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  1. AnalogKid

    Fuel level switch

    Not without a latch or some other steering mechanism. ak
  2. AnalogKid

    Fuel level switch

    OK, for reasons that completely escape me, I saw the question but somehow missed the title (unless it has been edited). So . . . Is this for a vehicle? Can we assume a 12 V to 14 V system? Is the sensor already powered by the vehicle? If all of that is true, then you don'y have to measure...
  3. AnalogKid

    Fuel level switch

    Yes there is, but your question is missing a *lot* of necessary detail. How large/small a relay? Coil voltage / resistance / current / power - ? What is the device that measures 40 to 90 ohms? Someone turning a pot or volume control? A photocell sensing the sunrise/sunset? A fuel level...
  4. AnalogKid

    Nixie Tube Driver Question (w/ Schematic)

    In the context of this off-topic diversion about reference designators, V = Valve. ak
  5. AnalogKid

    Nixie Tube Driver Question (w/ Schematic)

    I think choosing Q was an act of rebellion. After having to adopt V because the Brits got there first, we decided to do something that would irritate *everyone*. Of course, here in Amurka, we think V stands for vacuum . . . ak
  6. AnalogKid

    Nixie Tube Driver Question (w/ Schematic)

    No. There is leakage current in the universe, and through the transistors, and through the nixie tube. Even with nothing but the input impedance of a DMM, around 10 M, the meter will register an output voltage very nearly equal to V+. And - that image is a lift off of the innergoogle, not my...
  7. AnalogKid

    Nixie Tube Driver Question (w/ Schematic)

    In #9, be sure to put a fixed resistor in series with the pot, so the current through the tube is not fatal when the pot is turned all the way to the left. The circuit in #7 will regulate much better than the one in #8 because of #7's large amount of negative feedback, versus none in #8 Also...
  8. AnalogKid

    Nixie Tube Driver Question (w/ Schematic)

    I'm not a big fan of shunt regulators, and this one is gonna dissipate a lot of unnecessary heat. If you don't like the simple 1-resistor current limiter, replace it with a 2-transistor constant current source. Then, all of the segment drivers can be emitter-grounded saturated switches with...
  9. AnalogKid

    Series Resistor in Place of Line Distribution Transformer

    It can if you are careful. Try this - Most people are familiar with a home stereo power amplifier. This is an almost pure voltage source, and has a very low output impedance, almost equal to a theoretically perfect 0 ohms. It is so far removed from the vacuum tube amplifiers that were the...
  10. AnalogKid

    With a Little Help from my friends?

    If getting the RF circuits to work isn't working, an alternative is a Theramin based on optical, rather than RF sensing. Two photo-resistive cells, one varies the gain of an amplifier and the other varies the frequency of an oscillator. You wave you hands over the cells to block out variable...
  11. AnalogKid

    Voltage threshold issue

    Manufacturing margin: The voltage/current/resistance range over which a pin is guaranteed to function, and the range over which it actually will function, are two different things. ak
  12. AnalogKid

    resistor confussion

    No. 0.02 A Watt's Law: P = E x I >> Power equals voltage times current. ak
  13. AnalogKid

    Build pwerbank ?

    To me, charging a 5 A-h battery in 2 hours means it has to be a lithium battery pack. Charging one that big that fast is just plain dangerous. To be clear - I know exactly how to do this and have most of the parts, and I would not do this. Buy one from a reputable company, not...
  14. AnalogKid

    series or parallel?

    That's two in one week. You're on a roll - !!! ak
  15. AnalogKid

    series or parallel?

    Parallel - only parallel - no exception The motors will not have the exact same impedances, so in a series string they will not all see the same driving voltage. Also, the motor design assumes a low impedance power source. Thus, wiring them in series will not deliver consistent performance...
  16. AnalogKid

    Complete beginner help with finishing linear DC supply

    Nothing. A diode and capacitor form a peak detector. The transformer output has a low impedance, so it charges the cap about as fast as it rises. When the input is on the downside of the sinewave and there is nothing connected to the cap to discharge it, it holds the peak voltage and the...
  17. AnalogKid

    Complete beginner help with finishing linear DC supply

    Meds - ?
  18. AnalogKid

    Complete beginner help with finishing linear DC supply

    Depends on what your goal is. For signal circuit testing, the transformer you have is way overpowered, but that's not automatically a bad thing. There are several ways to limit the max current a power supply can deliver to a circuit, so you can throttle back the current to something like 500...
  19. AnalogKid

    Does the antenna only increase transmitting range or can it increase reception in regards to flipper zero and the CC1101 Wireless Module?

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  20. AnalogKid

    Short term battery backup circuit

    A common interaction with people who are new to this is to convince them that a schematic, no matter how bad it looks or how incomplete it is, is a critical part of just about every *question*, not just the solution. In fact, I have a packaged response for it. Paraphrasing Rear Admiral Joshua...
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