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Customer #383167 on ROB-11162 - i-Racer

rperkins: This worked great for me, thanks! I was on my second battery. The first time I thought it was my fault it ran low (turned off my computer while it was charging), but this time it was left on...

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The Crusher on PRT-00091 - 9V Snap Connector

What is the wire gauge on this?

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doublejosh on DEV-09873 - FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V

Getting junk/encoded data back when using the serial monitor from an Arduino Pro Mini via the FTDI Breakout. While listening to a rotary encoder, rather then getting back “FWD” or “BKD”, I’m receiving...

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Customer #441937 on SEN-10586 - USB Weather Board

My Mac running the Arduino IDE does not accept the control-Z command to configure the board. I don’t know why, but I did find a way to configure the board with the Mac. In case anyone else has this...

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Customer #274652 on DEV-10749 - FEZ Panda II

FEZ Touch is available at FEZ Touch Color Ebay

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timothy1324 on PRT-10614 - ProtoBoard - Koala (USB+PTH)

Thank you so much for the tip about the Adafruit boards! They are definetly much better than the RadioShack boards. I have had that problem once before with the traces falling off. The PTH are much...

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Customer #373635 on DEV-08331 - PICAXE Bread Board Adapter

Mine came with all the correct parts. It was easy to assemble and configure. It can be made to work with any PicAxe chip, but for parts other than 18 and 28-pin chips, the extra jumper connections and...

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Customer #449048 on ROB-11699 - Big Easy Driver

Can I uses a 555 timing circuit as a pulse signal for this board or do I need something a lot more sophisticated like a pic micro chip?Anthony

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Beelzebot on SEN-09376 - Force Sensitive Resistor - Square

Neat! a Jedi Sensor!

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Customer #449111 on BOB-08745 - Logic Level Converter

I m having problem using level converter and because of that my rn xv module is not communicating with microcontroller correctly what i should do to communicate correctly ???

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Customer #449111 on WRL-10822 - RN-XV WiFly Module - Wire Antenna

i m having problem when communicating between rn xv module and microcontroller (atmega16).my module recieves sometime correct information and some times it loses data what i should do ?

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

Does the RX/tx operate at 3.3v? I.E. I wouldn’t need a logic level to connect to something like a raspberry pi.http://blog.oscarliang.net/raspberry-pi-and-arduino-connected-serial-gpio/

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SilverGhost on TOL-10388 - DSO Quad - Pocket-Sized Digital Oscilloscope

Hi, sorry to point it out like that, but it seems quite expensive compared to some other prices on the internet, now I love SparkFun, and I know you always try to keep margin at a minimum, so I think I...

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Customer #449160 on PRT-08944 - USB Female Type B Vertical Connector

Since this will fit into a breadboard, how sturdy are the support posts for being bent/rebent, like if I bent them completely to the sides for the breadboard, would I be able to bend them back into...

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Customer #398916 on SEN-11776 - Muscle Sensor v3 Kit

Hello Dan, I am developing an Open Source Project to build a low cost MyoElectric arm. Take a look at the progress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38SnocWQFkMLet me know if you need any help.Gustavo @...

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NanoSquid on PRT-10470 - Polymer Lithium Ion Battery - 1500mAh 11.1v

Will this run an Arduino Uno, EL Escudo 12v AC inverter and 8 (3m long) EL wires? With all of the variables, I’m having trouble deciding. How long might it last, also. Minutes, hours, days?

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Customer #146957 on AVC 2013 recap

Really, you gave an award (purple heart) to someone for sticking their own hand in the prop on their own rover? What are you guys trying to reward here? =)

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DonutsCoffeeMuffins on AVC 2013 recap

Sad to miss the fun this year. Hope to be back next time! Glad the new location worked so well!

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stilldavid on AVC 2013 recap

In all seriousness, that’s a powerful piece of hardware. I forget the specs on the brushless motor on that thing, but when I asked the builder how powerful it was he replied simply, “about a horsepower”.

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JohnathanN. on AVC 2013 recap

I haven’t made it out to one of those yet but I plan too in the future. It looks like the pinnacle of all geekiness.Oh and I’m not sure who the interview girl was but a great nickname would be Goldie...

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