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by Mike6158
Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge
Replies: 255
Views: 222955

Re: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge

ROFL :D It worked... Gee whiz thanks a ton for the thoughtful and informational post :D
by Mike6158
Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge
Replies: 255
Views: 222955

Re: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge

On other threads, Chris has talked about his extensive experience in a plant that plated chrome onto car grills for General Motors. I fail to see how this experience relates to the problem that Ian posed, or to LEDs or diode lasers. Well duh... LED's shine on chrome and it looks pretty... By the wa...
by Mike6158
Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge
Replies: 255
Views: 222955

Re: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge

Originally posted by jimandy: Oh, I get it. If my bathroom heater is on for 2 minutes and off for one minute, and then back on for 2....(etc.) the duty cycle is 2 (time on in minutes) divided by 3 (total cycle time in minutes) or a ratio of 2 to 3 which is same as 66.666.... percent. and when its w...
by Mike6158
Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CD burn
Replies: 10
Views: 4167

Re: CD burn

Maybe you've got too many other things going on (in the PC) when you burn CD's? I've had trouble burning CD's and running other software at the same time. If I am burning a CD I shut down everything else including some of the background processes. <small>[ January 06, 2006, 01:14 PM: Message edited ...
by Mike6158
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

Originally posted by Edd Whatley: November Echo Fiver Uniform: WOW …after hearing of your situation, I’ll bet you have a surprise every day. Nice piece of cabinetry work. Seems to be a semi gloss lacquer on pine. Also, probably a challenge in getting those Texas Ranger badges for pulls. I’m into a ...
by Mike6158
Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

here was actually opposition from some parents as computers could emit fields that would cause their kids harm
I wonder if the internet could be considered a field :D
by Mike6158
Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

Well... I kid you not... her nurse practioner uses her pyramid to "reactivate" vitamins. She can even "reactivate" food that has been "killed" by the microwave. The microwave... btw... just in case... and so you know... emits radiation ALL the time. It radiates the food...
by Mike6158
Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

But I want a Canon EOS1Ds 16.7 Mpxl SLR... and she doesn't have the means to get one for me... so I guess it's back to putting wire ties on the power cords :D
by Mike6158
Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

Originally posted by philba: My wife is into a lot of that stuff, too. Fortunately, she's more into the herb end of it than anything else. No huge dent in the wallet so I don't try to debunk it. I think this comes from a need to believe there is an answer for everything, now. I believe there is[\b]...
by Mike6158
Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

Re: I can't believe someone actually sells these

Originally posted by jwax: Had a wife with those maladies and disorder. The divorce is working well. :) Yeah... but I still like this one so I'll keep her for a while. It's definitely a challenge some times. Aside from her recently aquired pechant for electronic gizmos that aren't she's got mostly ...
by Mike6158
Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe someone actually sells these
Replies: 16
Views: 7203

I can't believe someone actually sells these

Healthline Hopefully the link will work. :( I was at my girlfriends house this evening. She is sick so I was taking care of some things for her. She asked me to install some "very expensive E-field thingys" for her. She's very much in to homeopathic and natural remedies. Ever hear the ter...
by Mike6158
Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge
Replies: 255
Views: 222955

Re: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge

Originally posted by stephen: Hello MrAl, You can get a rough extrapolation of LED characteristics from some of the data sheet curves. Take for example the Stanley UW5806X data sheet, which describes a 5mm white LED. The forward voltage vs. Forward Current curve is plotted with semi-log axes. An id...
by Mike6158
Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off Topic - Merry Christmas
Replies: 7
Views: 3152

Re: Off Topic - Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas all!!
by Mike6158
Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wireless phone extension
Replies: 19
Views: 9010

Re: Wireless phone extension

Originally posted by cato: by the way, I'm not sure they make a wireless router that works with dialup.... if anyone knows, please let us know. If the XP OS is installed on a PC located in the house it could be set up to share it's internet connection. I haven't ever tried it but it would seem to m...