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Where does Dave read ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Hawke
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 07:00:10 am
content: I have a list of BIOS error codes from legacy upto today's 128mb UEFI and thought it might help him sort his computer woes but I have no idea where or if he reads any of the common threads. I also don't want to bother him with email I'm sure he gets enough that it drives him nuts. Most or a large percentage of BIOS codes like his error indicate either a failure to initiate the first 64k of memory, a CPU initialisation failure or a HDMI DVI error with onboard graphics. I need to watch the video again and get his motherboard type but it raises the question again when he posts videos like asking if others have seen a similar problem where do we post an answer.Still new to the forums sorry if it's clearly labelled somewhere I'm using an iPad which doesn't carry the full site.Cheers

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 07:16:24 am
content: Thanks but I already have the manual and know the exact BIOS beep codes.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 10:13:36 am
content: When I saw the thread title I quickly thought the question was related to some place where a lot of reading happens, such as:

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 03:13:46 pm
content: I do all my reading while I'm asleep like everybody else...

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 03:23:09 pm
content: To answer questions to Daves videos you can make a youtube comment or reply in the Eevblog Specific forum, there is a thread for every video posted.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/
PM spam - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2017, 09:04:47 am
content: Sent advertising spam via PM:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/profile/?u=137025Tim

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2017, 09:39:16 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on April 25, 2017, 09:04:47 amNot had that but get a little from my profile website link, understandable I guess.For Moderators to see this you could "Report" your own post or place in this thread that they keep an eye on:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/supporters-lounge/moderation-reports-84488/

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 12:24:57 pm
content: It continues. Can we make a rule, that no PM before 10 posts and 10 days or something?RosyZeroPosterQuote-ad part removed.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 01:59:40 pm
content: I've had to clear forums of 20 spam bots a day traffic, but they never did this. They just gave ads for cheap Viagra.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 10:14:23 pm
content: I got the same one as well.Tim

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 10:52:20 pm
content: I've had PM spam here too but it was a few years ago. I didn't realise it is still a problem.Just forward it on to Dave or Simon and they'll deal with it.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2017, 12:25:19 am
content: Yeah I just got the same thing, sent Simon a PM

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2017, 09:58:37 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on May 18, 2017, 01:59:40 pmI think this one is a real Chinese person. At least he/she/it apologized, when I sent a reply that "you are reported for spam".

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2017, 04:46:38 am
content: Spammers, graffiti trash, and pedosAre there any lower sub human life forms?

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2017, 07:33:59 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on May 21, 2017, 04:54:50 amIt vanishes very fast if you report it, so you might miss it. I guess 90% occurs in Australian day period, so it gets handled fast by the Australian moderator team.

author: Warhawk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2017, 07:54:17 am
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on May 21, 2017, 04:46:38 amGrown up men playing with model trains
Arrow Free Internationa Express Shipping for order over 0$ - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 05:52:35 pm
content: and if you live in the US, you can havefree overnight shipping. Absolutely ridiculous. Think about how many people who don't care will make an order every day with just a diode or 2...https://www.arrow.com/en/research-and-events/videos/free-overnight-shipping?position=topTo be clear u get free overnight shipping for orders over 20$ if u live in the US or you get free DHL shipping in any order doesn't matter how much it cost.
God save us from video producers of the 80's - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Housedad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2017, 01:10:31 am
content: Just wow. OMG.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 24, 2017, 02:42:46 am
content: They were trying to either:1. Make a topic more interesting and engaging...or2. Looking for a way to make an hour or two out of a 15 minute tutorial.I don't think they considered how much of a face-palm it would be in this day and age.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2017, 03:28:19 am
content: OMG where did you dig up that relic?I'm like -Wembley! Just throw the effing board away and get a new one fully populated should save a ton of labor costs LOL.

author: Housedad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2017, 04:09:10 am
content: I found another version that they edited out the oddball freaky stuff and it is much easier on the brain to watch.
Help identify MOSFET for Motor Speed Controller - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: itvend
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 10:16:18 am
content: Help identify MOSFET!I cant find datasheet for this mosfet ( image in attachment ), i need replacement mosfet or original. i know it is international rectifier but i cant find anythings from their site. MOSFET-s are part of "Motor Speed Controller"http://curtisinstruments.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cProducts.DownloadPDF&file=50045%5F1243%5FRevF2%2Epdf

author: bktemp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 10:48:08 am
content: Unless IRF changed their marking style recently, that does not look at all like typical IRF marking. More like a very poor quality copy.Could it be IRFZ44?
RAD tool of choice for C# - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: blueskull
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 08:25:25 am
content: I've been using SharpDevelop for a while, but it failed me today, badly.It turns out for some reason, its WYSIWYG form editor generates corrupted code, and upon close and reopen, its visual editor can't even recognize its own generated code, which means my design is f*ed.Since I didn't backup this project, there's no history versions either.It makes me think if this happens to a fairly large project, then I will get into quite big trouble. So, I'm here looking for a good WYSIWYG C# IDE.So far the only WYSIWYG C# IDEs are VS, Xamarin Studio and SharpDevelop. Is there any others around there that are free or cheap? Something like a few hundred $ is okay, something a few thousand $ is not.Since I know SD is not really stable enough not to f* me, how about Xamarin? I mean, if MS dares to commercialize it as a parallel product of VS, then it must be good enough for general use, right?I'm not developing any big projects. My projects are mostly PC GUI for embedded systems talks to remote device via socket or serial port. But still, wasting a few days worth of work is frustrating.Any ideas and suggestions?

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 08:35:56 am
content: How about the free version from MS or did they stop offering it?

author: Fred27
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 09:12:53 am
content: The other option worth trying is Visual Studio Code. It's a free lightweight IDE from Microsoft designed to be used on Windows, Linux or Mac. Not sure if it does WinForms though, as it's targeted at Microsoft's cross platform strategy.

author: karoru
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 04:36:13 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on May 20, 2017, 09:18:14 amAnd that's exactly what it is. It's just a set of plugins for Atom editor, which is written in JavaScript, so it's super-easy to develop nice addons for it but performance leaves a lot to be desired on older machines.
Cheapest US postal forwarder? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ninjastrike
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2014, 07:26:38 pm
content: Need advice on a good postal forwarder in the US. Any recommendations?

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2014, 02:48:31 am
content: What country are you forwarding to? If you live in the same country you are trying to ship to, you should ask locally to begin with.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2014, 02:54:48 am
content: Subscribed - would like to know too.

author: shailesh3t
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2014, 12:45:28 pm
content: Hi would like to know the cost and what are the requiremnts in terms of condition such as is it a yealry contract or how is it doneregardsshailesh

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2014, 01:34:48 pm
content: Since you don't mention what country you are in, it's not clear if you're after a US domestic mail forwarder, or a full international re-shipper.Anyway, if the latter, have a look at shipito.com.There's been some threads here about this, search for shipito.comI'm still using them, a year later, and they are great.

author: PowerNet
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2017, 08:48:27 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on August 20, 2014, 01:34:48 pmHow is this company to use in 2017 ?still good ?

author: johnh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 07:06:43 am
content: I have been using Shipito for for a few years, about pay the yearly fee again. So I can hold stuff in the warehouse and get package consolidation to save on freight charges.

author: PowerNet
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 07:30:30 am
content: Quote from: johnh on May 20, 2017, 07:06:43 amI might give them a try.thanks

author: KE5FX
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2017, 07:33:35 am
content: How do they handle export documents?
Quick Internet button setup on ESP8266 and AWS IoT - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: novlean
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 19, 2017, 04:38:24 pm
content: Demonstrates how to implement Internet button with Mongoose OS, ESP8266 and Amazon AWS IoT:https://mongoose-os.com/blog/internet-button-on-esp8266-and-amazon-aws-iot-in-2-minutes/
North Korean thermal imager periscope-like device (also submersibles, etc) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 07:51:06 pm
content: A new story just emergedabout another partnership between a Malaysian company and North Korean arms manufacturers, this time involving boats and even a mini-sub.And what appears to be aNorth Korean thermal imaging device,and a screen capture from its software at the end.In short, its an ad for it! (Well, mostly for their interesting military boats.)I figured people here would want to see the article and video. Before it goes away.I thought the boats were very interesting.http://covertshores.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/north-korean-semi-submersible-craft.htmlTheir semi-submersibles have been used for infiltration of other countries to kidnap people, in one of the most bizarre and tragic stories to come out of North Korea, the semi submersibles - were evidently paired up with larger boats that looked like normal fishing craft but they actually had a large door so they could literally act as the "mother ship" enclosing one of these very fast stealthy submersible boats.On December 22, 2001 the Japanese Coast Guard discovered one of these ships in Japanese coastal waters and pursued it.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 08:51:17 pm
content: Thanks for that interesting bit of info.I ended up watching that ship buildings firms entire video. First part sounded like a generic version of Judas Priest, the second half Van Halen.
ESC? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 05:47:34 pm
content: Does anyone here watch the ESC Today?

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:20:10 pm
content: My family is one of the few in the states that watch it. We can't vote, but we always watch it. I plan to record it off the BBC through Mobdro today.My dad is from Germany and he watched the competition regularly when he lived there.We do actually have a channel here broadcasting the ESC, Logo TV, which can be best described as the gay channel.That's not even a joke, they are a TV station (probably by special subscription) that largely targets LGBT audiences. Their commentary is the best out of all of the European broadcasters. We were sitting there laughing our asses off at it because it was so funny.Also because I am weird and have the need to collect as much useless information as possible I have watched multiple recordings of old song contests with the oldest that I watched all the way through was I think 1969.I also tend to pick up and start playing random songs on my piano/keyboard (I often stand in front of it every day and just start playing something random) and the first song I was able to play was the Te Deum theme.soooo yeah.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:24:46 pm
content: Maybe you can watch some Channels online? BBC?The ORF have an Geo Block but when you use an VPN you can try to receive it:http://tvthek.orf.at/live--> ORF Eins

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 11:17:20 pm
content: Ended up getting it from Rai 4 as it was the only stable ESC stream I tried on Mobdro.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 05:42:15 am
content: Sorry for this minor necropost, but I had a question.For anybody watching in the United States, Canada, or any country that does not (or did not) participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, have you ever voted for it in you own country?I am well aware of how to pull this off. Normally it would require some sort of telephone proxy, but because you can vote through the app, I'm guessing you can throw up a quick VPN and vote like that.Also, if you have done it, as what country did you vote? If I were, I would vote as Germany (Or possibly for Germany, they haven't done their song yet, so who knows)Also for Americans interested in watching the final live, the final is being broadcast by Logotv, or for those in another country, you can get it off YouTube through a VPN into an EBU country.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 08:08:21 pm
content: QuoteThe APP Send an SMS in the Backround who cost for example 50Cent in Austria.
Anyone ever heard of the SUNPILOTS? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: drussell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 08:16:52 am
content: Since this is the most .au forum I know of, I'm posting this here... ()Has anyone around here ever heard of a band calledThe Sunpilots?They're from Australia except one member that they apparently picked up while touring in Europe... From Austria... LOL... I tried to make a coupleno kangaroojokes but I don't think they quite got the satire and I forgot to bring that up while chatting after the show... Ha ha... NO Kangaroos in Austria!...They're touring North America right now and played tonight at the club that I do all the sound for the bands...It was a very enjoyable evening, and a spectacular show, even though it was a Wednesday...
The world's cheapest phono cartridge $1.72 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Seekonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2017, 10:37:51 pm
content: I've saved it for later as they won't let you watch the video. Just offhand I thought it might be ceramic. Needle could not be replaced. I had a Weathers LDM turntable in the early 70's I just loved that had a low mass ceramic cartridge. It was very well respected and had external inline adaptors to make it look like a magnetic cartridge. There is probably no reason it couldn't be mass produced for near nothing.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2017, 11:10:24 pm
content: I'm not an extreme audiophile snob but I wouldn't let a $1.72 cartridge near any of my vinyl.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 01:00:17 am
content: I wouldn't buy a $20 cartridge at a store either. I use an elliptical diamond stylus, it doesn't cost a fortune but I think a replacement stylus is around $60 ordered online. I don't know what the whole cartridge costs, I've never had to replace it. It's the stylus that matters, I've come across a lot of records that were thrashed by playing with a worn stylus or excessive tracking force.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 01:59:49 am
content: Quote from: james_s on May 17, 2017, 01:00:17 amA lot of hi-fi audio fans miss out big time not getting that stuff right,and waste their music appreciation time blabbing about miniscule THD specs on amplifiers, audiophool interconnect cables at prices clued up millionaires run away from,andsonic voodoo magic secrets from the mystical frequency hidden ancient citadel left behind by aliensthat influences and enhances 'superb audio'(I suppose I might too if smoking pipes packed with shredded audiophool glossy brochures)if you like vinyl audio, get the right gear, fine tune that turntable arm to precision, a magnifier to check the stylus often, and lose the dust in those grooves

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 02:03:13 am
content: will this stylus play my FLAC files?

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 02:08:00 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on May 18, 2017, 02:03:13 amNo, you'll have to convert to Monkeys format first, been there

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 06:12:07 am
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on May 18, 2017, 02:08:00 amThat's just silly, store them on an SD card, etch the plastic off using fuming nitric acid and then it should, if the tracking force is set correctly, be able to pick out the individual 1s and 0s as you move it over the die, don't forget to add magical rainbow unicorn hair for maximum reproduction fidelity.

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 07:40:00 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive onTodayat 02:03:13Only if the are not FLAT.
Wanted: China light switch wall plate with LCD/OLED - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 04:20:27 am
content: Does anyone have/know a china source for a small wall-mount LCD panel?(i.e. a 'light-switch' style form factor using a flush-box)I'm looking for something with an LCD/OLED and maybe a couple of physical buttons that looks good which i can buy 10 of, rip apart, and replace the PCB with my own for home automation projects.There should be something out their from aliexpress/china for $10-30 each, but i cant seem to find anything at all.Got any ideas?

author: Kilrah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 05:06:39 am
content: And that's just LEDs behind markings, not actual displays.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 06:47:55 am
content: Yeah, there is lots of fake led displays which just illuminate text cutouts.I need a true lcd/oled display
mesure speed - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: zbida
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 02:34:13 pm
content: hi everyone, am working on a project and I want to measure the speed motor pin, so I should count the number of the pulse on a period, so I make a test project and I send the data to us but I still have 0x00 value any suggest please

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 02:57:51 pm
content: The probably belongs in the Beginner Forum...How about posting your circuit? In fact, the entire project... How are you counting the pulses? Are you using a uC or a frequency counter?

author: jeroen79
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 01:29:35 am
content: What troubleshooting/debugging steps have you taken so far?Have you verified the sensors output? And the input of your counter? And any steps in between?If using a microcontroller add a debugging routine to indicate if the sensor's output is received.
How does cloud based data work with this fourm? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 05:56:03 pm
content: HiI have been maintaining a Youtube List of electronic related videos.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/dd/msg1093983/#msg1093983Currently I cannot edit it (my guess the editor cannot handle the large file size). Also I cannot let someone else to also edit it (forum rules).So this made me think, would it be possible to move the data to a cloud based system where the list would show up in this forum without having to click on a link so it would look like the current list. (a self loading lilnk ?)I have not used nor am I familiar with the cloud. But I am guessing that it could be set up to allow multiple editors. This was a few members could maintain the list to ensure it continues.Working with a large HTML table is not easy and using numbers on the left side made it doable. Maybe a cloud based spreadsheet would be easier?
A conversation about payphones - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: yada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 05:45:57 am
content: https://youtu.be/fxX5l8NsdMQ

author: yada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 05:49:18 am
content: I need to get the canned laughs a little better. Kind of sounds weird when you hear it. Why is there a battle going on in the background?

author: daveyk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 09:35:52 am
content: Quote from: yada on May 17, 2017, 05:49:18 amI can remember when we first got cell phones at work. They were great to get calls from customers on, but we were supposed to pull off the next exit and use a pay phone to return their calls. Cell phones really didn't have plans back then and were very expensive to use. It was nothing for a salesman to have a $1200 cell phone bill in a month.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A better way to view threads. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: yada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 05:17:49 am
content: Guess which thread this is from?https://youtu.be/DawnYtV5tf8

author: yada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 05:20:45 am
content: That took along time. Next one will be better, I got impatient and just uploaded it.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 11:39:20 am
content: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the point being ?
Help identify Varistor - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: lukebarber
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 15, 2017, 03:15:30 am
content: I'm trying to understand how some old equipment from Lenze is working. I have schematics for the circuit boards, but it does not contain any information about the parts. Can you please help me identify these varistors? The photo is attached.This is off of an OLD VFD.http://www.actechdrives.com/PDF/Lenze/Lenze-8200-Vector-Frequency-Inverters.pdf
Is that TiN's Bench pictured on RS-online ?? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Le_Bassiste
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 08:39:31 am
content: just curioushttp://de.rs-online.com/web/p/digital-thermometer/3534455/

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 08:46:07 am
content: Indeed it is. Stolen from myFluke 52-II calibration article howto.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 08:56:24 am
content: Well time for a friendly e-mail to RS!

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 09:03:14 am
content: Done, will see the if there an action.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 10:38:11 am
content: Quote from: TiN on May 13, 2017, 09:03:14 amAnd they can use your pic if you can have......................?

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 03:35:54 pm
content: Perhaps time to add subtle watermarking in your pictures.

author: Cerebus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 11:57:08 pm
content: Probably worth a fair price for RS to not get sued over this. I can't speak for Germany but it's pretty well established in the UK that if you make commercial use of an image that you haven't paid for then you can expect to pay damages in excess of twice what it would have cost you if you'd acquired it legitimately. Back when I used to be involved in regularly commissioning this kind of photography for magazines in the early 90's, hiring a commercial photographer to set up and take this kind of shot would cost £500 a day + film and processing and would probably have run to 1/2 a day.

author: edpalmer42
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 01:01:04 am
content: When I compared TiN's picture to the copy on RS, there are differences in the size and even the number of unique colors. So it looks like they fed it through some kind of editor. You don't suppose they were trying to disguise the fact that it was stolen? Wouldn't that type of subtrefuge increase the amount of any damage award?Ed

author: PointyOintment
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 11:17:51 am
content: How in the world did you recognize someone's bench from a photo like that?

author: Le_Bassiste
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 11:38:50 am
content: Quote from: Kjelt on May 13, 2017, 03:35:54 pmno need to watermark TiN's pictures. they are cotton-swabbed.

author: lowimpedance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2017, 01:07:22 am
content: Quote from: Le_Bassiste on May 14, 2017, 11:38:50 amWhen I started to read the thread and looked at the picture THAT was the first thing I noticed.
Differential probe (stupid) question - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ggchab
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 07:12:03 am
content: How do you do not to forget to switch off your differential probe ?http://www.batronix.com/images/generated/tt-si-9001-1135x1000-White-min.jpgThis happened to me so many times ...

author: jeroen79
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 12:15:22 am
content: Easy, just remember it.You could hang a checklist on the door out of your lab.Or you could try to mod it so that it will make a noise after x minutes and automatically shut off if it is not acknowledged after y minutes.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 12:26:59 am
content: Replace the LED with a terrifying blue one?

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 11:06:27 am
content: Move the LED to the on side of the switch instead of the off side?

author: ggchab
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 06:42:22 pm
content: Thank you all. The check list on the door is a good idea
When was the last time you played with lego? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 07:23:47 pm
content: Some people never stop.

author: igendel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 07:27:33 pm
content: Well, if this suggested model hits the shelves...https://ideas.lego.com/projects/140420

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 10:38:48 pm
content: I didn't, I played with Knex and meccano.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 10:40:08 pm
content: That was pretty cool.I was mostly into K'nex myself as a kid but did have Lego too.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2017, 12:12:00 am
content: Well, today. That is what happens when you have kids...
When a thought needs only a few select words.... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 05:20:10 am
content: Not sure when I found these - but it is probably getting up to 10 years ago.I just thought I would share them in case any members might find them amusing ... or useful.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 09:31:03 am
content: Could we add these to the emoticons library on EEVblog?

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 09:47:50 am
content: One my father in law was very fond of and extremely effective in the right situation:pillock

author: nfmax
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 10:24:00 am
content: Seen on a former colleague's tea mug:"And yet, despite the look on my face, you are still talking"

author: med6753
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 11:21:00 am
content: Quote from: tautech on May 14, 2017, 09:47:50 amNever heard that term. Had to look it up.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 07:38:49 pm
content: I find that f**k off states a clear purpose with only 2 words. Another favorite that is a bit more verbose==What where you thinking? Oh, wait...............

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 08:09:54 pm
content: Where I lived in the late 90s, there was a girl who drove around town with a front plate and rear bumper sticker on her car that said "Psycho Bitch from Hell".

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 09:14:44 pm
content: When I visited Stratford-upon-Avon, I bought a coffee mug with a good collection of Shakespeare's insults, any of which leaves these modern ones in the dust. For example,"not so much brain as ear wax" fromTroilus and Cressida.

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2017, 09:41:42 pm
content: Wahaha, love that ^^^^
Name for this vacuum fitting? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Photon939
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 05:39:53 pm
content: I bought an MVE Cryoshipper dewar on ebay a while back without realizing it had a fiberglass neck. It currently has little insulation value as it seems to have lost its vacuum. I do not know the name of the vacuum port on the side for re-pumping and haven't found any useful information online besides a crappy diagram, let alone a place where I can buy an adapter for a reasonable price.Any info would be helpful. Also I don't have any high vacuum stuff, just a cheapo harbor freight single stage HVAC vacuum pump that claims it can pump down to 75 microns best case scenario. Hopefully that would be a good enough vacuum to hold LN2 again.

author: ovnr
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 05:53:37 pm
content: I like how you couldn't be bothered to move the handle out of the way so we could actually see the fitting.

author: Photon939
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 06:46:38 pm
content: I will take a better photo asap, do not currently have access to it. That was the only picture I had in my dropbox that showed the fitting at all.

author: LaserSteve
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 09:53:47 pm
content: The tool your looking for is a "valve actuator or vacuum valve actuator" and the Googling is left as an exercise for the student.Cpc-cryolab comes to mind as an example.S.

author: Photon939
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2017, 05:05:34 pm
content: Here is a better photo for those that may come across this thread in the futureThanks for the suggestion Steve - using that term I have found two of the valves but there is no way I am paying $400+ for this valve. Unless I can find a substantially cheaper option it seems this dewar will be useless.Perhaps I could drill a hole in the side and braze in a standard HVAC access port.
SpaceX, If you don't watch this then you have no right to call yourself a nerd ! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GreggD
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2017, 02:14:08 pm
content: SpaceX NROL-76 Launch, Monday, May 1, at 7:00 a.m. EDT, or 11:00 UTCLaunch happens at 12:40 mark.A ground camera follows the launch/landing without interruption.Booster/2nd stage separation,Booster turning around to go back to launch site,Nitrogen thrusters showing fantastic gas acceleration,Steering paddle deployment and use (same as on MOAB)I thought this was a solid 10 until I realized how much better this was than past video.Better video in the future. We want to see.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 07:53:11 am
content: I've always wondered what the large white box is on the left side of the launch pad, it's a damn ugly piece of engineering but I suppose that it's there for a reason.

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 08:39:45 am
content: Quote from: German_EE on May 12, 2017, 07:53:11 ami guess that reason would be "it's a left-over from space shuttle era"

author: rollatorwieltje
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 08:52:41 am
content: Quote from: German_EE on May 12, 2017, 07:53:11 amIt was used to put the payload in the Space Shuttle. It rotated over the cargo bay.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 05:30:05 pm
content: Obvious now that I've seen the video but it seems a strange way of doing things. The shuttle started off horizontal and that would have been an ideal time to load any cargo before it was lifted vertical inside the VAB and mated to the fuel tank and SRBs.I still can't get used to seeing all those lightning towers around the pad. They never bothered with stuff like that in the Apollo era and I remember that one of the Saturn 5 rockets was actually struck and it just carried on flying.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 07:01:22 pm
content: QuoteIt's just a guess but I suspect that, because all the thrust is in the vertical direction, the shuttle cargo bay was a lot stronger in that axis. Maybe the whole thing would sag if loaded with cargo horizontally under gravity. I remember in the early days they had teething problems with getting the bay doors to shut.Edit: A lot of the payloads are long too and possibly wouldn't appreciate being rotated through 90' on the ground.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 07:37:12 pm
content: Thrust vector of the shuttle was mostly vertical, and thus loading vertical was a cheaper design for any payload, as it did not have to be designed to support itself fully built in 2 different axes, instead you only needed a single strong direction to handle launch thrust.
The Motherload - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 03:56:54 pm
content: I haven't finished watching yet...this is a motherload of parts and such. I was tripping by 10 minutes in and it just keeps getting better. If you were starting out, it would the dream setup. If you want to lust after some random parts, this your video.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 04:29:26 pm
content: These are fun! Tons of random crap, usually old but newer stuff shows up sometimes. I'm guilty of trying before buying and end up killing some gear (). I bought a nice old Tek scope and it died within a week from being used once on a battery inverter the guy had in his van (probably a square wave one).EDIT: TOTALLY JELLY! You got good amp tubes! I never get those, they're always either shitty TV tubes or they get swallowed for hundreds of $ by the auction snakes!

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 02:58:03 pm
content: There a good few amps worth of parts there.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 04:37:53 am
content: *motherlode -- comes from "lode", a mining term meaning a vein of metal, mostly in the context of gold mining.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 09:54:26 am
content: I always assumed motherlode meant mother load, lotsa stuff..

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 01:11:51 pm
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on May 12, 2017, 09:54:26 amhttps://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/motherlode

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 05:41:11 pm
content: A real hoarder's paradiseSane people will pass because it is old crap!
Telephone Box Removal - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 10:37:13 am
content: A few months back, British Telecom decided they wanted rid of some of the payphones in our area. For those not aware, in England, if BT want to remove a payphone, and there isn't another one nearby, they have to do a public consultation and let the local council make the final decision.There's one about 1.5 miles down the road from me which they wanted to remove, citinglack of use. I'm not surprised it hasn't had any use nor generated any revenue; The telephone box hasn't even had a telephone in it for well over a year. And before the telephone disappeared, it always looked broken.Anyway, the council decided that the telephone box should stay, as it is on a main road near a roundabout, and could be useful for emergencies. Sounds like a fair enough reason to keep it. But several months after the consultation, there is still no telephone in the telephone box.Why do they bother?

author: TheWelly888
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 12:31:42 pm
content: In my village there are 3 telephone boxes. Last September two of them had notices advising their removal within 42 days as they were very little used (they are card only ones). They are both still there and working. The third one did not have the notice and I recently noticed the minimum charge for a call is 60p!!

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 02:37:42 pm
content: They removed two local to me, the only one left out of three is regularly vandalised unlike the two they got rid of.Makes little sense.

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 03:09:23 pm
content: Well, at least it is somewhere you can stand out of the rain and use your mobile. Perhaps they should be put in a museum

author: yada
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 07:12:32 am
content: Quote from: steve30 on May 11, 2017, 10:37:13 amWhy bother? It could be an emergency! Maybe they think you get better cell coverage inside the box? Does a homeless person live in the box? Maybe its a tartis and Dr.Who uses it?

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 08:24:42 am
content: Quote from: yada on May 12, 2017, 07:12:32 amBit small for a person to live in but it's an idea.There are other uses for defunct phoneboxes:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-26734859/red-telephone-box-used-as-libraryAnd that one was still in use as a library late last year when I passed it.
Flamenco  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: LaserSteve
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 03:37:36 pm
content: Andalusian friends, please suggest a good instrumental album of upbeat Flamenco guitar. It is hard to find this in the USA.Thanks,Steve

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 04:07:59 pm
content: Paco de Lucía "Entre dos aguas" ?
APC UPS? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:00:43 pm
content: Hii need an APC UPS. The give me maybe an discount when I ask.What I need:a) the highest power with an Powerplugb) maybe an external Batt Packc) netzwork shutdownd) 230Ve) OnlineWhat I found is: SRT3000XLI/SRT3000RMXLII dont need RM Version. There is a RM with NIC: SRT3000RMXLI-NC cost more than RM + NicAnd WBEXTWAR3YR-SP-04 is 3 Year Warranty.Right? What is the rite version for an external Batt pack?!

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:06:02 pm
content: A lot of rackmount units will have option for external battery pack.Another option is to look at an inverter-charger, ex:https://www.tripplite.com/products/inverters-inverterchargers~18Essentially they work like a UPS but you can hookup larger batteries. I have the 12v 750w model for my server room, gives me about 4 hours of battery time.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:27:18 pm
content: Quotehow does it work?

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 06:50:00 pm
content: Quote from: Lord of nothing on May 09, 2017, 06:27:18 pmSame as a UPS, except the batteries are external. You plug it in the wall then connect the batteries (you want big thick cables and fuses - I have #2 cables and 100a fuses). When power goes out it switches to inverter power within a short time (like 10ms) so that your load remains up.The more batteries you hook up the more capacity you have. You want to match the voltage of course, so if you go with a 48v one you need at 4 12v batteries per string. Then you hook up as many strings as you want in parallel.Don't mess with that stuff unless you know what you're doing though. A short circuit with big batteries can be disastrous and possibly lethal. You also need proper hydrogen mitigation and detection.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2017, 07:34:24 pm
content: A friend of mine use that technology. Ok he runs an entire Server farm.
Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964 and 1976 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 07:43:21 pm
content: And from 1976.

author: pelule
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 10:09:57 pm
content: Yes, excellent prediction.All has come true meanwhile - I am a sales and travvelling not for business anymore, just for pleasure. Wait: yet not all has come true./PeLuLe

author: czorzella
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 10:49:13 pm
content: Wow!!! That was amazing! Carlos

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2017, 09:50:34 am
content: Is it possible Arthur and his mates in 1964 were packing some heavy duty bongs in someone's bungalow,whilst watching a TV re-run of the 1956 movie '1984' ?I'm only asking "is it possible" so please no bad vibes
LOL, EEVBlog just got credited here for debunking the self filling water bottel. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Avacee
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 03:11:11 pm
content: Ha ha - I hadn't since the scuba oneAfter #1 I confess to expecting #0 and Solar Roadways :p

author: josecamoessilva
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 03:27:49 pm
content: Much as I hate to defend UC-Leningrad, the video repeats the lie that "the project was designed by students at UC Berkeley." The students were marginally involved with Waterseer as part of a outreach design class and didn't actually do anything for Waterseer other than pose in a video.

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 01:05:01 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 08, 2017, 12:25:43 amTargets lowest common denominator. Somewhat like "Big brother" or 20/20 cricket. Let it goThere will always be an audience.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 02:17:26 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 08, 2017, 12:25:43 amI watched it - to answer your question.There is a real benefit - and it relates to the issue being presented in summary form, focussing on the key facts. Debunking videos sometimes go on and on as well as overstressing the weaknesses and not giving credit where credit is due.This last point is critical, IMHO. If you don't acknowledge something legitimate, you risk compromising your own credibility in the whole debunking effort, as "defenders of the faith" will be happy to use this as an avenue to call your objectivity into question.For example, with the Fontus it was stated: "In theory, the technology behind it is solid" - which is true. You then have other facts to bring the reality - such as requiring 60+ hours to fill the bottle; 80-90% RH to do so as well as requiring a much larger solar panel.This sort of List approach will reach an audience that does not have the patience or interest to go chasing individual debunking videos and, if done properly, has the ability to be more effective in communicating the key concepts.There is a place for them.

author: usagi
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 05:46:27 am
content: they forgot to mention solar freakin' roadways.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2017, 05:45:11 pm
content: This is the "Be Amazed" channel right? (I can tell from the emote in the thumbnail) They are kind of "meh" as a channel anyway. They tend to make a lot of mistakes (like getting fooled by photoshop pics) and tout either nonsense (as in the "Engineering Fails" in which real engineers berated him because he thought stuff that looked weird was a "fail") or just useless information or obvious facts (like how the rings on a headphone plug are insulators..."You don't say?")
MegaProcessor at the Centre of Computer History - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 06:25:12 am
content: Just fascinating.

author: MarkS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 06:55:42 am
content: I watched that a few days ago. I would love to have that! I'm not sure I want to know the cost however!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 09:00:20 am
content: That was awesome.It used to be in the guy's living room! Glad it made it to a museum.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 11:57:12 am
content: That is an amazing project.James Newman, the creator, has a nice web page with a lot more information about it.Power required: 500 watts (mostly for the LEDs)Cost: Over £40,000http://www.megaprocessor.com/

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 12:10:25 pm
content: The museum is about 10 mins away from me, they have some amazing stuff in there.Popped in a few times, the last time was to catch up with my Computer Studies teacher who taught me some 30 years ago when I was at school.

author: FrankBuss
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 12:27:36 pm
content: Nice project. But he cheated a bit with the RAM:http://www.megaprocessor.com/igor.htmlBut I forgive him, because he implemented a copy of the whole CPU, running in sync with the big one, inside the FPGA, too

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 01:07:35 pm
content: Impressive.

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2017, 01:11:59 pm
content: My favorite quote from his web page, on theHistory & Evolution page:I didn't plan on ending up here. I started by wanting to learn about transistors. Things got out of hand.Ya think?But it's awesome for sure and I'll plan to visit the next time I'm in the area!