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    Question on calculating resistance needed

    Thanks for the advice, I will do that. I have a buddy with some extra ones too :)
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    Question on calculating resistance needed

    Thanks
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    Question on calculating resistance needed

    I have a 24v 250ma wall adapter and a 12v 250ma fan, I'm trying to calculate the resistor needed to put in so I don't burn the fan out. I came up with 48ohm resister using ohms law 12/0.25. It seems low to me, am I missing something? I realize I'm going to lose some current through the...
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    Projects for Newbies

    After doing some searching I found a project that might be interesting. Using an old pc cooling fan to build a mini extractor. I have a couple of old pc's lying around, and I just found a 13.5v battery charger for something that doesn't work any more. Should I get a 12v adapter, or is it...
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    Projects for Newbies

    The kit comes with 2 replacement tips, a second point tip, and a small flat tip. I thought even if I get a dozen or so projects out of this soldering iron it would be a good value. Funny thing is, overunity and "free energy" was one of the things that got me into skepticism. After a friend told...
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    Projects for Newbies

    This is what I'm starting out with. I thought for the price point it would be a good way to get into the hobby. I'll start upgrading and looking for more tools as I get more into it. The nice thing about this kit is that the board comes with a practice solder area to get you started...
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    Projects for Newbies

    I thought desoldering parts off of old scrap electronics would make for some good practice. Having something where switches would light up led's as some sort of puzzle sounds like it would be fun to make. As for a workbench power supply, what would you recommend. What I was thinking of making...
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    Projects for Newbies

    As for parts, I have some old cell phones (I'd really like to learn how to repurpose one of the old lcd screens), some old computers, a couple of old vcr's, and some other random stuff. I have some programming experience, all self taught. I've done a couple of simple games. I also have a good...
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    Projects for Newbies

    Hi everyone, I've been interested in electronics for a while and finally decided to start fooling around with it as a hobby. I was wondering if anyone had some beginner projects they could recommend to start really learning how to do stuff. Also any ideas for projects that involve salvaging some...
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