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no more humor
The recent nasty exchanges between me and other people in this group have forced me to do some thinking. (You might try thinking. It can be an enlightening experience.) I've come to two conclusions. The first that most people are boring, humor- and wit-impaired un-self-aware folk who wouldn't understand a sentenc... 1 Apr 2010 18:00

Marshall amps , stock fault ? c2003
2003 MG100DFX lost the DFX Small square sub-board with the SM digital stuff on it. Held by 3 plastic standoffs but the "permanent" ends under the main board do not open up under the board as made for thiner boards. Only one tab of one of the 3 pillars was properly held underneath. Presumably they bought a batch o... 23 Mar 2010 05:39

Odd behaviour from battery motor
I made my Curtain Controller 6 years ago based on a motor I stripped from an inexpensive battery-operated screwdriver drill (3V). In general it has worked fine. But for the last year or two it has developed a strange intermittent fault. Suddenly, instead of opening or closing the bedroom curtains in under 2 seconds... 23 Mar 2010 01:15

Wanted - Schematic MAGNAVOX (FUNAI) CMWV405
Hello all - update info to my previous post with the same subject. I can't seem to find a schematic under the Magnavox model number nor a cross reference to a FUNAI equivalent or chassis. Can anyone help in this regards? Thanks much - Gord ... 21 Mar 2010 19:43

drag soldering temperatures
Hello all, I just realized that they make hoof tips for my MX500. I occasionally work up projects with SOIC, SSOP, and QFP chips, and while I get good results with a micro tip, I can do better with a hoof. I've got a bunch of QFP reworks coming up in the near future. I have a lot of metcal tips, and I know from ... 25 Mar 2010 19:45

solutions manual to Fundamentals of Logic Design, 5th Ed., by Charles Roth
I have the comprehensive instructor's solutions manuals in an electronic format for the following textbooks. They include full solutions to all the problems in the text, but please DO NOT POST HERE, instead send me email including title and edition of the solutions manual u need. NOTE: This service is NOT free My... 20 Mar 2010 22:11

SCR dimmer control for portable electric heater??
On 3/20/2010 4:07 PM me(a)privacy.net spake thus: I have one of those 1500 watt radiator style portable electric heaters. Love it However, rather than the built in thermostat turning the unit OFF?ON every 15 min's or so, I was thinking it would be more efficient to use an SCR dimmer control to va... 27 Mar 2010 11:59

Wanted VCR schematic Magnavox CMWV405
Hello all - Per the subject line, looking for a copy of the schematic for this VCR. Seems the power supply is partially shutdown and I'm trying to find out where the 5 and 12vdc supplies are derived and how the turn-on circuitry works. Thanks in advance - Gord ... 21 Mar 2010 16:13

Anyone need an antique Fluke manual?
Someone donated a bunch of elecronics books to our dumpster today, including a manual for Fluke 8010A/8012A digital multimeters. (Publication date on the manual is August 1978.) If anyone can use this I'll send it to them for the price of postage. -- You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it. - a ... 22 Mar 2010 19:14

How to kill your Fluke..
http://www.edn.com/blog/980000298/post/1660053366.html?nid=3351&rid=764914 bob ... 19 Mar 2010 23:28