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by thesprocket
Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tagged (RFID)
Replies: 6
Views: 2637

Re: Tagged (RFID)

UH? If they can be duplicated, cant you just put the "grain of rice" in you pocket and infiltrate the data center?
by thesprocket
Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home Made Oscope
Replies: 14
Views: 5560

Re: Home Made Oscope

On a wee bit of a tangent...

I have been doing some cleaning, and am thinking of unloading some NI-DAQ (data aquisition) hardware, can I post a "for sale" in this forum?

Moderators, please advise. Thanks.
by thesprocket
Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NES "Zapper" gun controller
Replies: 5
Views: 2263

Re: NES "Zapper" gun controller

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Chris Smith: [QB]...a white square will flash where all the available targets are on the TV. The Zapper gun can read the flash and determine if something was hit or not...QB]<hr...
by thesprocket
Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: flexible paper thin computer screen
Replies: 10
Views: 4243

Re: flexible paper thin computer screen

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by stephen: ...It might work quite well if it were scaled up to a large size and used as a programmable sign. The low static power would be a real advantage here. Possible uses wou...
by thesprocket
Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NiMH cells go dead on shelf too quickly
Replies: 16
Views: 8249

Re: NiMH cells go dead on shelf too quickly

My 2 cents:<p>Yes, if i put my replacment set of 2500mAh AA's on the charger when they come out of the camera, then take them off as indicated. they are nearly dead about when the ones in use in the camera need replacment. <p>I have also noticed the difference between manufacturers, the current set ...
by thesprocket
Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: monolithic capacitors
Replies: 14
Views: 5388

Re: monolithic capacitors

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dean Huster: Off-topic for the cap checks, on-topic for the move in the troubleshooting techniques direction: ...Anyway, our techs were amazed down at the ASA facility when they...
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Satellite dish design
Replies: 45
Views: 16495

Re: Satellite dish design

DMASCARE:<p>Lets take a tangential turn here and look at the project again:<p>Tens of accelerometers, this is per building?<p>Structured cabling is taking 70% of the budget?<p>You plan on eliminating both cables and batteries by powering your sensor, micro controller, and RFID transceiver via the RF...
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wireless Internet Using Cordless Phone
Replies: 3
Views: 1933

Re: Wireless Internet Using Cordless Phone

If i read this correctly, the point is to be able to roam around the house connected to the internet even though your interconnection type is dialup? If so, take a closer look at those cable/dsl router-NAT boxes from dlink and linksys. One of my friends has one that has a serial port on the back for...
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Senior Design Project (EE+ME)
Replies: 22
Views: 10982

Re: Senior Design Project (EE+ME)

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Engineer1138: Design an automatic bartender that can mix drinks. You need to programming, computer I/O, temperature control, user interfaces and you get to design (semi)precison...
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AM Stereo
Replies: 12
Views: 5118

Re: AM Stereo

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ROBERT REED: Nice post-The guy asks for technical info on an electronic subject, which by the way, is what this forum is all about, and all he gets is personal opinions on polit...
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Green light!
Replies: 9
Views: 3847

Re: Green light!

The All red method would prevent the emergency traffic if the roadway was divided and the emergency vehicle could not get to the supposedly empty on coming lane. <p>What if the system gets hacked by collison shop owners, and they get it to go all Green? Anachry!
by thesprocket
Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ethernet webcam .....
Replies: 5
Views: 2852

Re: Ethernet webcam .....

This UBOX dosen't seem to be readily aviable. I did find it listed for 497 NZD (about $350 US), which seem pretty steep, for low quality USB video. for that kind of dosh, actually significantly less, i think i would be looking at a fully featured IP based camera
by thesprocket
Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPEEDING UP RS232
Replies: 13
Views: 5438

Re: SPEEDING UP RS232

For noisy environments, you can completly skip the copper, forget the RF, and move right on to optical fiber.<p>http://www.moxa.com/product/TCF-142.htm#
by thesprocket
Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Steam power?
Replies: 12
Views: 5875

Re: Steam power?

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Chris Smith: Purchase a old worn out Wankle Rotary engine out of a Mazda, [or NSU] It makes a great steam engine. <hr></blockquote><p>Don't forget the '75 Suzuki RE-5. it's 500c...
by thesprocket
Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Man in a Balloon
Replies: 3
Views: 1925

Re: Man in a Balloon

It is not surprising that the manager is lost, there are not many landmarks several hundred miles out on the North Atlantic, that also explains why the engineer answered him in terms of Lat./Long.<p>Image