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Kamiquasi on PRT-11856 - Polymer Lithium Ion Battery - 2200mAh 7.4v

Looks like markdown ate your links, try the correct formatting (see ‘formatting help’ link below comment area).

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Earlz on Hacking your WiFi Card

@RyeMac Maybe he’s like me an never really sells his computers later. I still have my first computer from 2002. I have yet to sell any of my computers. The closest thing to it I’ve done is give away 3...

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Fab on SEN-10736 - 9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU

Hi, I’ve been using the Razor IMU as a wireless sensor with xbee modules… I’d like to have a dual communication (serial and xbee) for tests, but I don’t know if digital pins are available for this (I...

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Earlz on PRT-11856 - Polymer Lithium Ion Battery - 2200mAh 7.4v

These appear to be the corrected links: 2200mAh5000mAh

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JoelEB on Hacking your WiFi Card

Yes, the resale value is reduced considerably with a mod such as this, but Earlz is correct in his assumption. Considering this one was used when I purchased it, I don’t intend on selling it anytime...

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DaChew on DEV-11401 - Electric Imp Shield

Do the I2C lines (from imp pins 1 & 2) require pull-up resistors for this shield?

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rsp on PRT-11856 - Polymer Lithium Ion Battery - 2200mAh 7.4v

When it comes to batteries like this, “you get what you pay for” is often true. It’s interesting that this battery is significantly larger and heavier than the “equivalent” Turnigy battery. But if you...

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scharkalvin on Hacking your WiFi Card

I haven’t ever sold any of my old computers either …. I give them away. I usually donate outdated (for me) computers on freecycle after wiping the HD clean and installing the latest flavor of ‘buntu....

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Rocketgeek on DEV-11352 - 4x4 Driver Shield

It fits a standard 8-pin IDC ribbon connector.

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MikeGrusin on COM-11323 - EL Sequencer

If an individual channel is known bad, then most likely that channel’s triac, the optotriac, or both have failed. (There’s also a possibility that a trace or connection has become disconnected). If you...

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Karl Bielefeldt on Hacking your WiFi Card

Maybe the resale value is reduced from the original model with a working internal antenna, but I doubt it’s reduced compared to one with a broken antenna.Anyway, people in our line of work tend to run...

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Far_Seeker on Hacking your WiFi Card

Perhaps it’s just me but, I would change one word of the following sentence in order to unequivocally agree with it.I am of the belief that we have a right to do whatever we choose with the products we...

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Purple_Squirrel on BatchPCB and SparkFun are Going Their Separate Ways

I am really glad to hear that OSH Park has picked this up. I just recently got my first set of boards for four different designs and all of them were great quality. Those boards along with the rest of...

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Customer #58436 on GPS-11571 - 50 Channel GP-635T GPS Receiver

Good to hear. What is the part number?

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Customer #431870 on DEV-10172 - Conductive Ribbon - 3-Conductor (1 yard)

For anyone with this problem, try using a bit of Iron on interfacing, it will stick to the ribbon nicely with just a bit of heat from an iron, and its thin. Its used for cuffs and neck parts of dress...

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Customer #440679 on SEN-00245 - One Wire Digital Temperature Sensor - DS18B20

Planning on buying some of these, what type / model number of extension cabling should I use for this?

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Kamiquasi on KIT-10212 - Electronic Dice Kit

I found a cold solder joint for the battery holder; the hard to reach pin adjacent to the PIC.Go figure :) Glad it’s working properly now, though!

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charlesgg on DEV-10182 - Monster Moto Shield

Yes it works. Just set the PWM pins to output and HIGH. For example the stepper_oneRevolution example works with this setup:Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 7,8,4,9); void setup() {...

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gadgetdad on BatchPCB and SparkFun are Going Their Separate Ways

This is just awesome. Spark fun is great. OshPark is great…..I have some boards arriving from then today…. This is a good deal.

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Striker121 on SEN-11234 - MPU-6000

Nope. What you see is what you guy (Minus the quarter). The MPU series really is amazing for the price though. Just wish I’d see a nice board with them and a magnetometer for ~$30. Also that the...

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