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Need help identifying a capacitor
I have a ceramic disc capacitor that got cooked in a power surge due to a faulty generator. The capacitor was between the fuse and transformer of a circuit board for a pellet stove.
It is RED ...
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Larger multiplexers?
I ordered a few of these! , turns out they are a lot smaller then I planned (they are the size of a small ant). I was wondering if anyone knew where,if, I can find larger, preferably dime sized ...
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What is the best website to place orders for electronics components online in the USA? [closed]
I need to start ordering electronics components and I am trying to figure out who to use. I want to pick one website to use for all my needs, so they need to have a diverse selection of components, ...
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6answers
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How to choose an IC to use with your project?
This may be somewhat contrived, but I'm going to use an illustration. Let's say you're building a desktop computer for yourself. Now, one way that you could go about do this is just to visit a site ...
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1answer
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What kind of component would suit my needs?
I want to apologize first as I'm a beginer in electronics and my question might sound stupid.
I've started experiencing with my Arduino Uno (I love it!) and I wanted to start a project. However, I'm ...
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3answers
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SPDT switch controllable by GPIB
I am looking for a fast SPDT switch that is controllable using GPIB (IEEE-488). The maximum voltage applied across the switch would be something like 10V (and in practice more than around 5V). I'm ...
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1answer
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How to properly store components efficiently and effectively [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the best way to store and categorise resistors/capacitors/ICs/etc?
I have MANY resistors and many other components as well and currently I am using a very ...
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2answers
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Looking for a 1 to 1.5 mm pitch board to wire connector that locks
I am searching for a board to wire connector such as this
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/216996350/JST_XH_connector.html
except that the one linked has a 2.54 mm pitch and does not have positive ...
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4answers
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How do I build a bracelet that vibrates once every n minutes?
I intend to establish a few new personal habits that eventually become second-nature to me. To assist myself, I want to wear a bracelet that vibrates every, say, 5 minutes all throughout the day as a ...
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1answer
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What is this component (labelled L1)?
What is this component? It looks a bit like a capacitor, but not exactly, and it is labelled L1 on a small circuit board where there are capacitors labelled C2 and C3…
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1answer
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Can anyone identify this type of connector
I have a Lawmate 2.4 Ghz Video transmitter which has a small 4 pin input plug. I want to find out what the proper name for this type of connector so I can buy spares for it - maybe someone here can ...
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2answers
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Basic ESD common sense for breadboarding and 300+ component storage?
I've purchased a large batch of items, varying from capacitors to potentiometers to ICs and would not like to ruin the investment in a careless mistake.
I have a metal filing cabinet from IKEA that ...
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1answer
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What is this transformer-like component with only two leads
I found this while taking apart a PSU, the closest label was B1. It appears to be a transformer-like component with two leads, and the coils on the vertical part around the core seem to be connected ...
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2answers
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Calculating resistor and capacitor values for an op amp differentiator circuit design
I need help in designing a differentiator using an op-amp. I know that the equation for an op-amp differentiator circuit is Vo = RCdVin/dt, but I don't know how to calculate the component values to ...
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6answers
302 views
Sources for cheap/free electronics for students? [closed]
I've just recently discovered an incredible interest in building my own circuits and my own logic. I'm in a computer architecture class and we're learning how to make ALUs based on a set of ...
