Customer #439214 on COM-10791 - Right Angle Tactile Button
i’m looking for a regular ‘on/off’ button. Is this what this is?
View Articlegerv on COM-00526 - Voltage Regulator - 3.3V
Could someone please fix the Eagle library pins for this 3.3V regulator?!?
View ArticleKamiquasi on COM-10791 - Right Angle Tactile Button
That depends on what you mean by on/off button :) This is a momentary button.. so you push it to make contact, and when you let go, it breaks contact. Almost all buttons at this size tend to be. If you...
View ArticleElectrical Insanity on COM-00306 - Thermocouple Amplifier AD595-AQ
Just so folks are aware, you CAN use this amplifier for other purposes. A type K thermocouple creates a voltage of around 41uV/C. So, looking at the specs given, we can do some math: (41uV x Temp) x...
View ArticleCustomer #439315 on DEV-11712 - pcDuino - Dev Board
Got to try my pcDuino today. It works as expected. I have been excited about it for a while. Below are a few points/questions I’d like to make/ask:1) I was able to power it with my cell phone charger...
View ArticleToni_K on SEN-11282 - Barometric Pressure Sensor - BMP085 Breakout
Not currently. There are two recommended replacement ICs: the BMP180 and BMP280. We are looking at the BMP180 currently, but no word yet on when the 280 will actually be available.
View ArticleDaChew on DEV-11401 - Electric Imp Shield
My Imp shield seems to have some bad connectors on the imp socket. I have to press lightly on the top of the metal card housing to get all the connectors to make contact with the rest of the circuit....
View ArticleCJ_Godfrey on Chernobyl and Back
Robert, neat story, cool adventure. I’m glancing at the data, (Day 1). Why are some timepoints (e.g. 4/3/2013, 11:48:30) replicated numerous times, but with different observation data? Also, It appears...
View Articleviliamklein on Chernobyl and Back
What is the itinerary like to get there? I assume you have to fly into Kiev, and then train/bus/drive to the Pripyat?
View ArticleCustomer #367155 on LCD-09395 - Serial Enabled 16x2 LCD - White on Black 5V
Did a Solid Works drawing here for those designing enclosures may come in handy:http://grabcad.com/library/sparkfun-serial-enabled-16x2-lcd-1
View Articleepohii on Chernobyl and Back
Unless you picked up 1.2 Rem you were no where near 3x what you get from natural sources. I haven’t looked at your data but that would be well in excess what you are allowed to get as a non-rad worker....
View Articlestilldavid on Chernobyl and Back
We flew in to Kiev via Montreal then Frankfurt – I couldn’t find any flights direct from the US to Kiev. From Kiev, it’s a couple hours by car to get to Pripyat.
View Articlexsk8rat on Chernobyl and Back
Thanks for the notes and pix of your trip! Very jealous! I was getting my B.S. in Nuc. Eng. when this tragedy happened and still find it fascinating. I was able to 3D plot your path and dose rate data...
View ArticleCustomer #125087 on COM-08642 - Reed Switch
Stay away! The glass broke on both the ones I bought with just the slightest bending of the pins. First thing I’ve bought from Sparkfun that I would qualify as junk.
View Articlejeffmcc on TOL-10707 - Soldering Iron Variable Temperature 50W
Some people live in other countries but have stuffed shipped to friends in the US so they can bring them the stuff when the visit….
View ArticleCustomer #399874 on Chernobyl and Back
I like how it says GTFO when the radiation count is above a certain count.
View ArticleMikeGrusin on COM-08642 - Reed Switch
We’re sorry about your poor experience. All reed switches are extremely fragile; if you need to bend the leads you MUST use a needle-nose pliers between the bend and the glass (but not touching the...
View ArticleGregFR on Chernobyl and Back
I put together a quick and dirty heatmap of day 1: https://copy.com/uZ6kG7YnBjct
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