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    THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO

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    My free energy experiments

    Thanks for sharing!  So it would recharge a battery but not run down the other one, or what?  And keep it working without changing the other battery?  That would be useful indeed and probably for other applications than battery charging. 
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    Free sample chips!

    TI:  >:( Regret to inform they cannot send me samples.  Might be because my email address is not corporate???  No reason was given. Fairchild:  :) Waiting... they said it will be shipped Maxim/Dallas:  :D Got an email confirmation, the parts will be shipped except one they did not have...
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    Yet Another Question on the 4W Transmitter

    "Be nice to the RF cops when they come after you. They might just give you a warning about making severe interference to radio and TV" :o Heck, it will be a miracle if I even get it working even with drift... so I won't be worried about the DOC for a while I think... a friend of mine who used...
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    Forrest M Mims VS Genocide!

    8)  OK just moved this to the appropriate section: Forrest M Mims, author of many electronics books and chairman Texas Academy of Science is interviewed by Alex Jones re: genocide professor Pianka... LINK to full interview: http://www.prisonplanet.tv/audio/030406mims.mp3 Mr Mims is a GOOD...
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    Yet Another Question on the 4W Transmitter

    :D Hey AG, thanks for answering buddy!! So it sucks is what you're saying... well I'll just build it for the experience I guess... :P Looking at this thing, http://www.rfparts.com/choke.html#vk200  I didn't think it looked right, as there are supposed to be six holes according to the...
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    How did u get started in electronics?

    Radio shack/Tandy solar power kit(with the wire spring thingies)... didn't have much mentoring and I was too mentally lazy/retarded to really go in depth so I didn't do much since then until.... I discovered COFFEE!!!!!!  Went to school, and here I am unemployed in a field that pays F*** ALL! ;D...
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    Any safety tips for opening a computer monitor?

    "I know the cathode can really shock you, but is there anything I should look out for?" Heh, it is actually the anode that packs the punch... the way to discharge it is to get an insulated screwdriver, attach a test lead w/ alligator clip to the metal of screwdriver, attach the other end to the...
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    Yet Another Question on the 4W Transmitter

    ANYBODY???? :-\ DigiKey doesn't have it, and this is the closest I could find but it doesn't even have the six holes.. so what's the deal???????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Some of you have built this thing right?  WHERE DID YOU GET THE VK200 CHOKES and what can one substitute if...
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    Yet Another Question on the 4W Transmitter

    RE: The one with the PCB diagram. http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects/rf/001/index.html The cct schematic calls for a VK200 ferrite bead with 6 holes.  ??? Where can I order this, I searched on digikey and main electronics(I'm in Canada) and they don't list it. Is there a generic cross...
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    Difference between 5/7/12mi range radios and leveling the playing field...

    It is not that hard to work with SMDs.  You need a thin tip soldering iron, a good light, a clear table, and solder wick.  Just remove the solder using the wick(be carefull not to accidently pick up adjacent small components with it), and if it doesn't come off apply more solder to get the flux...
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