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  1. Terry01

    When did the site get a nice new look? I like it! :)

    I logged in today and see the site has a nice new look! I for one think it's a good change. It's fresh and more up to date and any of the small changes I see I like! When did the changes take place? :)
  2. Terry01

    Older 40" Samsung TV to play around with! Score!!

    I got a new TV a couple days ago so I can now "reverse engineer" the old one! :) WOOHOO!!!! I've been using an older style Samsung one,like from 10 years ago or longer I think. The last new one i got before that lasted a few hours then one of my cats bounced of it and it tipped over and...
  3. Terry01

    Why the crazy price for a decade resistor/resistance box?

    I've been looking to pick one of these up but the prices are rediculous! Why are they so expensive when you can buy all the parts 1000s at a time for pennies? Usually eBay and the likes are flooded with this type of thing for next to nothing :confused:
  4. Terry01

    Help selecting my 1st DSO please.

    I need some help selecting my first DSO. I only intend to use it for nothing more than hobby stuff and I am still very much new to electronics. I got a cheap analogue Tenma scope a couple months ago and had great fun learning how to use it. I probably still haven't learned most of what it can do...
  5. Terry01

    Multimeter Spec

    I have a meter (ExTech EX505) that I knew was a little of the mark. I have a cheapo Hyelec MS89 that I've had for donkeys for just general about the house stuff or working on my wheelchair,things like that. When I decided to take up electronics I decided to get another meter,the ExTech! I...
  6. Terry01

    XR2206 DIY signal generator kit.

    I soldered a wee signal generator EBay DIY kit together today. I've been tinkering about all day with it learning how to get a nice clean trace on my oscilloscope. It puts out square,sine and triangle wave forms from around 20hz to 100 KHz so its been good fun. I think I'll invest in a proper...
  7. Terry01

    Signal generator using 555 timer

    I built my first signal generator on my breadboard tonight. Its very VERY simple but it'll do for now for something to hook my scope up to when it comes. I can hook a potentiometer into it too so it'll be fun to watch it working and how it changes. I have another 1 from eBay coming that does a...
  8. Terry01

    Oscilloscope probe question.

    I'm thinking of getting a 50mhz oscilloscope. 2nd hand of course,till I learn how to use one. My question is....does it have to be a 50mhz probe I get for it as they seem to be thin on the ground? Thanks in advance for the help.
  9. Terry01

    Boost Converter Fun.

    I've been playing around with a boost converter I was sent by mistake for the last couple days. Its amazing the time you can do away messing around with one of these,a couple meters,a few bigger resistors and a notepad and pen(otherwise I forget). I find it very interesting and quite relaxing...
  10. Terry01

    Breadboards are awesome!

    As some of you know I'm brand new with electronics. I got myself a breadboard with the jumpers and a couple big mixed bags of components. I've been playing around for a couple weeks now and can't believe how much you can learn with a breadboard,jumper wires,a couple batteries a multimeter and a...
  11. Terry01

    Anyone know what this is?

    I got 6 of these in a mixed lot and wondered if anyone knows what they are? Sorry I don't have better photos. The writing on the sticker is "U44/47" at one end and "U48/42" the other. The are about 12" long. When I take the red and black caps of the end it is like a clear cable with a black...
  12. Terry01

    Magnifying lens help needed pls.

    I am looking to buy a 2nd hand camera lens to help me see the smaller components and use as a good general magnifying glass. My eyes are shot basically,I have MS and some days my eyes are really bad and I need good magnification. I wear glasses and have a magnifying glass. I used one a friend...
  13. Terry01

    Li-ion charging question.

    I have retrieved 6 Li-ion cells from a think pad I took apart. I've searched them on google and found the same ones Sanyo cells. I've split them into single cells. I've charged them @4.2v 1.7A like the data sheet says. My question is....is it safe to let the A fall away to 0.000A? I've been...
  14. Terry01

    Multi meter question?

    I have a Hyelec MS89 multi meter I bought a while back,just a Chinese cheaply! 30 or 40 quid or there abouts. I've used it for odd jobs for a couple of years. I got a Extech Ex505 multi meter and a Tenma 30V 5A PSU recently when I decided to get into hobby electronics. The Extech i got from...
  15. Terry01

    Charging my power chair from a bench PSU?

    I have wondered for a while now about doing this. Just because. I know my proper chair charger does this fine but I'd like to watch it happening. I'd like to see the process happening with one or both my meters hooked up measuring it and also watching it on the displays on my bench PSU. I'm...
  16. Terry01

    Oscilloscope? ?

    I'm just brand new starting out in hobby electronics but am interested in learning to use an oscilloscope. What I do know (very little) about how they work and the type of information they give interests me. My question to the more knowledgeable than me is....am I trying to run before I can...
  17. Terry01

    Hiya frae Edinburgh!

    Hi everyone! I have just started out in hobby electronics and found this place while hunting about....BRILLIANT!!! I bought myself a soldering station,a bench PSU,a couple of multi meters and some tools and plan to learn how to use them as a hobby in electronics. I got an old printer,old tablet...
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