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    Any safety tips for opening a computer monitor?

    I am going to scrap my old computer monitr.  Its 7 years old and just blew today.  I know the cathode can really shock you, but is there anything I should look out for?  Is there a way to discharge the cathode?  And another question, when working with high voltages, are you supposed to be...
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    Car audio question

    My friend wants to use his cars subs for his stereo.  I know a more then most people around here(my family and friends) about audio and audio setups.  But I dont have a car yet so I havnt delt with that much so I cant answer his question.  Would he just hook them up like a regular sub or would...
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    Need help to ID some of my components

    I scrap electronics, my last one was a vcr.  I got a ton of capacitors, and some diodes.  I usually dont bother with resistors or surface mount unless I know I need one then I check to see if its there.  I know just about everything I got except some of the stuff from the power supply.  There...
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    What should I do with these 555 and 556 timers?

    I made an order for samples, I got some 555, surface mount 555, and 556 timers.  What should I do with them?  Anything fun to do?  Anything useful?
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    Need some info for substitute parts

    I am going to make the Minty Boost, but cant find the diode or the inductor that it needs.  The diode is 1n5818 and the inductor is 18R223.  I have some 1n914 diodes, but can I use them instead?  I need stuff that I can get at Radio Shack because I am not making an order online for 2 parts.
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    Do my needs come in surface mount?

    I am looking for 470 Ohm resistors, 4.7 Ohm resistors, 1.8 Ohm resistors, 10uF capacitors, and any one of these transistors, 2n2222, bc547b, 2n3904, 2n4401.  I dont know what the kind I am are using are called, but they are the ones with leads.  I need to save some space and switch to surface...
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    How many people here scrap old electronics?

    Am I the only one that takes apart broken or stuff for the garbage and takes the chips, transistors, capacitors, resistors, chokes, coils, and wire(if there is enough)?  I used to take apart old printers that we had and just take the LEDs, but now I take just about everything(except SMT).  I...
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    Programing an IC, how does it work?

    I was thinking, how do you just plug an IC into a programer, put some stuff on it and it works?  Whats physically inside of an IC? 
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    Astable multi vibrator, some help?

    Hello.
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