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    I Need Some Help With a Level Indicator Project

    Martin, By microcontroller, do you mean the one that Adam mentioned in the earlier post? Also, I hear the dark side has cookies!
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    I Need Some Help With a Level Indicator Project

    Adam, I think I understand what you mean by "displaying the X and Y values." Would the operator simply see two sets of numbers each representing the X and the Y axis and he would simply adjust the position of the auger until the numbers reached zero? I guess my first thought is would there be...
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    I Need Some Help With a Level Indicator Project

    Martin, You are the master of simplicity! Unfortunately that will not work in this application as there are various augers with various lengths and the terrain can vary such as hills and such. So having a fixed crosshairs that would always be at a different height. As well, the side to side...
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    I Need Some Help With a Level Indicator Project

    I was approached by a close friend of mine with an idea he wanted to know if I could help him with. He has a business that installs chain link fences for people. He has a Bobcat skidloader with a post hole auger/digger on the front. The post hole auger is very large and is raised up in the air...
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    Help! What is this component and why is it getting so hot!

    Steve, Also, I looked at the data sheet you provided a link to. The case design of the regulator in question is SOT-89-5. The product name according to the spec sheet is S-1170B21UC-OTGTFx. I definitely know this part is bad according the the pinout found on that datasheet. Do you have...
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    Help! What is this component and why is it getting so hot!

    Steve, Thanks so much for getting back to me. I have posted this on several forums over the past 10 days and you are the first person to even respond. I greatly appreciate it! Here's what I have to your replies... The BEC is rated to accept an input voltage range of 6-23v DC. I had a 3...
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    Help! What is this component and why is it getting so hot!

    Alright, I need some professional help here. I am currently modifying a Hubsan "FPV Transmitter" (an RC controller that transmits commands on 2.4ghz and has an color LCD display that shows a live video feed from the helicopter...the video is received on 5.8ghz) to accept a large capacity 3s...
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