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    Building a tilt sensor with an audible alarm...

    Use a triggered timer like - https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-triggered-timer.html?spm=a2g0o.home.search.0 Check that timer will activate a load AFTER the time delay. Use a low voltage buzzer for alarm sound. Take a look over here at some videos of solutions done. Regards, Dana.
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    Alternative to a bad tachometer filter?

    It means cap still has its dielectric intact, at the LV that the meter uses. Generally says cap may be OK,unless its actual capacitance has changed and circuit no longer can function. Can your meter measure capacitance ? Generally the scale with buzzer is a continuity indicator, low...
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    Alternative to a bad tachometer filter?

    When you have no reading, was that 0 ohms or infinity ohms ? Post a pic pic your meter.... Regards, Dana.
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    Turn On and Off a Smaller Voltage from a Larger One

    Do you have a digital multimeter ? What is model of meter you have to do volts, ohms, current ? Regards, Dana.
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    Turn On and Off a Smaller Voltage from a Larger One

    The grounds, the negative side of both V supplies, are isolated ? If so then use a SSR or optocoupler. What is the current flowing in the 1.75 supply ? If not isolated grounds then a N channel MOSFET, drain connected to - side 1.75, source to ground, gate to switched side of 5V. Use a logic...
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    ESP8266: Able to flash but no program execution

    If you look at the Nodemcu schematic can you can see the pins that need to be committed : https://circuits4you.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nodemcu-circuit-diagram.png https://electropeak.com/learn/esp8266-pinout-reference-how-to-use-esp8266-gpio-pins/ Look at pin priority notes topics in...
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    Opamp test circuit.

    Various circuit configurations to test opamp parameters : https://www.analog.com/en/analog-dialogue/articles/simple-op-amp-measurements.html Regards, Dana.
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    How to safely short the leads of a DC motor together with no power is applied.

    Automotive starter relays and solenoids pretty cheap. But they are SPST, typically. Regards, Dana.
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    Sallen Key Low Pass Filter, bandpass filter

    For future as you get more experience, the FFT approach in post #43 was minimal components. For filter approach same chip can do two filters/chip, using small number chip resources. Example of 50 Hz and 60 Hz : Filter just done with above wizard. Note I did not show 2'ond DAC, also onchip...
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    Analogue Meters for Nostalgia Sake

    I went to A school there as well, used 260 but do not remember overload button. We also used them on boat, SSN-583. Still have one, use occasionally. Also have a VTVM version just picked up. Quality materials, parts, great stuff. Regards, Dana.
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    Power supply problem

    Something close to one of these .... https://danyk.cz/s_atx_en.html Regards, Dana.
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    relay module connection

    Assuming you have a driver you would : driver >> LED strip >> NO contact on relay, GND of relay same ground as drivers output. Is driver constant current or voltage ? Reason for asking what limits LED current in the strip ? But best if you post part number/link to driver and led strip...
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    Construction techniques and watch-out lpoint

    https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/arrl-uhf-microwave-experimenter%27s-manual/ https://archive.org/search?query=arrl+handbook https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electronics-world/vintage-electronics-world-magazine-articles.htm https://www.worldradiohistory.com/VHF_Communications_DE.htm...
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    Hall Effect Sensor Normally Closed to Normally Open

    Bypass cap is used to insure clean logic level out and to remove noise at supply pin that would glitch the output. Regards, Dana.
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    What did I do wrong in my first project?

    D5 mounted on board with wrong direction ? You met the input C ratings ? Your layout does not seem to reflect the datasheet guidline layout ....? Input C precautions, datasheet overall has a lot of precautions .... Regards, Dana.
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    Hall Effect Sensor Normally Closed to Normally Open

    The SN74AHC1G14 should suffice, just the part no other passives needed other that a bypass cap across its VCC and ground pins, say a 4.7 uF 10V tantalum : https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn74ahc1g14.pdf Note the transistor circuit, with 2 Rs and a cap, more parts but easier to build a...
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    Hall Effect Sensor Normally Closed to Normally Open

    Simple logic gate to invert would suffice. There are single gate logic families that make life easy, cheap. low pin count..... https://www.ti.com/pdfs/logic/littlelogicsg.pdf If your Hall Sensor does not have noise rejection, eg. no hysteresis, then pick a gate with Schmidt conditioned inputs...
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    Sallen Key Low Pass Filter, bandpass filter

    https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snoa224a/snoa224a.pdf https://www.analog.com/media/en/training-seminars/design-handbooks/Basic-Linear-Design/Chapter8.pdf https://wiki.analog.com/university/courses/tutorials/index#active_filters
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    Sallen Key Low Pass Filter, bandpass filter

    With respect to filters or amplifiers : 1) We have Vin and Vout. Relationship between them is Vout = G x Vin. or G = Vout / Vin (units are V / V). Eg. G is dimensionless. So if we have Vout = 1V for Vin = .01V we have a G of 1 (V) / .01 (V) or 100 V/V or just 100. 2) db is G (decibels) = 20 x...
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