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Customer #435064 on WRL-08687 - XBee Explorer USB

Can someone please confirm this acts as a logic converter, ie: it automatically steps up / down the rx / tx to 3.3v in or 5v out to arduino so I don’t have to use a separate converter?

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Customer #439309 on COM-11310 - Toggle Switch and Cover - Illuminated (Red)

this would be cool with that light pipe you guys sell!

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Customer #439309 on COM-11059 - Missile Switch Cover - Carbon Fiber

the carbon fiber paint doesn’t go on to the inside!

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Customer #439309 on COM-11491 - Circular LED Bargraphs - Green

holly ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

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Customer #439309 on ROB-10332 - Robotic Claw (Sale)

how much is it

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Customer #436831 on KIT-10334 - Botanicalls Kit

I find it funny all the people complaining of a lack of functionality- need more sensor ports, need wifi, need the Ethernet port facing a different direction. Please remember this is Spark Fun. I...

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Customer #205928 on COM-10080 - Thermoelectric Cooler - 40x40mm

Hi, How to put several of these in a series with arduino ?

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rxn on CAB-11515 - SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable - 6ft

I fixed your cable. Took about a half hour, some heatshrink, solder, and hot glue.http://i.imgur.com/At5xSvg.jpgStub lengths are ~7cm, just a bit longer than 1/10th of a wavelength at 480 MHz....

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kstran07 on WIG-11125 - Audio-Sound Breakout - WTV020SD

So those of you who are having a hard time with this (as I have had). It needs 3.3V not 3V. Check your voltage if it’s not playing. I have a 3.7V lipo hooked up right now, the 3V 12mm coin cell and 3V...

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MattiasF on Reflow Skillet

Going down this road right now with a ½" aluminum plate on order. Is this strategy still good for hobbyists or is there any even better method? Thinking of putting the plate on a cheap electric burner...

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devillj on KIT-09774 - Benchtop Power Board Kit

i ordered one of these a long time ago, and just recently started looking at it with an eye towards assembly. although fuses sre funtional, i know im gonna blow an ungodly amount of them., now seeing...

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Rohar on Beginning Embedded Electronics - 1

This tutorial is really great and really wet my whistle for electronics. As I continued to read other beginning electronics books (while I wait for my Begining Embedded Electronics Kit to arrive, I...

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HUNCH on BOB-09880 - Luxeon Rebel LED Breakout - Warm White Triple Play

Does anyone know if the current draw on this would be too great for an arduino?

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HUNCH on BOB-10504 - WS2801 Breakout

Would you suggest a particular tutorial from this website?

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HUNCH on DEV-11114 - Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 3.3V/8MHz

Can you power this with a usb connection?

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CJ_Godfrey on KIT-10930 - ClockIt

I am hoping someone can help me and my son fix the brightness (kid has to unplug it to go to sleep). We are novice (!) solderers and arduino programmers (generous description). I think I can figure out...

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RyeMAC3 on Donation Day - Supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation

A man in a kilt is a man and a half! I give you props. I always rock mine on 4/6. The folks at work love it. Oh, and good job SparkFun!

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Teslafreak on Donation Day - Supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Nice kilt/vest/flashes, guy in the kilt!

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Kamiquasi on KIT-10930 - ClockIt

The firmware has the brightness code commented pretty well, that should be the easy part :)For programming, you’ll probably want to solder (not needed, but more reliable than smooshing it into place)...

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Kamiquasi on KIT-09774 - Benchtop Power Board Kit

Why not use a resettable fuse to (try to) protect this first, rather than intentionally freak the PSU out? :)

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