Search results

Search Forums New Posts
  1. donkey

    arduino 3 parts

    as I am using 2 motors and 2 pots would it be better to label them sensorvalue1 and sensorvalue2 and same for the motors? also arduino has this annoying thing, the pot values is 0-1023 but pwm is 0 -255. how can I accomodate that?
  2. donkey

    Relay Keeps Sticking Randomly

    green giant I thought the same until I saw
  3. donkey

    Synchronous Counter Circuit with "mystery output."

    if you need to find old posts goto "user CP" at the top of the page. then on the left side look for "subscribed threads" 2 lines under that is "view all". you should be able to find your old posts in there
  4. donkey

    Wanted: DisplayTech Messenger 110 Manual

    hey I found the company I think, if you can send me a pic I could probably track down a pdf manual
  5. donkey

    arduino 3 parts

    dahhal thanks for the info, when I say my programming is worse than my electronics I should point out my electronics is close to 0. I have a keen mind to learn and that helps but alot of googling code to tell me what it means happens. I am using win7 and arduino's compiler but I really thought...
  6. donkey

    arduino 3 parts

    am sorry to keep posting here but trying to get this to work my coding is worse than my electronics knowledge. I have declared the pins, i have declared the pots. I am not trying to figure out how to do 2 things, first read the pot (0-1023 range) and divide that into 3 areas. 0-510 is reverse...
  7. donkey

    arduino 3 parts

    I decided to break this down even further. http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ReadAnalogVoltage this link shows me how to map the pot http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/195 this link shows me how to make the motor turn how can I make the 2 pots (I figure usind a0 and a1) to control 2 motors?
  8. donkey

    G'day!

    one peice of guidance I will give you that has helped me so much so far, don't just read, get your hands dirty and make stuff. I keep thinking of big bang theory when all the guys were in the car together, and the car broke down. they all knew the way a petrol driven motor worked, but none of...
  9. donkey

    arduino 3 parts

    ok so I am using arduino cos I can and its pretty easy so far. but I have an issue combining the 3 parts of my project together. first there is a wii nunchuck:- there is an issue with the library for this device but I will work with what I have. I have followed the examples given from most...
  10. donkey

    G'day!

    also feel free to look through the tutorial pages here. it can help expand your knowledge. and if you get stuck feel free to ask one of us to help you out..... not me I'm a newb with a very very very very basic grasp on electronics
  11. donkey

    Hello, Welcome! (Introduce yourself)

    hi jessicay glad to have you on board
  12. donkey

    Solderable paint?

    http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=NM2831 I thought of this stuff, never tried it but i thought of it lol
  13. donkey

    Hello everyone :D

    I won't lie to you, electronics can be daunting at times. especially if you have never done anything and the stupid soldering iron just won't melt the solder and when the stupid soldering iron does melt it, it hardens on the wrond connection or joins 2 points that are meant to touch..... having...
  14. donkey

    Synchronous Counter Circuit with "mystery output."

    just to help us out could you also send us pictures of your built project. someone might be able to notice something in there
  15. donkey

    invention/adapter

    ruxton if you head back quite a few posts on the first page it was pointed out that the socket replacement is as low as 48cents. have you factored in that your idea is both 10 times the price and only a temporary(not permanent) fix so at some point they will have to fork out the 48cents to...
  16. donkey

    invention/adapter

    ok this is my last post on this topic cos I seriously have said it all. it is a great idea, but will serve no purpose. if for example someone was renovating a house then they could remove the old plug and put in a new plug, there are extension leads, there are batteries, there are hundreds of...
  17. donkey

    invention/adapter

    thats why we have cordless powertools. and every tradesman I know of have multiple backup batteries.
  18. donkey

    invention/adapter

    I don't know bout switzerland but here in australia our paramedics have a setup that utilises car battery to provide backup power. this helps to keep things topped up. also add to this that any decent paramedic will take their last patient to hospital and then check their equipment to see what...
  19. donkey

    invention/adapter

    its cost versus results. in this case as with my example the results do not warrant the cost. having an idea is a great thing. taking criticism both positive and negative is how you make sure you don't spend too much time going down the wrong path.
  20. donkey

    invention/adapter

    we are not saying DON'T try, we are just stating 2 obvious facts A) unless the product is cheaper then the 48cents to replace the whole socket it won't be viable B) the amount of times this product will need to be used is not high as most houses already have new sockets which last longer than...
Top