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by Externet
Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: off grid solar project
Replies: 14
Views: 69226

Re: off grid solar project

Hi. Am happy to report two weeks ago finished my solar implementation; next energy invoices will be credits piling up monthly until winter heating comes. Not off grid, am on grid. That is my storage 'battery' Six 2 metres x 1 metre each 390W 40VDC 10A DC series string panels, twice on the roof make ...
by Externet
Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help to find Battery
Replies: 12
Views: 11534

Re: Help to find Battery

Can you measure the cell in millimetres, to check if matches something in the market with the dimensional nomenclature ?
(18650 are 18mm diametre, 65.0mm length, red one) Greens are 'AA' and double lenght 'AA'
Cells.jpg
by Externet
Tue May 25, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Streaming question
Replies: 10
Views: 11347

Re: Streaming question

About 20 years ago, at my workplace, streaming hardware was made. Since then, 'streaming' to me is transmitting audio on the net. Now; the wording has been twisted as 'receiving' Well; back to the subject, this is the old original product from my workplace then; new versions have been developed : Fr...
by Externet
Fri May 21, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY pancake slip ring
Replies: 16
Views: 27700

Re: DIY pancake slip ring

Welcome. Get scissors ready and dig in here for the convincing ones ----> https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=rf+seal+berilium+copper+strips&iax=images&ia=images Or not DIY ----> https://www.ebay.com/itm/323973127204?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAAAkNL6QxsVdDQrMgPE%2FCMnE9pKJJXW...
by Externet
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...
Replies: 6
Views: 14591

Re: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...

Well, whatever used to be a standard, now his booster uses 6VDC. Ask the chinese, I did not do it... :???: Seems the USB jack current is capable to please the antenna booster. I will not complain. Specs here show 6V/100mA ----> https://www.ebay.com/itm/192285092531?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&a...
by Externet
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...
Replies: 6
Views: 14591

Re: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...

Hi Tzap. Thank you. :sad: The booster takes 6VDC. I have its correct adapter :sad: Decided to make my own; and added a USB male power cable to power it with the USB jack in the TV. Worked too on 5V. :eek: If can work better, I do not know, but will live with it. The second schematic here ----> https...
by Externet
Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...
Replies: 6
Views: 14591

Re: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...

Thanks, Tzap.
That is the power supply + injector.

The injector only is like
injector.jpeg
by Externet
Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open door to robots count ?
Replies: 1
Views: 4281

Open door to robots count ?

Hi.
Just noticed what was not there yesterday. Huge numbers for 'views' of a post/thread.

What changed ?
by Externet
Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...
Replies: 6
Views: 14591

Looking for power injector for amplified antenna...

Hi all. A TV antenna on the roof has a built-in preamplifier. Am looking for a power injector that will send 12V to the antenna and will separate the RF signal to feed the TV RF input. Do you have one behind the spider webs for sale ? Should have three ports; - Power in - connects to 12V supply - Po...
by Externet
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Nuts and Volts dead ?
Replies: 114
Views: 3800368

Re: Is Nuts and Volts dead ?

There is Nuts&Volts magazine; and Nuts&Volts forum. Death evaluation should be dealt by separate coroners.* In mid nineties, the trendy forums on the web were 'Popular Electronics' and something with Microsoft forums? and something else as ' Electronics Now' ? Those places harbored some (or ...
by Externet
Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: To read revolutions per second on multimeter ?
Replies: 2
Views: 4465

To read revolutions per second on multimeter ?

Hi. Cheap and not multimeters have the Hertz reading setting. Would like to implement a simple optical reader aiming a turning shaft with a black/white marking. Perhaps severing the optosensor half of an optocoupler, or a phototransistor, or even a tiny magnet glued to shaft, and a coil to the meter...
by Externet
Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WAT IZZ IT?
Replies: 13
Views: 12736

Re: WAT IZZ IT?

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by Externet
Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not-A-Fuse fuse?
Replies: 7
Views: 6956

Re: Not-A-Fuse fuse?

And you want that for alternating and direct current ?
by Externet
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: telephone interface
Replies: 3
Views: 5087

Re: telephone interface

¿? Do you want to originate calls on your wireless cell service provider by using the landline hardware ? , or answering calls to your cell phone by lifting the landline handset ? Or reversed, use the landline to place and answer calls manipulating your ´smart' phone ? Landlines telephones use audio...
by Externet
Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ghosts
Replies: 10
Views: 8832

Re: Ghosts

jwax wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:40 pm I don't believe in ghosts anymore!
Black tape over the IR detector has stopped the random turn-on problem!
Noooooo! :sad: I was hoping being a true ghost and restarting a 'Rice pulling'-like subject :sad: