gumush on Two Bit Circus and the STEAM Carnival
Big buttons in second photo looks great ? Where can i found them ?
View ArticleRichard A on BOB-11044 - Mono Audio Amp Breakout - TPA2005D1
Can you recommend a speaker to use with this? Right now, I’m using the one of these (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9151) for my project, but it’s not nearly loud enough. I’m building a prop for a...
View ArticleRichard A on DEV-10628 - MP3 Player Shield
For the record, since lots of people have asked this question but no one has found a direct answer…YES, pins D3 and D4 are available, IF you don’t plan on using the MIDI components on this board. As...
View ArticleKamiquasi on Two Bit Circus and the STEAM Carnival
Big Dome Push Button – Blue also available in red, greenish and yellowish.
View ArticleCustomer #341993 on PRT-11231 - Power Cell - LiPo Charger/Booster
If you put a large cap (~10,000 uF) across the solar panel it will work much better for charging. Otherwise the current will porpoise up and down and the charger never really gets to go through it’s...
View Articlebau on LCD-11741 - Arduino Display Module - 3.2" Touchscreen LCD
This is a totally viable concept – have the LCD do the heavy lifting. I just would like to ask whether that pretty bad lag is caused by the baud rate or the Arduino or the LCD itself? Is there any way...
View ArticleNL on WRL-10854 - XBee Shield
I don’t know why haven’t you made header holes for SDA and SCL pins on this shield ?! Unfortunately, I have to add wire jumpers in order to stack an I2C LCD screen on top of this shield… Would be...
View ArticleToni_K on CAB-11515 - SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable - 6ft
Double check where the USB cables all meet at the central splitter. We have seen these tear a bit, so you might just have a loose connection in there somewhere.
View ArticleToni_K on SEN-10061 - LinkSprite JPEG Color Camera TTL Interface
I ran into similar issues when I didn’t have good connections between the pins on the camera and my breadboard. Make sure whatever cable harness connection you have is really well connected, and try...
View ArticleJosh_Hawley on DEV-11723 - Mux Shield II
I totally agree with the safety concern, but I handled it differently. I chose to control the igniters with relays attached to my shift registers. They are controlling a 12v supply to the igniters. I...
View Article172pilot on DEV-11723 - Mux Shield II
Yeah.. Mine was the same.. My shift registers were connected to these relay boards:And, I also had a disconnect for the output side.. (I was using a 9v battery for launch, and had a switch)… it makes...
View ArticleCustomer #438425 on DEV-09729 - ProtoScrewShield
Works great, Love it. Need to make one for the Mega now!!
View ArticleCustomer #403600 on COM-11323 - EL Sequencer
As you were.Once I cleaned up the board and had a good look with m' trusty folding magnifier under decent light and poked it with m' DVOM it turned out that the soot all over the mic5219 wasn’t from...
View ArticleCustomer #407848 on PRT-08808 - ProtoBoard - Square 1" Single Sided
You should carry these same size but in SMD that I’d buy tons of!
View ArticleKamiquasi on PRT-08808 - ProtoBoard - Square 1" Single Sided
You could cut a ProtoBoard – Bandicoot (SMD) into multiple squares ;)
View ArticleQtechknow on TOL-11790 - Solder Paste - 40g (Lead Free)
Do you know the melting point of this solder paste? I’m trying to make a toaster reflow oven using this soldering paste.Thanks, Quin
View ArticleDC177E on TOL-11198 - SparkFun Parts Box - Small (magnetic)
Or perhaps what type of wood was used and exactly what elements were consumed in the dye, or the total energy content via combustion.
View ArticleDC177E on CAB-00509 - Banana to Alligator Cable
Well, I would not be so sure. 10-20 amps pushed through these things would easily heat them up, and yet most budget meters can measure currents in that range.
View ArticleAlexander Riccio on COM-10601 - Reed Switch - Insulated
I’m guessing that a PNP/pMOS transistor would accomplish this far more effectively than a reed switch of greater complexity. The PNP/pMOS transistor performs a logical inversion – thereby switching off...
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