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- Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dec 2005 issue
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10462
Re: Dec 2005 issue
I checked the local Borders, and Barnes and Noble, last night and they didn't have any. The B&N's computer said they had 3 in stock, but none could be found. Looks like a good issue, am looking for one. May try Fry's tomarrow in Sacramento.
- Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Radio Shack getting out of parts supply
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10719
Re: Radio Shack getting out of parts supply
Its too bad. People just don't build or repair much stuff anymore.<p>Pretty soon at Rat Shack it will be just cell phones, electronic toys as gifts, and unusual batteries and cables.<p>At least until grocery stores start carrying cell phones, and then they will drop cell phones as well.<p>[ October ...
- Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thousands of parts being disposed of...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12368
Re: Thousands of parts being disposed of...
Any stepper motors?
- Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:00 pm
- Forum: Computer Programming
- Topic: PIC Project, Special Input
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6079
Re: PIC Project, Special Input
One of these days the automatic cameras that take pictures of red light runners will do the same for cars pretending they are emergency vehicles. If they don't do that already.
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Google Mapping and the Moon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4960
Re: Google Mapping and the Moon
I thought it was made of GREEN cheese...
- Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RANGE FINDER
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5838
Re: RANGE FINDER
Two keychain type laser pointers epoxy glued to a ruler. One at each end, at an angle a little less than perpendicular to the ruler, measured to the center of the ruler. The angles such that they converge 100m away.<p>It would be held horizontally, and with a red laser on the left and a different co...
- Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Relatively Compact Power Generation Using Fuel
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14767
Re: Relatively Compact Power Generation Using Fuel
I was looking at US Army (DARPA) research projects a few months ago and ran accross a small electric generator they were trying to develop. It was to use a ceramic high speed impeller to work in a little turbine for powering electrical things in the field. In the order of hundreds of watts I think. ...
- Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PCB made out of acrylic ?!?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8885
Re: PCB made out of acrylic ?!?
The self-adhesive copper foil is used by stained glass hobbiests to wrap the edge of the glass which is then soldered to the next pane.<p>Radio shack used to sell lead foil tape (and connectors) that would stick to the inside of glass windows for burglar alarms.<p>A see through robot with clear circ...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: March N&V issue...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3970
Re: March N&V issue...
On HDTV<p>When TV's are outlawed only Outlaws will have TV's. The trick is to figure out how not to be an outlaw, and get get the right equipment.<p>The deadline for the analog/digital switch isn't chisled in stone, and has been delayed before. I expect it will happen again. My wife and I specifical...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "POPTRONICS IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4822
Re: "POPTRONICS IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS"
Are you talking about that article that the Egyptian pyramid was a big electonic gadget? That was a pretty bizarre story, and of course didn't quite add up.<p>I got the impression that some non-nerd new-age son of an owner took over the magazine and was trying to "sex up" the content.<p>Is...
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:08 pm
- Forum: Robotics
- Topic: Radio Shack is creating new robotics kit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5617
Re: Radio Shack is creating new robotics kit
I'm trying to be optimistic, but I'm not impressed so far. The web site is animation based and loads slowly, and there is no way to bypass this. Dial up connection is very slow.<p>The mechanical animation shows two toothed wheels tied together with a red belt, the toothed wheels apparently climbing ...
- Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: News Flash
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7165
Re: News Flash
Its been around. I googled and found:<p>Reward Offered (.) A reward of 500 microfarads is offered for information leading to the arrest of Hopalong Capacity. This unrectified criminal escaped from a Weston Primary cell, where he had been Clamped in Ions awaiting the Gauss chamber. He is charged with...
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WHITE LED FLASHLIGHT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4291
Re: WHITE LED FLASHLIGHT
WalMart recently had some LED flashlights for kids. Cheaper and one did "lightshow" effects too.
- Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A KiloWatt is a KiloWatt...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6179
Re: A KiloWatt is a KiloWatt...
Waste energy from an electric heater is heat, so they are essentially 100% effecient.<p>I like the "oil heater" type of portable electric heater. It is totally quiet, starts a little slowly but heats as well as any other, and has no glowing parts and is difficult to burn yourself on it.<p>...
- Tue May 06, 2003 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Older cpu fans with the round thing on the wire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1843
Re: Older cpu fans with the round thing on the wire
Harbour Freight sells a 5watt 12v solar cell for about $35.00 on sale. Runs the larger computer power supply type fan quite well on sunny days to try to keep the car cooler. These fans don't use much power and using a solar p.v. panel acts as its own controller. Put one on a car last June and the gl...