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  1. darren adcock

    Beginning electronics, understanding whats actually happening

    I found learning motor based circuits really useful as the motor offers a mechanical expression of what's going on. I leanred more in a couple of months of learning to control motors than a long time tinkering with audio circuits. I found this informed my understanding of electronics circuits.
  2. darren adcock

    Beginning electronics, understanding whats actually happening

    Thanks Duke27. I hadn't come accross rsgb. I will be in touch.
  3. darren adcock

    Anyone have any oscilloscope recommendations?

    Just to add, being a bit of an oscilloscopephobe the JYE really helped me learn. Easy and straight forward. Doesn't like battery power too much though.
  4. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    That sounds grand. Wish there was a audio hacker night near me, I tried to set one up but no one was interested.
  5. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    Have you made modular synths? this is my first attempt. I've made quite a lot of audio projects, but much smaller than this. I figured if I really wanted to understand audio electronics I should be making synths and I need to get better at understanding my oscilloscope (it's not working at the...
  6. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    Hi Steve. Yeah I bought the Make: Analogue Synth book and am working my way through it. I'm debugging the noise toaster mod synth as I have built it now. However, I don't know what made me think it was a good idea but I've built it all on strip board. I really like the puzzle of transferring...
  7. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    Used google search for pin out, and got incorrect data. Should have just gone straight to datasheet. Lesson learned.
  8. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    this is fixed now. So no need for help. I couldn't find how to delete post. Best Darren
  9. darren adcock

    WNG noise toaster

    Hi all, dunno why but wng's always seem to give me problems. If anybody could help me diagnose and fix I'd much appreciate it. Anyhow, I have this breadboarded but am not getting white noise sound from Q6-C. In fact no sound. In hz i get random frequencies the most common being 3.3hz (ish). I...
  10. darren adcock

    Replacement ac power supply for alesis multimix 8

    That's great, I've been avoiding buying one for so long as it cost so much.
  11. darren adcock

    Dossimeter + charging unit

    OOOO that's interesting, I'm awaiting a component to repair my meter and can't wait to test it's voltage when cranked. how is it stepped up? by the caps and rectifier?
  12. darren adcock

    Dossimeter + charging unit

    Hi Gramps, thanks your reply. Was an absolute pain in the arse to open up. However much i take things apart for salvage I seem to always forget that it can be a biiiiig job in itself. Photos. No markings on the generator (guess that is what it is) The black box says, resistor capacitor unit...
  13. darren adcock

    Laser module from laser printer radiation caution

    Thanks Harald.
  14. darren adcock

    Dossimeter + charging unit

    Hi all. I picked up a Dossimeter + charging unit for a few pounds off a stall. The Dossimieter is quartz fibre pen type. The charging unit is Mk2 (Z8/6665-99-911-0390) issued by Uk war office in 1958. Question 1. This was used to measure radiation, should I even be tampering with it? Veeeery...
  15. darren adcock

    Laser module from laser printer radiation caution

    HI there folks. So upon opening up a laser printer I cam across a laser module that said I shouldn't open it because of invisible laser radiation class 3B. Do I open it or not? I would like that lens in there! no worries if not, always get plenty of goodies from printers. Cheers Darren
  16. darren adcock

    Wiper Motor Wiring

    Finally got it ready for the event. It worked great. Made a huge bang in the entrance when people opened the door. Thanks for all your advice. Lot's learned.
  17. darren adcock

    Wiper Motor Wiring

    Cheer Edd! Only usually work on 9 or 12v at low current so thought it be best to ask! Hopefully when my power supply arrives it'll work without a glitch and then comes the construction phase, gonna have to be a hefty frame for this. Then hopefully I can post some pics of what it may look...
  18. darren adcock

    Buying components from China.

    I've bought loads and loads from china. And haven't had any problems. Much cheaper.
  19. darren adcock

    Wiper Motor Wiring

    Feel daft asking this, but then better than dead and daft. Do I need to take any safety precautions working with this motor, electrocution?
  20. darren adcock

    Wiper Motor Wiring

    Cheers guys, Just ordered a power supply 12v 10a (again!, need to get a better bench power supply, any reccomendations?). I will try a 24v afterwards and pwm if no luck. I will try and open motor up on weds and see what the ratio refers to, and as suggested try manually turning shaft. If it does...
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