, but will take longer to find. Can put it on the mail, it's a dozen pages. Contact me at externet at inorbit dot com, or -----------evenings. Miguel Miguel, you might ...
by bodgy
Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Books & other publications
Replies: 28
Views: 11400

I suppose a downloadable pdf format e-zine would be relatively cheap to produce, the main expenditure would be contributors time - and the cost of the website.


Colin
by bodgy
Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Books & other publications
Replies: 28
Views: 11400

Unfortunately I think there are only one or two others and they are produced in foreign countries. They can be purchased in an English format but are very expensive, somewhere around $150+ per year. One such publication is Everyday practical electronics but I have to say I ordered it for myself and...
by bodgy
Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with Induction heating for steam
Replies: 19
Views: 8136

Re: Help with Induction heating for steam

Bigglez wrote:Greetings Ross^2,

I doubt tap water would be heated by an RF field.

Isn't a microwave oven a form of RF field ? - 2G4Hz does eventually boil water - though I agree not quite the same as an induction heater.


Colin
by bodgy
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: Computer Programming
Topic: PicForge pro the new BASIC Compiler for PIC MCU's
Replies: 11
Views: 10224

Pino, I think you meant to say 'use your imagination'. However, there is obviously interest in your compiler, so it would be better to make clear on your website, that the samples that come with the install are not able to be compiled with the trial/free version. I suggest including at least 1 16F84...
by bodgy
Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about amps and automotive components
Replies: 26
Views: 12429

Well, what waffle I type. All my digital multimeters indeed do have a fuse for the 10A range, but my elderly analogue meter doesn't!


Colin
by bodgy
Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PCB Software
Replies: 10
Views: 6464

We seem to have hijacked another thread - I'll reply via PM later.


Colin
by bodgy
Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about amps and automotive components
Replies: 26
Views: 12429

Most multimeters even the cheapo ones, normally have a glass replaceable fuse for the 10A range.


Colin
by bodgy
Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: weird power problem
Replies: 29
Views: 13168

Just out of interest, I beleive what I call an RCD (Residual Current Detector) is what you call a GFCI. That being so, the normal retail and wholseale ones for that matter trip at 15 - 20mA unbalance. The rarer and more useful and expensive type trip at 10mA unbalance. I find it strange that in the ...
by bodgy
Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: European Espresso maker installed and wired for US use
Replies: 23
Views: 11720

I'm sorry Dyarker, I have to disagree slightly. Brown is Live/Phase/Active call it what you will. Blue is Neutral/Return. If the device doesn't use a transformer, then connecting these the wrong way around may negate the safety earth - om other words if it uses a live chassis (quite possible) if the...