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  1. Ian

    Change in site ownership

    In a few hours time, ElectronicsPoint will be offline for a short period of time while we change site servers - as I'm passing over the running of the site to a company called EETech. EETech have a lot of experience running electronics discussion forums and electronics/tech sites, and want...
  2. Ian

    App to control ESP8266

    ESPEasy may do what you are looking for: https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page It'll let you control relays, sensors, etc... with minimal configuration. It also handles the WiFi and Web interface side of things on the ESP8266.
  3. Ian

    Improved Search Feature

    I'm not quite sure how to interpret that... We had a decent search engine before, but it struggled when trying to search for very short words (i.e. 3 characters). This is an inherent problem with most site-based search engines and there isn't much that can be done, without using a secondary...
  4. Ian

    Forum Categories and Improvements

    I've been working on this problem over the past few days, and it's now possible to include deleted content in search results - as long as the "advanced search" mode is used :D: https://www.electronicspoint.com/search/
  5. Ian

    Improved Search Feature

    I've had a few requests and suggestions over the years to improve the search function on ElectronicsPoint, as it hasn't been particularly fast or helpful when common search terms are used. The search has been upgraded to run on a new system, which should allow for greatly improved search...
  6. Ian

    Recommended Carbon Fibre 3D Printer Filament

    I've got a few parts to 3d print which require high-strength and dimensional stability over a wide range of temperatures. ABS isn't quite strong enough (and is unpleasant to work with) and PETG isn't rigid enough. I was wondering if anyone here has worked with carbon fibre based filaments...
  7. Ian

    May as well say hello...

    Hey @Donny121 - welcome to Electronics Point :). I think something that many of us have in common is we loved taking things apart as kids... sometimes it was even re-assembled correctly ;).
  8. Ian

    Unknown item

    Looks like a bridge rectifier and I think this may be a replacement (be sure to check the specs first!): https://www.tme.eu/gb/details/gbp308-yan/flat-single-phase-diode-bridge-rectif/yangjie-technology/gbp308/ edit: beaten to it by @duke37 :D
  9. Ian

    Thoughts on Engineer PA-09 Crimp Tool?

    Thanks for the advice everyone :). I do like the Weidmüller tools, but that's way out of my price range unfortunately. The crimp tool I've got the at the moment has a nice ratchet mechanism, but the crimp die crushes connector tabs, rather than folding and crimping. Since I posted this thread...
  10. Ian

    Thoughts on Engineer PA-09 Crimp Tool?

    I've got a few Molex SL series connectors to crimp in the coming month, which has prompted me to upgrade my terrible SN-28B crimp tool (the cheap generic Chinese one all over eBay and Amazon). It looks like the Engineer PA-09 crimp tool rates very well and I've anecdotally heard good things...
  11. Ian

    Hi, I'm Jacob

    Hey Jacob, welcome to Electronics Point :).
  12. Ian

    INDIA+ POWER GRID

    Yep, it's not ideal when members post questions via PM rather than on the forum. I get this sometimes, but refer the member to the help page or forum section and ask them to post there. I think it's normally because a member is new to forums and isn't sure how they work, although there are...
  13. Ian

    INDIA+ POWER GRID

    Yep, this member keeps coming back under different guises - many times per week! He wasn't banned for the question, he was banned because he posts nonsense prolifically without any effort, even after warnings - it's been going on for months :(.
  14. Ian

    How to add audio to a picture frame

    If you want to go down the Arduino route, there are shields like this (https://www.adafruit.com/product/1788) that do what you are after. There are lots of other cheaper modules too, but the Arduino library support may not be as easy to use. The benefits of this would be that you can customise...
  15. Ian

    The dark theme isn't very dark

    We'll be updating the forum software in the near future, hopefully. I'm just waiting on some features to be added to the forum software before we make the jump. When we switch over, I'll be re-designing the site template and I'll code it to work with a darker theme from the start - including...
  16. Ian

    Hi, I am Dave from Utah

    Hi Dave, welcome to the forums :).
  17. Ian

    Source of nylon fastening - UK based

    RS also have a good selection (with free UK next day delivery), but they are expensive: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/fasteners-fixings/screws-bolts/machine-screws/?applied-dimensions=4294881404,4294475696 Definitely a lot cheaper to buy from China from eBay/Aliexpress, but it'll take a few...
  18. Ian

    Can Anybody Identify This Manufacturer Logo?

    Glad you found this @shrtrnd :)
  19. Ian

    Screwdrivers?

    I really like Wera screwdrivers - they are a bit more expensive than normal ones, but they are really good quality (I had one break and they replaced it a year later without question). I've got a set of the normal green/black ones for every day use, plus a small selection of VDE rated ones for...
  20. Ian

    Hello... Again...

    Welcome, Rob :). I'd love to see some photos of your project!
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