General Technical Chat

• General Technical Chat

  This is where everyone hangs out and rants and chats about whatever electronics topics that don't quite fit into the other more specific categories on this forum. Occasional off-topic stuff is ok, but generally we like to keep it electronics related, so please don't start deliberately off-topic threads.

• Topics

• "super supercap"

  Started by cloudscapes on 16 Feb, 2013 16:30
  Last post by HLA-27b on 22 Feb, 2013 18:26

  Views: 5330, Replies: 8

• Why does Rigol use FPGAs in their equipment?

  Started by ticktock3t on 22 Feb, 2013 09:02
  Last post by fcb on 22 Feb, 2013 10:53

  Views: 4068, Replies: 6

• handy Smartphone electonics apps

  Started by hanndoddi on 22 Feb, 2013 10:26

  Views: 2089, Replies: 0

• DC555, a discrete 555

  Started by nitro2k01 on 22 Feb, 2013 02:17
  Last post by Gall on 22 Feb, 2013 08:35

  Views: 3211, Replies: 3

• Video Recorder Collection

  Started by lewis on 14 Feb, 2013 17:31
  Last post by jh15 on 22 Feb, 2013 06:32

  Views: 13400, Replies: 20

• Star trek electronics schematics

  Started by hanndoddi on 21 Feb, 2013 19:37
  Last post by jh15 on 22 Feb, 2013 05:37

  Views: 6259, Replies: 6

• Best way to detect if a water pump is dead heading

  Started by brendan-petrol on 22 Feb, 2013 00:36
  Last post by AlfBaz on 22 Feb, 2013 03:28

  Views: 13028, Replies: 16

• PHYSnet

  Started by olsenn on 21 Feb, 2013 14:07
  Last post by TerraHertz on 22 Feb, 2013 01:14

  Views: 2455, Replies: 2

• 741 0pamp ic amplification problem

  Started by shibas on 19 Feb, 2013 10:38
  Last post by ignator on 21 Feb, 2013 23:11

  Views: 10785, Replies: 13

• Agilent Technologies' Earnings Fall 22%

  Started by Rick Law on 15 Feb, 2013 03:22
  Last post by Rick Law on 21 Feb, 2013 22:48

  Views: 8602, Replies: 15

• EMC Pre-Compliance - Spectrum Analyser Overloading

  Started by David on 21 Feb, 2013 16:51
  Last post by AndyC_772 on 21 Feb, 2013 19:56

  Views: 2460, Replies: 3

• Looking for specific OLED display

  Started by Jonny on 20 Feb, 2013 08:49
  Last post by Jonny on 21 Feb, 2013 19:25

  Views: 3315, Replies: 2

• i want to make something!

  Started by ElektroTehnicar on 21 Feb, 2013 15:56
  Last post by deephaven on 21 Feb, 2013 17:18

  Views: 1933, Replies: 3

• Hobart Hackerspace

  Started by GeoffS on 20 Feb, 2013 12:04
  Last post by HackedFridgeMagnet on 21 Feb, 2013 13:31

  Views: 2457, Replies: 3

• How to identify/order

  Started by orbiter on 21 Feb, 2013 11:09
  Last post by orbiter on 21 Feb, 2013 12:00

  Views: 1879, Replies: 2

• Shed Alarm Schematic Wanted

  Started by snipersquad100 on 20 Feb, 2013 17:35
  Last post by Strada916 on 21 Feb, 2013 04:40

  Views: 1615, Replies: 1

• Physical information about RIGOL DS1052E, anybody???

  Started by mcufreak on 19 Feb, 2013 20:13
  Last post by Neganur on 20 Feb, 2013 22:14

  Views: 6427, Replies: 11

• Opinions/Suggestions for Review Idea

  Started by psycho0815 on 20 Feb, 2013 15:17

  Views: 1345, Replies: 0

• Fox News: US Solar Energy Investment Less Than Germany Because US Has Less Sun

  Started by Sionyn on 08 Feb, 2013 16:21
  Last post by SLJ on 20 Feb, 2013 12:28

  Views: 9607, Replies: 22

• Replacing AC fan in old test equipment

  Started by reagle on 20 Feb, 2013 03:41
  Last post by reagle on 20 Feb, 2013 11:49

  Views: 2424, Replies: 3

• Wyong field day this Sunday, anyone else going?

  Started by EEVblog on 18 Feb, 2013 08:45
  Last post by snoopen on 20 Feb, 2013 11:39

  Views: 3396, Replies: 6

• New 555 timer

  Started by MikeK on 17 Feb, 2013 16:51
  Last post by codeboy2k on 20 Feb, 2013 08:07

  Views: 11616, Replies: 13

• Is this a viable alternative to a spectrum analyzer?

  Started by silicon_ghost on 18 Feb, 2013 23:16
  Last post by dfnr2 on 20 Feb, 2013 07:12

  Views: 14767, Replies: 17

• Motor stop capacitor?

  Started by NiHaoMike on 19 Feb, 2013 23:51
  Last post by NiHaoMike on 20 Feb, 2013 05:09

  Views: 3928, Replies: 4

• Backup Battery Basics Help

  Started by edy on 22 Dec, 2012 06:06
  Last post by Rick Law on 20 Feb, 2013 04:36

  Views: 9510, Replies: 17

• pi is wrong!?

  Started by AlfBaz on 19 Feb, 2013 16:00
  Last post by ivan747 on 20 Feb, 2013 00:24

  Views: 4519, Replies: 9

• Fake 2 Farad capacitors - more audiofoolery ?

  Started by Fraser on 17 Feb, 2013 16:51
  Last post by Psi on 19 Feb, 2013 23:47

  Views: 10324, Replies: 19

• Anyone want to share how they got into electronics?

  Started by IonizedGears on 10 Feb, 2013 16:54
  Last post by Sionyn on 19 Feb, 2013 22:54

  Views: 18691, Replies: 66

• USA sellers and shipping fees

  Started by ttp on 19 Feb, 2013 02:07
  Last post by Thor-Arne on 19 Feb, 2013 19:46

  Views: 6866, Replies: 14

• Digital timer

  Started by Lotus on 19 Feb, 2013 11:40
  Last post by N2IXK on 19 Feb, 2013 18:03

  Views: 3821, Replies: 8

• Nissan & Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrids To Leapfrog Battery Vehicles

  Started by SgtRock on 04 Feb, 2013 23:19
  Last post by silicon_ghost on 19 Feb, 2013 16:54

  Views: 8175, Replies: 15

• Suffixes, eeproms, ftdi chips , digikey and misery...

  Started by free_electron on 06 Feb, 2013 06:12
  Last post by jeroen74 on 18 Feb, 2013 21:32

  Views: 11697, Replies: 26

• I finally decided on a degree program

  Started by etstudent on 11 Feb, 2013 15:07
  Last post by gregariz on 18 Feb, 2013 21:02

  Views: 19405, Replies: 37

• Why USA sellers do not want to specify lower parcel value?

  Started by smile on 13 Feb, 2013 16:28
  Last post by Rick on 18 Feb, 2013 12:23

  Views: 39889, Replies: 97

• Another Trademark, Copyright, Patent... Most Importantly "Trademark" Issue

  Started by Mechatrommer on 16 Feb, 2013 10:40
  Last post by BravoV on 18 Feb, 2013 02:25

  Views: 6563, Replies: 13

• Embedded C Book Recommendation

  Started by Stiege on 11 Feb, 2013 00:48
  Last post by Otatiaro on 17 Feb, 2013 19:40

  Views: 25432, Replies: 50

• Equipment obession on this forum?

  Started by jeroen74 on 07 Feb, 2013 23:44
  Last post by saturation on 17 Feb, 2013 18:49

  Views: 32455, Replies: 71

• SSD

  Started by IvoS on 08 Feb, 2013 01:00
  Last post by T4P on 17 Feb, 2013 16:24

  Views: 18232, Replies: 36

• Where to get all the parts for this circuit ?

  Started by ptricks on 17 Feb, 2013 14:37
  Last post by Spawn on 17 Feb, 2013 15:03

  Views: 1908, Replies: 1

• The scariest video you have ever watched in the name of science

  Started by rbola35618 on 17 Feb, 2013 01:53
  Last post by ptricks on 17 Feb, 2013 14:43

  Views: 4330, Replies: 7