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- Fri Apr 24, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nuts and Volts Kindle App
- Replies: 2
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Nuts and Volts Kindle App
I have several years worth of Nuts and Volts magazines in the Kindle cloud. I have downloaded the last 12 months issues from the CLOUD to my device; however when I try to view them the Kindle wants a WiFi connection! Why? If I need to have a WiFi connection, why is there a download function in the a...
- Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:01 am
- Forum: Projects & Kits
- Topic: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
- Replies: 5
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Re: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
The program change has fixed the erratic start/stop positioning. Thanks!.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:11 am
- Forum: Projects & Kits
- Topic: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
- Replies: 5
- Views: 40906
Re: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
Thanks for your feedback Vern. I discovered the "+" sign on the cap... and installed it properly and replaced the diode as well. I have completed the assembly. It was easy enough to assemble and seems to be working as designed. I do see some issues with the servos when power is first appli...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:06 pm
- Forum: Projects & Kits
- Topic: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
- Replies: 5
- Views: 40906
Re: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
Discovered the problem... :smile: ... C1 (CAP012 - 33uf tantalum capacitor) was installed wrong or shorted. Hard to tell if it was installed wrong as there is no + mark on the capacitor and the PICAXE Servo Driver parts list specifies this capacitor is polarized. How does one tell which lead is the ...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:39 am
- Forum: Projects & Kits
- Topic: Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
- Replies: 5
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Peek-a-Boo PICAXE Servo Board
Just completed assembly of the PICAXE Servo Bd that is included in the Peek-a-Boo Kit (featured in the N&V September 2014 issue). I hooked up the servos, motion sensor, and LEDs but did not add the sound board. When I applied the battery power the two servos moved about 15 degrees, the LEDs lit ...