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- Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Radiant Energy Device Not So Free
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5484
Re: Radiant Energy Device Not So Free
Didn't Niki Tesla have some kind of device like this? I think I remember he took it to JP Morgan for backing & Morgan rejected him 'cause there was no way for JP to make money off of it?
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5606
Re: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
Yep, the Sony referenced above is a learning remote and although I'm sure there are IR formats it won't do I have yet to find one. It also has an "extensive liibrary" of pre stored formats but I've never found one that works properly for any device I tried, right off the bat, not even Sony...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5606
Re: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
Good Day Folks, Not as hard a problem as it might seem. Sony makes a remote control, RM-VL600 that runs about $25-$30. Sony claims that it has an extensive code library and is fully set-up and compatable w/ Sony equipment. Not true on both accounts but it is very programmable and as long as you're w...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: composite video pattern generator
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7121
Re: composite video pattern generator
G'day Folks, There is a DVD that supplies test patterns etc. for TV adjustment. I think it's called "DVD Video Essentials". DVD players are cheap now & could supply a variety of outputs. It's what I do when I need a test pattern. Actually, I got the DVD from my local library & then...
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: And now for something completely.. er.. Different?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10754
Re: And now for something completely.. er.. Different?
So it must have been about 1970 or '71 and the boss at our Olsen's Electronics had us in for a sales staff meeting at 7:00 on a Saturday morning. The main topic of the meeting seemed to be that our two main rivals, Allied Electronics and (I think) Radio Shack had merged and were to be known hencefor...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Optical cable question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3040
Re: Optical cable question
Bigglez, I just read the thread you referred me to & it sounds like our problems are remarkably similar with the exception that I'm trying to force the AVR into faking a surround signal. Maybe that accounts for the audible noise. Thanks for the feedback. Now just gotta see what happens. I'll upd...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Optical cable question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3040
Re: Optical cable question
This client is really flakey , so other than my direct observations I give little creedence to his reports & I was only there a few minutes the other day & eventually have to go back. That being said: Our AVR doesn't pop. The only indication that it has lost digital audio is the change on th...
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Optical cable question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3040
Re: Optical cable question
OK, I've only had a few minutes to look at this so far but I was able to hear the problem. The cable TV box is connected to the Sony surround sound amp via HDMI but for reasons unknown to me the HDMI does not carry audio signal. Never did & this appears to be normal. In order to hear surround au...
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Optical cable question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3040
Optical cable question
Good Day folks, I have a home theater client who is complaining of a switching noise when his system switches from analog audio to optical/digital audio. I replaced the optical cable with no improvement so it would appear that this noise is being generated in either the cable box or the audio amp. O...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mass wire storage solutions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6324
Re: Mass wire storage solutions
I use binder clips,available in many sizes at any office supply store. The clips slip over the cable, the connector end won't slide through and, hung on the above mentioned pegboard keeps everything in view and available.
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- Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LED Street Lights Unvieled In Silicon Valley
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6570
Re: LED Street Lights Unvieled In Silicon Valley
One of the problems we have here in Wisconsin is lack of heat from the incandescent bulbs. Under certain (not uncommon) conditions the snow will drift onto the lights and not enough heat is generated by the bulbs to melt them clear. I sat at an intersection & wondered if they would end up puttin...
- Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: memristors?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15390
Re: memristors?
Hackle & MrAl,
Excellent discussion. I think I finally understand.
Hackle, you made the math simple & to the point. MrAl, your motor & pot analogy seems dead on.
There, that wasn't so hard now, was it?
Seriously, thanks guys. I'm awed by the knowledge available here.
Excellent discussion. I think I finally understand.
Hackle, you made the math simple & to the point. MrAl, your motor & pot analogy seems dead on.
There, that wasn't so hard now, was it?
Seriously, thanks guys. I'm awed by the knowledge available here.
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: memristors?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15390
Re: memristors?
Whew, you guys make me feel alot better already. It would appear that most everyone has confusion about this & that makes my own confusion more understandable. Excellent! :cool: hakelsup is most likely correct, I understand this is nano technology & unlikely to be a discrete component. The g...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: memristors?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15390
memristors?
Good Day Folks, So, I've been reading about the new device discovered or invented or whatever that is being called a memristor or maybe memistor, depending on who's writing. All I can find are what sounds like press releases and opinions expressed as fact. It would seem to be a device whose resistan...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Appliance Repair
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8227