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  1. Pharaday

    How to: power this old ringer?

    How do I make this ring? Inside the bell is alot like my old doorbell. It has copper coil that drives a ringer (ya know, with electromagnets/opposite poles, that thing) which moves horizontally and strikes both sides of the bell. I just wanna give it a battery and a switch amd make het ring ...
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    Fuses, fuses...

    No, No, I need to be at the risk of nothing. So, you guys are saying I must get a fuse with the exact same values as my old or I run the risk of damage? I will accept yalls word as law.
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    Fuses, fuses...

    Ok, so I need to replace a fuse in an amp. The original fuse was 250V 500mA. I have a bunch of fuses but none that exact value. Am I correct to make an ass out of you and me that I can use fuses with higher values but not lower? How does that work? For instance, I have a 250V 1.6A fuse. Can I...
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    12V adapter + resistor = 9V adapter?

    Actually, I have only ever run it off a 9V battery OR, recently, off a 5V adapter. It works on a 5V adapter, but not as loud and speed doesn't go as high. I agree that it would probably work off a 12V adapter, but I'm afraid to try. I've blown things just trying willy nilly like that. It's a FAB...
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    12V adapter + resistor = 9V adapter?

    This one seems kinda silly, but a buddy of mine suggested it and it seemed so crazy it might just blow my electronics... I mean work. I want to add some resistors to a 12V adapter to make a 9V adapter. I know that the amps is what I need to look at. I've seen one working, tested volts etc. but I...
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    Respectfully requesting audio related info.

    Well, this is a project I'm considering pursuing depending on HOW possible it would be. You fine fellows have become my first stop for this type of research, and I just wanted to get yalls feelings/feedback. If I do tackle this one I would prefer to apply it to a six string violin but I...
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    Respectfully requesting audio related info.

    Hello good sirs and thank you for your time. What a wonderful American day it's been. I donno what part it was ummm, and my dear friend Professor 73 De Edd or, translated to my native peasant tongue, Eddie 73, my most thoughtful responder, hello to you too! I would like, if it's not...
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    Blown guitar amp! SOS!

    Roger. STOP. you guys rock. STOP. Roffle @ amerikanski, We're all garbage, Also acceptable is murricunf***yea. STOP.
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    Blown guitar amp! SOS!

    Oh my Jesus yes OK the fuse is blown. AMERICA BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF! Using my multimeter and as much tech experience one might expect a CE w/ all his circuits done to have, I measured infinite resistance on the fuse and to be sure, I attempted to power an LED through it. Not sure I have that...
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    Blown guitar amp! SOS!

    So, I took my Fender Frontman 15G guitar amp over to a buddy's house and when I plugged it in, it made some weird buzzing noises, so I turned it off and it would never come back on. I investigated and learned that when I unplugged it, the 3rd, grounding prong on the power cable stayed behind in...
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    DIY Audio Amplifier???

    This guy is double E. He can handle transistors. Here is a real simple guitar amp which should work for any purpose. Most importantly the video is by this real cool older gal who can actually rock out nice and good. She makes a solderless amp but use solder. Better yet use duct tape cause...
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    Help with AVL cricket

    Ok, I knew all that from 3 mins in Google. Lol if 3 mins on google can solve my issue, you guys never hear about it. then I'm back to my original request: can anyone TELL me how I can make this thing do what it's made to do?
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    Help with AVL cricket

    Can you link me to the actual manual? I've already searched all over that website. Surely you don't mean CALL them...?
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    Help with AVL cricket

    Itsa dissolve unit
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    Help with AVL cricket

    Here is an AVL cricket. I'm told it does stuff with music and lights. But I cannot find an instruction manual ANYWHERE. Can anyone tell me how to use this thing? I know these pics are blurry, I'll describe the port/control labels to you left to right top to bottom. I don't have whatever plugs...
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    This some kind lightbulb or...

    Rock on. Did I do that arithmetic right? So a 300kΩ resistor? Or better yet, three 100kΩ resistors in series?
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    This some kind lightbulb or...

    Ah jeeze I dont have 90V converter... the internet says it can take AC or DC, couldnt I just use 120V and keep it at 400 μA (as wiki suggests) with resistance, R=120V/0.0004A ? Or do I need a punch in the face for suggesting it...
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    This some kind lightbulb or...

    You guys gotta figure it out, pull out your textbooks, I promised the victims of that fire that I would do something real cool with that bulb!
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    This some kind lightbulb or...

    Also, it cares not for 3, 5 or 12 volts. These values do not excite it in the slightest. But.... man 120v?! That tiny lil bulb?
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    This some kind lightbulb or...

    Oh yea I shoulda told you that. I got this out of the guts of a fire/security alarm. The kind for a business that has all the circuitry inside a locked metal box. The... talisbulb was found inside that box where it could only be seen during maintenance or something. Gosh, never expected to read...
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