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Fluo on COM-11222 - EL Inverter - Battery Pack

What is the length of el wire this can power?

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RyanKendrick on LCD-08799 - Graphic LCD 160x128 Huge

What kind of controller would I need, so that I can display Voltage input/output, Current input/output, Speed, Odometer, and Battery Life. I’m a novice and would really appreciate some help in this...

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ChickMagneto on Your April Caption Contest

Haha, nice!

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Customer #372383 on Your April Caption Contest

You laugh now, wait ‘till I come back on Judgment day!

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6strings on SEN-11050 - Temperature Sensor - Waterproof (DS18B20)

Yes it does. You can place the pullup at the Arduino or close to it, between 5V (or 3.3 if your Arduino is 3.3V) and the DQ pin of the sensor. This sensor works very well. It is stable even with a...

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6strings on SEN-00245 - One Wire Digital Temperature Sensor - DS18B20

OK, I was lauding the effectiveness and simplicity of the TMP102 just a few weeks ago.. then I tried the DS18B20. Every bit as stable as the TMP102 but in a nicer package for remote sensing (I just...

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Customer #421424 on BOB-09370 - DC/DC Converter Breakout

Well, that was terrible advice. MY device just let it’s magic smoke out. THANKS.

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MostThingsWeb on WRL-11601 - RN42-XV Bluetooth Module - PCB Antenna

SparkFun also sells a breakout board for this: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8276 (make sure you get two of the headers as well).

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SeelyA on DEV-11225 - Arduino+LabVIEW Bundle

Thanks Toni – I’m going to order one now!

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Togle on COM-10866 - LED - SMD RGB

You can also use the RGBLED5050 from Adafruit’s library.

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ilostmyfiles on Your April Caption Contest

A killbot is only as big as the things that make him angry.

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MikeGrusin on BOB-09370 - DC/DC Converter Breakout

Very sorry to hear that! But if you check the datasheet, you’ll see that this is the correct way to operate the part. Contact our Technical Support department and they’ll help figure out what went wrong.

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16 BIT HOMEBREW on PRT-08619 - ProtoBoard - Wombat (PTH)

I am wondering if this would suit my needs… I am building a computer with the Motorola 68000. I need to fit eeprom on the board, static ram and video and audio chips plus the card reader and the ram...

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liudr on DEV-11287 - Arduino Wi-Fi Shield

It has an integrated antenna so answer is no, it doesn’t need an external antenna.

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tecknurd on Your April Caption Contest

I know I do not qualify, because I am too late.[cocking gun] Who ask that needs explanation of RTFM?!

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robot256 on New Product Friday: HUB-ee Buggy Robot

Are you going to carry the HUB-ee Arduino shield? I want to get these for my younger brother but without the shield the build will get a little messy. It is available here, for example:...

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Vitel on WRL-08687 - XBee Explorer USB

Would anyone be able to give an explanation on how to reset this explorer in X-CTU. I have soldered wires onto both RST and GND pins to create a short wire to reset it, but no luck. Also tried on a...

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funkathustra on 3D Models of SparkFun Parts!

Three things to note:1) No one uses anything other than STEP / IGES for 3D EDA design. So, if you really want to set up a component repository, I’d suggest you make sure those formats are available.2)...

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timb.us on COM-09320 - Blackberry Trackballer Breakout

I’m going to be working on that exact thing once mine arrives! I’ll post an update letting you know how it’s going. :)

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isnoop on CEL-10138 - ADH8066 GSM Module

Could someone with one of these please test whether the Clock command works without a SIM card?Thanks!

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