Hi everybody, I'm trying to motorize a set piece with a DC motor that I've inherited, but I don't have a power supply for it. Mcmaster-carr doesn't seem to...
Either everyone is really, really busy, you've all been abducted by aliens, or I've been bumped of the list... Anyone receiving, over? Anyway, while I'm here -...
... A Variac (variable transformer) and rectifier bridge comes to mind. The bridge will cost a few dollars and you may be able to borrow the variable ...
Hi, ... I nearly was thinking the same. So it seems to be not a fault on my new computer... Then just a question: I need for a upcoming bigger production some...
I'm still here, although I usually just lurk. I've been quite busy designing my very first ever theatre production. "Art" by Yasmina Reza, will be opening...
... You should be able to rent an autotransformer dimmer from a local rental house, don't use your SCR stage dimmers, the rectifer brige should cost you a...
The popular European electronics magazine Elektor currently has an interesting project called "Pandora's sound and music box" that uses a PIC microcontroller...
Some of our competitors have made boxes just like this in the past (one had seven drives in one box). None of them made them for very long. The reliability of...
Doug Mobley
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Apr 7, 2004 5:46 am
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The pop really shouldn't be from stopping at the start of the next track. CD specs call for 2 seconds of silence between tracks. Loren...
... The trick is that the end of a track is defined as the start of the next track in this project I think. I haven't had a *real* good look though. David......
David Duffy
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Apr 7, 2004 8:08 am
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... Agreed. We built a system that used CD-ROM drives to run multiple selections synchronously and the largest install was at Warwick Castle in the early 90s ...
... I'm going to buck the trend and say I have setup CDROM drives to play pretty much continuously (7 days x 12 hours) and they seem to hold up for a couple of...
David Duffy
david@...
Apr 7, 2004 10:24 am
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Hello, would someone be so kind to post the link to this Elektor Project ?? Thanks every much! Kind Regards, Antonio Sergio Sena ... to...
... The funny thing is that most HS drives always spin at full speed - they just scrape small amounts of data off the audio disc intermittantly, buffer it and ...
We don't make anything that has moving parts because we want the things we build to last for decades, not just a 'couple of years'. Designed in 'self-destruct'...
Doug Mobley
doug@...
Apr 7, 2004 7:22 pm
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... Hi Doug, Yeah, why is that computers (even the dearer ones) all seem to use the crappy sleeve bearing fans? The first thing I do when setting up a new...
David Duffy
david@...
Apr 7, 2004 9:34 pm
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... Because every penny saved results in a dollar less in the store which may mean the difference between $699 and $700 retail - and you know which one people...
... Biggest factors in HDD life span are heat and vibration. Keep it nice and cool, and a decent brand of HDD will easily last five years, and probably will...
... Hmmm... All the ones I've used spin up fast to do the TOC and then drop back to 1x speed to do the audio playback. They have to really as they're playing...
David Duffy
david@...
Apr 8, 2004 2:20 am
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... Yep. Never checked them out raw. Interesting.... Charlie...
Hi all, I'm installing a projection system in a couple of hotel lobbies. All I need the system to do is turn on at a specific time and then turn off at...
Hi all, I'm installing a projection system in a couple of hotel lobbies. All I need the system to do is turn on at a specific time and then turn off at...
You might check to see if this projector will shut off the lamp if it looses video input. Most don't, because lamp replacements is where the manufacturers make...
Doug Mobley
doug@...
Apr 8, 2004 5:44 pm
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There is a pin on the control connector of that DVD called power status out. This pin is suppose to go high when the unit turn on from its internal clock. You...
Kevin Ruud
KRuud@...
Apr 8, 2004 9:24 pm
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Hi all, I'm installing a projection system in a couple of hotel lobbies. All I need the system to do is turn on at a specific time and then turn off at...
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