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GregR on Hygrometers: A Cautionary Tale

Should probably point out that if they have condensation on them they won't work (normally output 0%RH)and may also need to go through the baking and re-hydrating process if they don't recover.

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bdahlem on GPS-11571 - 50 Channel GP-635T GPS Receiver

That,s correct. The black wire is the OPPOSITE side from ground. I made this elementary mistake and, though it took a while to debug, fortunately no harm was done.

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khearn on Hygrometers: A Cautionary Tale

Yeah, that thin dry air causes problems for baseballs, too.

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Customer #418773 on SEN-11651 - Fingerprint Scanner - 5V TTL

What can you tell me about waterproof of the scanner part?

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BobCochran on KIT-11043 - FabFM Radio Kit

I have started assembling the radio into the plywood enclosure. I painted mine with 3 coats of acrylic paint, the Liquitex Basics brand. Acrylic comes off very easily, as I discovered while sanding the...

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Kevin C. on DEV-11695 - MBed Application Board

"mbed" is all lowercase.Source: http://mbed.org/blog/entry/mbed-Application-Board-on-sale/

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Paul Smith on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

Please see other comments.

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Joe User on WRL-11373 - XBee Explorer Regulated

It looks like it's designed to mate end-to-end with the pro mini. You may be looking at trying to stack them?

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bfesser on LCD-11741 - Arduino Display Module - 3.2" Touchscreen LCD

A "warranty void if removed" sticker!? Just who does that company think their target market is?

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bfesser on LCD-11743 - Raspberry Pi Display Module - 3.2" Touchscreen LCD

Ok, so the company was arrogant enough to put a "warranty void if removed" sticker on this, but then in the datasheet, they claim no warranties whatsoever. Which is it? Do they even know who their...

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Frencil on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

Unfortunately cheap, effective graviton sensors aren't yet available. Maybe by AVC 2093, though.

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RobertC. on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

There are unlimited entries this year, but registration closes 1 month before the event. if we get an overwhelming amount of entries, we might be forced to close it earlier, but at this point we don't...

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GreenLite on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

Will we be able to go to the site before the competition for test flights? I want to make sure the wheels can handle the gravel and can get up to speed in that short of distance.

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ReactSub on LCD-11075 - Serial TFT LCD 4.3" with Touchscreen - uLCD43

Looks like the related Github page is intact.

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rbthursby on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

What rules govern the "less than $350" determination? If someone scores an originally $500.00 electric RC car for $0.50 on eBay, is the value of the part $0.50 or $500.00?

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RobertC. on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

Yes, the reservoir is open to the public (but you gotta pay to enter) year round. And keep in mind that the take-off strip is nearly twice is long as it was at our building. It should be significantly...

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RobertC. on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

of course this is a possibility. if you bring a $500 chassis, you have a $500 robot. we're not ranking people on their frugality, but the technical level (and cost) of the vehicle. Does that make...

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NPoole on LCD-11741 - Arduino Display Module - 3.2" Touchscreen LCD

I moved the datasheet to our server. The link worked fine here, I think the traffic was hard on them.

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MikeGrusin on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

One of our 3-axis accelerometers could do it right now. If we filled the barrel with neutron star material or put a black hole in it. (Jesse!)

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Sora62896 on Full AVC Details and Course Preview!

Yay for pi!

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