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by cato
Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: looking for someone who has magazines HAM RADIO or 73 magazi
Replies: 7
Views: 4411

Using Component tester as a keyword search, The ARRL Database turned up this:


ARRL Periodicals Index Search
Items 1 to 1 of 1
Issue Page Title Author
Feb 1987 Ham Radio 65 Testing Components
(Practically Speaking) Carr, Joe, K4IPV
by cato
Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: looking for someone who has magazines HAM RADIO or 73 magazi
Replies: 7
Views: 4411

First, try checking with your local library. They can probably help you find the article and get a copy for a photocopy charge. If that doesn't work, the ARRL has and archive of Ham Radio: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qqnsearch.html If THAT doesn't work, and you still have the authors call sign,...
by cato
Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stock market driving oil prices
Replies: 5
Views: 5002

Have you ever sold something? What did you charge? Could it have been as much as you thought you could get? Oil is $78 a barrel because someone is willing to pay $78 a barrel for it. Oil, like everything else, goes to the highest bidder. People with SUVs bid a lot. ...That and because Bush is paying...
by cato
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another capacitor question???
Replies: 50
Views: 22071

So called "starter caps" do not provide a starting current "kick". They provide a current phase shift between different sets of windings in the motor, which sets up a differential magnetic field, which in turn causes the rotor to turn.
by cato
Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Orange Drop ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3179

whew...see...I knew there was a reason I got them confused.

I guess they come in two caskes: orange drop shades and deep sun classes
by cato
Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: currious question about led displays.
Replies: 5
Views: 3037

Seven segment displays lean because 2's, 6's, 7's, and 9's lean. for example, without the lean, a 6 would look like a b.
by cato
Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Orange Drop ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3179

Ooops, Dean's right.... I was working from a bad memory....I was thinking of these guys:

http://www.cascadesurplus.com/catalog/p ... ts_id/1046


, which are usually yellow actually...

I think polyester is chosen for higher freguencies and high voltage...
by cato
Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oscope question...
Replies: 8
Views: 4011

I agree that what you probably want (for this particular task) is a logic analyser. I was horrified that you assumed a sampling rate was an issue. It is of course an issue if you are limiting yourself to a DIGITAL Scope. However, not all scopes are digital. In the olden days, like the latter half of...
by cato
Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Orange Drop ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3179

Tantilum vs. Aluminum.

Lower ESR (more gooder for high frequencies)

Smaller/volt

orange vs. blue or silver
by cato
Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Infra red LED intensity
Replies: 3
Views: 2104

....another route is to "look" at them with a digital camera ...like a quickcam internet/webcam. The cameras are cheap and "see" into the infrared. If they look brighter or dimmer on the computer, they probably are. If you want numbers, then a photo diode and an oscilliscope shou...
by cato
Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sick Li-ion battery pack...
Replies: 4
Views: 2175

I also believe the problem is with the batteries themselves.... this after similar issues with my vx-7r... From reading your posts Miguel, I get the impression you will figure out how to replace the batteries. When you figure out how to reweld the replacement batteries to the metal strips without de...
by cato
Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Computer Grade"
Replies: 4
Views: 2764

I believe that --Computer Grade-- is a marketing term that has little technical meaning. If it means anything at all, I think it means that the manufacture believes the part is appropriate for use as a power supply filter cap in a computer where the output of the switching power supply has a conside...
by cato
Wed May 24, 2006 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remote control pm my Toshiba TV
Replies: 10
Views: 5162

Edd wrote:.



ZUJ’ing for your return……(Standing By …..remember…… Cato ?)



.
I ZU indeed.
by cato
Sat May 20, 2006 4:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3 prong Philips? Tampering with the tamper proof?
Replies: 12
Views: 6367

Thank you gentlemen! Yous da men!
by cato
Wed May 17, 2006 5:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remote control pm my Toshiba TV
Replies: 10
Views: 5162

I have a Kenwood stereo tuner that has been giving me trouble for a while. I discovered that the problem is temperature related....I keep the place kinda cool....if I warm it up it starts working again...my theory is that the conductive pads on the back side of the rubberized keyboard become uncondu...