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- Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a new gadget....maybe new idea ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 61747
Re: Looking for a new gadget....maybe new idea ?
Why not use a Baby Monitor? Plug the Baby Monitor Base unit into the circuit you want to check, with a radio nearby playing. Take the hand held receiver with you to the breaker box. You can listen to the receiver, as you toggle on and off breaker switches. When you no longer can hear the radio on th...
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why you should consider Solar Panel Cooling....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 26141
Why you should consider Solar Panel Cooling....
Here's a recent video on the benefits of cooling your solar panels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt9qLRN7JvA
Signed: Janitor Tzap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt9qLRN7JvA
Signed: Janitor Tzap
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Greetings!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 336467
Re: Greetings!
Happy Holidays everyone! One more year of COVID. But the current strain seems to be not as bad as the previous ones. :| Well, the weather has been nasty this past last year. Hail storm back in May, put holes in the roof, and thus had to get it repaired. {Ugh!} :( The Air Fryer's that I got from Men...
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for long range HF RFID antenna
- Replies: 7
- Views: 48206
Time to Hijack this thread!
RFID Antenna...... What about a standard FM 88 MHz to 108 MHz Frequencies Antenna? I have a little GE Clock Radio that uses a antenna wire wrapped around the AC Power Cord for reception. This normally works okay, but I have to move the Power Cord around sometimes to get the station in better. Or Re...
- Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HV SMPS design
- Replies: 7
- Views: 29528
Re: HV SMPS design
Here's a free PDF download site that has several books on SMP's.
https://www.pdfdrive.com/switching-powe ... 37735.html
Signed: Janitor Tzap
https://www.pdfdrive.com/switching-powe ... 37735.html
Signed: Janitor Tzap
- Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LM3914 Help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 50432
Re: LM3914 Help
Dacflyer.png If it looks okay, I'll go to spec and recalculate the resistors. Unless you want the fun :grin: That would be awsome.. I wish there was a cookbook on this LM3914/15/16 series of chips.. I could think of so many thngs to make, but i can't get enough understanding of this things, even fr...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 7:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LM3914 Help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 50432
Re: LM3914 Help
Hey Dacflyer,
Have you looked at these?
https://www.allelectronics.com/item/bt- ... ter/1.html
Signed: Janitor Tzap
Have you looked at these?
https://www.allelectronics.com/item/bt- ... ter/1.html
Signed: Janitor Tzap
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spamming for Spammings sake?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24231
Spamming for Spammings sake?!
Why aren't these characters posting this SPAM on an Automotive website?
Instead of a Electronics Hobbyists website?
Signed: Janitor Tzap
Instead of a Electronics Hobbyists website?
Signed: Janitor Tzap
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a Blue Led display 4-dig. - 7-segment
- Replies: 17
- Views: 75941
Re: Looking for a Blue Led display 4-dig. - 7-segment
Hi. Alibaba is the wrong place : ----> https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=4+digit+blue+numeric+display&opensearch=true Aliexpress doesn't have anything in a 7-Segment, 4-Digit display that's larger than .56 inches. Except for single digit 7-Segment display modules. There were 1.3 i...
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a Blue Led display 4-dig. - 7-segment
- Replies: 17
- Views: 75941
Re: Looking for a Blue Led display 4-dig. - 7-segment
Dacflyer, Your still looking, Huh? Well, like I said before. Get a bunch of Blue Rectangle LED's. A Protoboard, Wire, the Display Wiring Schematic. And make up the display yourself. Edit: I came across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_yobwaBWr0 Give it a look. The guy came up with a way...
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: loud tv commercials
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26086
Re: loud tv commercials
High level signal into an external amp, aka speaker level like in car audio or even some subwoofer audio. Yeah, it's a pain to add more stuff onto the end run, but it seems to be the easiest way to gain access for analog solutions like we used to have. Anyway, years ago it was the blanking between ...
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ring Spotlight Camera
- Replies: 11
- Views: 36700
Re: Ring Spotlight Camera
Here's a video on how to trouble shoot WIFI Issues with your WIFI devices, and some possible solutions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3E04b948tE
Signed: Janitor Tzap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3E04b948tE
Signed: Janitor Tzap
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How Do you Clean A Deep Fryer?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 106385
Re: How Do you Clean A Deep Fryer?
I actually have something similar i just remembered.. Remember the Flavor-wave cooker ? basically the same deal.. a micro convection oven. This is a picture of what it looks like.. mine has an actual heating element in it.. newer ones had a halogen heat lamp/ tube. I don't think they lasted as long...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How Do you Clean A Deep Fryer?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 106385
Re: How Do you Clean A Deep Fryer?
Oh man, now I feel bad for even starting this topic! All these spammers using the topic, only to promote they're own website though veiled responses to the said topic! :( UPDATE: Well, the Deep Fryer is collecting dust on the shelf now. Because most everyone here has come down with some sort of med...
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wall plug electrical pop noise from switch, motor, fridge, etc...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 66067
Re: Wall plug electrical pop noise from switch, motor, fridge, etc...
Heres a Sola Electric 63-13-150 Micro Computer Regulator 120V AC. https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTOfIkDuNZ4-h6NOPmfmd30C4Ji8IOWmO9gHAg45xRC7l6eE17HkA4e9b2n5s5T7O22u5iESKEd_NYVOl-XcmiJgNw1H608cIGYTC3xQH7UwBiQAccc2L_m&usqp=CAE I've set these up in offices where they would ...