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by Mike6158
Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge
Replies: 255
Views: 216097

Re: "Perfect" LED current limiting challenge

I just wanted to post something so that I could click the email notification button :D
by Mike6158
Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SEDOKU
Replies: 19
Views: 8918

Re: SEDOKU

Try using code inside [] before the table and /code inside [] after the table. That should preserve formatting.

Like this:

Code: Select all

   9   8  
 7 1     9
  25 7  6 
    2 3   
  1  8 32 
 5     4 2
   64 8   
 1    5 8 
by Mike6158
Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: solarenergyandbeyond
Replies: 16
Views: 8294

Re: solarenergyandbeyond

Originally posted by jwax:
More to the point, solare, what is your point?
I think we all agree alternative energy sources are great, but there are plenty of groups that specialize in them.
Sounds like he's looking for investors to me.
by Mike6158
Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Tools Are Really For
Replies: 6
Views: 3109

What Tools Are Really For

These would be funnier if they weren't true :D a. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted part you were drying. b. WIR...
by Mike6158
Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can your Christmas Lights do this?
Replies: 17
Views: 7036

Re: Can your Christmas Lights do this?

Look up a couple of posts. Dave Dixon posted a link to the Snopes. It's a real display and Snopes has links to the controller mfg. The software is free. The hardware... isn't
by Mike6158
Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dec 2005 issue
Replies: 19
Views: 10472

Re: Dec 2005 issue

Still nothing
by Mike6158
Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can your Christmas Lights do this?
Replies: 17
Views: 7036

Re: Can your Christmas Lights do this?

I just liked the technical aspect of synching lights to orchestra music...
by Mike6158
Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Subscription problems
Replies: 18
Views: 12352

Re: Subscription problems

No December for me either...
by Mike6158
Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can your Christmas Lights do this?
Replies: 17
Views: 7036

Can your Christmas Lights do this?

I guess he synch'd it to The Trans Siberian Orchestra
by Mike6158
Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Line monitor
Replies: 11
Views: 3828

Re: Line monitor

Single phase or three phase? As someone that is responsible for historizing about 4 gigs of data every month (and that's at only one of the locations) via a program called Wonderware... I would like to make a point or two... Once a second is probably a good "collect" frequency. There are 8...
by Mike6158
Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with LED
Replies: 31
Views: 12808

Re: Help with LED

Yeah but... Somewhere back there someone mentioned using solar energy to power the leds. Also, as the post author mentioned, plants like a specific temperature range of light. From what I've read the flourescent tubes would have to be replaced at least every 6 months (cathode decay?). Interesting si...
by Mike6158
Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with LED
Replies: 31
Views: 12808

Re: Help with LED

I made a little strip of 9 red and 9 blue led's (alternated red and blue in groups of 3) for just this purpose (growing plants in the winter). I never have tried it on plants but the theory seemed valid. The one thing that I don't quit get is how to calculate the light energy requirement of a plant....
by Mike6158
Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IR sensor
Replies: 23
Views: 8340

Re: IR sensor

I'll be darned... One little forward slash was missing. I don't know that I've ever seen that... Usually URL's aren't so persnickity.
by Mike6158
Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IR sensor
Replies: 23
Views: 8340

Re: IR sensor

Website no worky...

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