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  1. KrisBlueNZ

    Flasher Help?

    Could you modify the dashboard so that the indicator pilot lamp is returned to chassis instead of being returned to the wire from the fuse panel? I think that might be the only way to make that flasher unit work properly.
  2. KrisBlueNZ

    Designing a Time Delayed Relay

    I wasn't meaning to imply that I think you're lazy. Far from it! I guess drill distance means drill travel, which is the total distance that each size of drill bit needs to travel, in order to drill all the holes of that size on the board. Minimising drill travel will make the drilling process...
  3. KrisBlueNZ

    Flasher Help?

    Yeah, looks like the dashboard lamp should connect to ground, not to +12V.
  4. KrisBlueNZ

    Flasher Help?

    Right. That's what we're talking about, except that the EL13 is electronic internally, so the flash speed is fixed, whereas with the bimetal version, the flash rate is affected by the resistance of the lamps.
  5. KrisBlueNZ

    Flasher Help?

    Well, the P pin that connects to the pilot lamp is as good as a direct ground when the internal circuitry isn't feeding voltage onto it. And when the indicator lever is switched either left or right, the L pin is as good as a direct ground when the circuitry isn't feeding voltage onto it, too...
  6. KrisBlueNZ

    Flasher Help?

    The diagram on that novitatech.com page looks like this: It's the same as your diagram except that the pilot lamp is returned to ground, not to +12V. Unless you can post a schematic diagram, or at least some photos, of the insides of the EL13, I can't tell you any more than that.
  7. KrisBlueNZ

    Designing a Time Delayed Relay

    AFAIK square corners don't make any difference except at high frequencies, so that would only be relevant to the TPS54062. It's just a cosmetic thing. Square corners look like lazy work to me :-) Why do you say drill distance was an issue? Does it seem a lot longer than you expected?
  8. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    Thanks for the link to Google Fonts! Is there any pie they don't have their fingers in now? I tried viewing Open Sans by Steve Matteson, 13 pixels high. Tildes display correctly for me, except for the "Extra-Bold 800", "Light 300 Italic", and "Extra-Bold 800 Italic" variants, where they look...
  9. KrisBlueNZ

    Designing a Time Delayed Relay

    You might want to add chamferred corners instead of right-angles in tracks, but that's just cosmetic. You could add a pin 1 marking for the ICP connector, though you've used a polarised connector there so arguably that's not needed. You could re-check the dimensions and pin positions and hole...
  10. KrisBlueNZ

    Finally got me a 'scope - Have some questions

    Good idea kpatz. Also, try standing on something that's a good insulator - for example a big block of expanded polystyrene. You need to understand that the scope measures the signal at the probe tip RELATIVE to its 0V rail, which is connected to its chassis, and to the earth pin on the mains...
  11. KrisBlueNZ

    Using an Oscilloscope to measure Frequency on a dual gate Mosfet Mixer?

    I think people are interested, and we have members who have all kinds of experience, but if you don't get any answers, it's probably because no one who is experienced in that field, or with that type of circuitry, has logged in and seen your post yet.
  12. KrisBlueNZ

    choosing capacitor values

    This sounds like a homework question. I have moved it to the homework help forum. What are the differences between ceramic and electrolytic capacitors? Look at the range of capacitance values available in each type. Ceramic capacitors are available with values down to less than 1 pF, and...
  13. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    That's fixed the problem on my machine Ian! I had tried zooming in (Ctrl +) as far as possible, with no change. Can you leave it like this? Or will that cause other problems? The font now looks very slightly different perhaps, but I've always thought that the old font with the problem looked...
  14. KrisBlueNZ

    Can I use a resistor as a fuse?

    Fusible resistors are a thing. They're not suitable for all places where you would normally use a fuse, but they're a great idea for situations where the normal current is quite low and the fault current will be high, because they fuse very quickly and without making a mess. They're ideal for...
  15. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    I can't find any fonts on my system that show a hyphen where they should show a tilde. I tried the standard Windows font viewer, but it doesn't show the tilde character! I've tried my word processor, and I've used the font display app at http://www.myfontbook.com/ with tilde in the display...
  16. KrisBlueNZ

    Need help with repair

    Cool. Here's an updated schematic.
  17. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    OK, using Chrome version "37.0.2062.124 m", I went to electronicspoint.com, did not log in, and went to this thread. Chrome initially displayed a sparse version of the thread with some page elements missing: I've shown the important part of the post zoomed in the middle - the tildes are...
  18. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    That's interesting Harald, your screen cap shows a slightly different font. Thanks for the info. I'll try Chrome and see what happens.
  19. KrisBlueNZ

    Tildes displayed as dashes (again)

    Those characters look like tildes in (a) the post edit box, (b) in the "view page source" window, and (c) if copied then pasted into a text editor. They only look like dashes on the screen. Here's a screen capture so you don't think I'm crazy: Is it a problem with the font perhaps? I don't...
  20. KrisBlueNZ

    Common Drain Amplifier

    I have the same problem - tildes are displayed as dashes when viewing posts. I've started a thread to discuss it: https://www.electronicspoint.com/threads/tildes-displayed-as-dashes-again.270575/
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