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by Craig
Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MSN
Replies: 15
Views: 7810

What Vern said is good too. Here is a some more sites to add: 127.0.0.1 cdn.fastclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.bannerconnect.net 127.0.0.1 imageads.canoe.ca 127.0.0.1 ads5.canoe.ca 127.0.0.1 adbrite.com 127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 rad.live.com 127.0.0.1 doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 g.msn.ca 127.0.0.1 doub...
by Craig
Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MSN
Replies: 15
Views: 7810

Why don't you just close the hotmail page instead of signing out?
by Craig
Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LED Flashlight
Replies: 4
Views: 2704

Hi Jim, Those asm, bin, and hex files are files that are used to program a microcontroller. The ASM file is the code in Assembly Language and can be viewed in any text editor such as Notepad. Viewing the bin and hex files won't help you with anything as they are not really readable anyways (as far a...
by Craig
Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are the real Electronic Tech jobs becoming more scarce?
Replies: 10
Views: 5830

How much composite material is on your UAV's and UV's? The company I work for specializes in composite components. Our customers include Bombardier, Boeing, Cessna, Hondajet, ASC Signal (fomerly Andrew Canada), and we are bidding on parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (http://www.jsf.mil).
by Craig
Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Digital Voltage Meter For your Car......
Replies: 13
Views: 5374

Hi, I think the article that you're looking for is called "Self Powered Digital Voltmeter", with the tagline "Build a Nive Add-On for Your Car or Truck and LEarn a New Opamp Trick". It was written by Fernando Garcia and is on page 52 of the July 2004 issue. I can send you a copy ...
by Craig
Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Inflight movie headsets question
Replies: 7
Views: 3503

You should be able to use your own headphones now. I just got back from a two week trip. I was on four different airplanes and they all had standard headphone jacks. They sold cheap headphones on the plane for $3, or they said you could use your own. I saw a lot of people were using their iPod headp...
by Craig
Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Shaver/Trimmer
Replies: 5
Views: 3022

Where did you buy it? I know that some large retail stores such as Future Shop, Best Buy, Staples, and Home Depot get special versions and model numbers made just for them. That way the consumer can not use the price match guarentee, because they are unable to find that exact model somewhere else.
by Craig
Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marking Threads As Solved
Replies: 10
Views: 4794

It would also be good if those message threads could be added to a new forum (copied, not moved), so we could have a sort of encylopedia of questions and answers.
by Craig
Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: interesting find on side of the road this weekend.
Replies: 13
Views: 5710

Can you post a picture of this? It would be interesting to see what it looks like inside.
by Craig
Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Parts I.D.
Replies: 2
Views: 2267

Perhaps you mean http://www.icmaster.com?
by Craig
Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circuit theory to reverse polarity of 12V, <1 amp
Replies: 10
Views: 6763

Ok, I came up with two designs, although I'm not really sure how practical they will be in a real world scenerio. The first one uses a 5 volt source to trigger some darlington transistors with will then flip the track. http://www.postimage.org/gx2R_20r.jpg http://www.postimage.org/gx2R_ZSS.jpg The s...
by Craig
Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interview Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 2857

I always ask the interviewer what he or she likes and dislikes the most about the company, what the culture is like there, and what their turn-over rate is. That should give you a good idea about what kind of place it is.
by Craig
Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circuit theory to reverse polarity of 12V, <1 amp
Replies: 10
Views: 6763

Yes, that would be the easiest, but it would be no fun. I want to design this for the possible use of a microcontroller or something cool like that.
by Craig
Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circuit theory to reverse polarity of 12V, <1 amp
Replies: 10
Views: 6763

When the frog is in the resting position, there is 0 volts between the + and -. The 12V is supplied to the frog for only 500ms or so, maybe as low as 300ms. From the outside it looks/acts like a solenoid, it just needs a quick shot of juice to move it. After the frog moves, the voltage goes back to ...
by Craig
Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circuit theory to reverse polarity of 12V, <1 amp
Replies: 10
Views: 6763

Hi, I've been thinking about this for a few days, and have looked at some H-bridges. The 7912 is cheaper than any H bridge I've found, although I did pick up a couple to try them out. The frog just required a pulse of electricity, like what would come from a momentary switch. Why is an H bridge a be...