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  1. Braeden Hamson

    Strobing lights before/without a timer (like the 555)

    I've always wondered how blinking/strobing lights were made before things like the 555. Or to put it more simply is there a way to make a light blink without a 555 chip?
  2. Braeden Hamson

    Understanding RF Signals

    I'd like to learn about the electronics behind it all. But If I can learn about what signals are transmitted and how they work that would be great to. So to answer you directly, both.
  3. Braeden Hamson

    Understanding RF Signals

    This is going to be a pretty damn broad post. I've been listening into WebSDR sites for a while now and they've piqued my interest in radio. And now I want to learn more. I'm wondering if anyone knows any good places to learn about radio transmissions. I kinda want to learn anything and everything.
  4. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    Hahaha, your very correct. I just got it working last night, the mono plug on the splitter wasn't playing ball. So I chopped it off and put my own on. Works now.
  5. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    Perhaps I should've been more clear. I'm using an appropriate spitter, 4 contact plug two ports one for audio out one for in. And if case grounding is the way to know if something is an electret then I have an electret. Mind you I pulled this mic out if a pair of ear buds, with inline mic.
  6. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    I'm using a 3.5 mm mono plug. Ain't no hotdog down a hall way. My circuit is two wires, a mic and a plug. I think I'll dig a mic out of an old phone. So do these mics in the phones have all the supporting hardwaee built into their cases or is it on the board next to it?
  7. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    I've got one of those it works for my plug. It's wired like that one you've listed. I've also flipped the polarity on my mic a few times, no dice.
  8. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    Audioguru Well you sound like the right person. If only my laptop had dedicated ports for mic and audio. Instead I have a CTIA 4 connector combined headphone/microphone port. Electret mic eh? I had no clue mics were so complex.
  9. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    Thanks Harald Any recommendations on the value of that capacitor? And out if curiosity what would the different values do in the circuit. Haha using a capacitor in an AC circuit raises a lot of questions, what would a capacitor do in an AC circuit?
  10. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    Harald I forgot to mention that my laptops built in mic is on when the mic is plugged in, and that my pc thinks the mic is a speaker. So I suppose I'm using the wrong kind of mic. Ramussons That's probably the issue. Is there a way I can tell the difference?
  11. Braeden Hamson

    Building a Microphone should be easy, right?

    I'm probably not on the right forum right now. But hey one of you might know. I wanted to build my own microphone so I pulled the mic out of some crappy IEM headphones and soldered one up with a mono jack. The trouble is my PC doesn't see it as a microphone. And I have no idea why (Electronics...
  12. Braeden Hamson

    Looking for advanced soldering tips

    I'd say I'm decent at soldering. I can solder a wire onto a PCB trace. I bend the ends of my wires into hooks and hook them together when I splice and always use flux and heat shrink. That's what I know. But I'm looking for any great things you guys have picked up over the years. One thing I...
  13. Braeden Hamson

    Overkill LEDs and PWMing with electric switch

    Hey guys, So I'm building a backlit switch box, in the style of aircraft panels. I bought some LEDs modules without looking at the datasheet... http://optekinc.com/datasheets/OVM12F3R7.pdf As you can see they're beefy. I want to PWM these LEDs. I was thinking I'd use a 555 timer chip and...
  14. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    Thank you Analog Kid, you win the prize of finding exactly what I needed. A SPDT NC 5V relay. Many thanks!
  15. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    What's that about form B relays, I think what you're describing is what I'm looking for. I looked into how to buy that stuff but most of the spec sheets are gibberish to me.
  16. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    Rotary switches are nice, but I do love my toggle switches, as they're what are used in aircraft most. I may have to give in and just order some online.
  17. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    Bluejets, yes a twisted wire would result in an on on on switch :D However, I'm looking to have three separate actions for each switch position. The joystick I'm building has 12 buttons, each is a circuit the switch can close two circuits but I need a way to close a third which will give me an...
  18. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    You're correct in all counts except there are two rows of three on the bottom for a total of 6 terminals.
  19. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    My end goal is to have an on on on switch, anything else I say is void. And I'm a tech noob so. Lay-man's terms XD
  20. Braeden Hamson

    Help with solid state relays

    I'm attempting to make an ON-ON-ON switch with an ON-OFF-ON switch. I'm hacking together my own custom built joystick. I went to Fry's and picked up some nice toggle switches, unfortunately they're on-off-on switches. I need a way for power to flow when the switch is in the off position, and for...
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