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by Bernius1
Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Radio Shack still has parts!
Replies: 12
Views: 5223

Re: Radio Shack still has parts!

I haven't been on the BB for a while, & cheers to the creator of the new format. As far as RS, & others who ask info on a cash sale, I just alter the last 4 of my ph#, so Santa Claus gets the mail. Parts for me lately are better on Ebay. 1,000 1% resistors for <$5.00?? can't beat it, not eve...
by Bernius1
Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forget Hydrogen
Replies: 70
Views: 28923

Re: Forget Hydrogen

Excellent observation, Will. But remember, in NYS, the the right and left hands of commerce and jurisprudence are Nepotism and the Almighty Dollar. Sad, but true. So WHO builds the plant , and WHO benefits HOW MUCH from its operation determine its existence. Like toll booths. Re: the car(b); Fossil ...
by Bernius1
Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home Automation
Replies: 1
Views: 1958

Re: Home Automation

If you can build , why buy , & vice versa.... What are you lopoking to control ? Washing machines, sprinklers, dishwashers ? Solenoid valves with electronic control. Sprinkler systems use them already. WHat's your goal ??
by Bernius1
Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RF Signal strength to measure distance
Replies: 21
Views: 11861

Re: RF Signal strength to measure distance

If it's low power, the received signal will be 'heard' gradually appearing from a background of noise. So, if you modulate a 1,000hz tone (arbitrarily) , as loud / soft pulses (tick\tock), then either detecting hysterisis, or using a 555 as a ' missing pulse detector' will give you an output only wh...
by Bernius1
Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Find Flaw
Replies: 20
Views: 9883

Re: Help Find Flaw

One of the proposed subatomic particles is the Higgs Boson ( Protons and neutrons are only 2 of several 'bosons', which are the larger nuclear particles). Actually , the Higgs is supposed to be the largest, and account for what we know as 'mass', which is actually only manifest as inertia anyway. So...
by Bernius1
Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Find Flaw
Replies: 20
Views: 9883

Re: Help Find Flaw

Electrical circuits are bipolar ( hot & Gnd ). RF technically is also, with the earth being the ground. But light 'appears' monopolar . A photon's intrinsic energy is perceived enough to generate a detectable voltage (which is the quantum energy in the wire; the current being the actual electron...
by Bernius1
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: pulse width modulation circuit (PWM)
Replies: 10
Views: 4943

Re: pulse width modulation circuit (PWM)

Rudimentary, but it should work. But you'll also probably have problems getting it to work right. Most serial/parallel ports can handle 40mA at up to 12V, so driving the ckt should be enough. But is it a true step motor, or are you just pulsing a regular motor ? Is it brushless? It seems that the 'o...
by Bernius1
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: free cable TV
Replies: 5
Views: 3335

Re: free cable TV

...and if you do decide to rob the bank, will it be the branch between the donut shop and the precinct house ????
by Bernius1
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Find Flaw
Replies: 20
Views: 9883

Re: Help Find Flaw

Chris, what a lovely can of worms ! My understanding of the 'entangled pair' is this; The only true relationship that the pair shares is identical frequency and phase. Like the exact color of cyan in color TV. So the decillion other photons have differing phase and frequency. Big deal. How could you...
by Bernius1
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thousands of parts being disposed of...
Replies: 28
Views: 12232

Re: Thousands of parts being disposed of...

Hmmmm.... Hobbyist fodder: 555's , LM2900 ,LM1458 ,LM108 (instrument) , poly styr/ethyl/propylene cap's, 1% precicion resistors in asst'd values, LM358/380 audio, IRF540's & 3055 power x-istors, asst'd zeners, asst'd SMT's..... I'm OK. But if you have labeled coils or odd freq. crystals . Stuff ...
by Bernius1
Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Find Flaw
Replies: 20
Views: 9883

Re: Help Find Flaw

I agree. If rearward travel is 1 femtosecond in a 'threshold' of 4 fsec's, then media which exploit that quantum dynamic would see a 25% increase in transmission rate. And, as you have to BUY something to get a discount, you'd get a 'time' discount as you go forward. But considering that electricity...
by Bernius1
Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forget Hydrogen
Replies: 70
Views: 28923

Re: Forget Hydrogen

Good point, Steven. I've wondered, if gravity does work that moves something sideways ( no vertical deflection), does that object lose weight ? Not mass , of course, but a falling object technically loses weight as long as it is accelerating. Hmmmm. 1-800-Jenny Craig ???
by Bernius1
Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Find Flaw
Replies: 20
Views: 9883

Re: Help Find Flaw

Chris, agreed. But I think that time, or " delta-T approaching zero", that is the EXACT MOMENT, is an illusion. I believe that there is a threshold, like a wavefront to time, which we're always surfing. Maybe a nanosecond blur. That allows for Quantum time shifting, but not a trip back to ...
by Bernius1
Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forget Hydrogen
Replies: 70
Views: 28923

Re: Forget Hydrogen

Remember energy density.
by Bernius1
Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ideas For A Sensor
Replies: 31
Views: 12704

Re: Ideas For A Sensor

I like all the ideas, but the playing of the game portends the solution. Ex: the game 'Othello' uses discs, black top / white bottom. Painted magnets (Bk=N , Wh=South ), when detected, will tell you which SIDE of the disc faces up, which may matter. Also, if the board is lucite, SMT LED's & phot...