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Hey can anyone recommend a on line source for electronic components, that has small or no minimum order requirements and ships in a timely fashion? I really cant be buying a thousand diodes every time I need one or two. Thank you, plumber.

I am trying to find an on-line source for electronic components, that doesn't mind selling modest amounts of various items for circuitry. In other words small minimum orders with little or no min. order charges. Also timely shipping would be great. You know, those late night ,gotta have soon projects. I really dont need 200 diodes, etc. Thanks, plumber

Can any one tell me the difference between a linear pot and a regular pot? And why I would have to have a linear pot on a current limiting circuit that uses a fixed resistor and a variable resistor (linear pot)? What would a slide adjuster do that a dial wouldnt do?

Thank you Lyker. As soon as I learn what all those numbers mean...I'm gonna build it!

Constant current was probably not the term to use. this is a border line electrolysis. As the metallic ions multiply in distilled water, the current will climb. Distilled water is a horrible conductor. So at the beginning things move very slow. Deceptively slow. As the current begins to climb, mechanical stirring will drop the current, dispersing the ions away from the electrodes. As time passes, the water will become very conductive. To perfect this process, I need to stay below 6mA for several hours in a voltage range starting with 30vdc. I realize my voltage has to drop but I need to minimize that drop while keeping the current between 4mA - 6mA through out the entire process.

Is there a novel/simple way to manually control amperage, while somewhat maintaining voltage ? My project is powered by a 30 vdc wallrat. The mA's will be slowly increasing over the span of several hours...I am trying to determine an effect...before I run out and buy a regulated, variable power supply. Building my own current limiting circuitry seems a bit much for this old plumber. If I have to build my own circuitry, is there anyplace or person that can spell it out for me? You know, specifically. exactly which resistors/components and their values. I could probably struggle through a schematic if I could just buy a bag of the proper parts and a bread board. But to calculate the components, their values and their order in the circuit...cant I just turn a few knobs for crying out loud? This is just an experiment! I simply need an average of 30 volts dc, and I need to keep the millivolts between 2 and 6 at all times. If the current had to be constant, that would be 4mA. Without control, they could climb to 400 -600 mA during the experiment. See? I know the parameters...but what do I really need? Is there a temporary, simple way? Humbled plumber needs help