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QFP and dreadboard 2 52 9 hours, 53 minutes ago
by bretm
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 7 128 1 day ago
by Hexorg
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 127 2 days, 10 hours ago
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 259 3 days, 4 hours ago
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 70 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 401 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 245 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 62 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 91 August 19, 2010
by hevans
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 17 286 August 19, 2010
by hapshetsut
radio interference from NerdKit 10 157 August 17, 2010
by Rob56
mosfet 3 103 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 171 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 84 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 118 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
This a decent oscilloscope? 7 338 July 30, 2010
by endrien
replace MCU? 29 1147 July 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
More batteries = more voltage? 3 118 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 411 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 207 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 199 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 9 2201 June 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 147 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 294 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 141 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 185 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 168 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 140 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
How far away can a LM34 be? 15 454 June 06, 2010
by mrobbins
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 137 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 146 June 03, 2010
by mrobbins
AVcc 2 146 May 31, 2010
by hevans
Serial Comm. vs. Clock frequency 2 150 May 31, 2010
by hevans
Cable Driver 2 120 May 31, 2010
by mongo
Best 9V adapter to use 2 172 May 28, 2010
by mongo
Unidirectional microphones 5 162 May 27, 2010
by mongo
Servo question 3 143 May 27, 2010
by Rick_S
Understanding the clock rate and the crystal 4 171 May 27, 2010
by hevans
Generic 120VAC adapters (transformers) 7 163 May 27, 2010
by DavidinLA
p-channel mosfet not turning off. 3 174 May 23, 2010
by gnkarn
Getting my head around MOSFET's 9 446 May 21, 2010
by hevans
Chinese Solenoid 15 217 May 10, 2010
by treymd
avrisp mkii circuit 4 166 May 09, 2010
by BobaMosfet
4 to 16 decoder 4 159 May 09, 2010
by mongo
Powering Nerdkit using Super Capacitor 5 236 May 07, 2010
by rajabalu21
Simple Power Switch 6 148 May 05, 2010
by avicell
I can haz speed! 3 203 April 27, 2010
by Hexorg
LCD backlight control via MCU 5 260 April 27, 2010
by mjswan
Temperature sensor and buzzer 2 259 April 21, 2010
by bretm
Help with choosing the right resistor 10 223 April 18, 2010
by Farmerjoecoledge
Electric field in a resistor 6 256 April 15, 2010
by bretm
Resistor 4 166 April 15, 2010
by mongo
MCU digital input pins 3 147 April 15, 2010
by CyberGod
Ignition Coil Driver 15 1591 April 13, 2010
by BobaMosfet
The Complete Electronics Guide 1 293 April 09, 2010
by Shanytc
usbasp ISP Programmer 7 871 April 04, 2010
by ese
Fun with capacitors! (And a question or 2) 4 688 March 28, 2010
by carlhako
Laptop ground safety question 3 195 March 27, 2010
by ese
LM34 R-C Damper 5 276 March 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
NerdKits & USB 5 336 March 23, 2010
by treymd
Jumpers/headers on the cheap 1 191 March 23, 2010
by treymd
Clock Accuracy 29 1067 March 23, 2010
by carlhako
Stepper Motor - Stepping Stone 19 408 March 23, 2010
by ese
constant system reset 3 173 March 23, 2010
by treymd
Cheap Components (If you're willign to wait) 5 304 March 22, 2010
by Phrank916
Affordable oscilloscopes 42 2367 March 18, 2010
by mongo
When powering an inverter, my LCD becomes blank 32 556 March 17, 2010
by mongo
Another adventure with usbasp ISP - No signal on MISO? 3 182 March 17, 2010
by Frozenlock
What is -VS? 6 246 March 17, 2010
by Ralphxyz
High voltage lines 24 396 March 16, 2010
by aluck
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 17 352 March 08, 2010
by mongo
Free MIT lectures! 1 492 March 04, 2010
by treymd
Using MCU to connect two wires 3 223 March 03, 2010
by nrotstan
Why no Capacitors used on Oscillator? 15 1373 March 02, 2010
by Chaosrider
Found part, but don't know if I can use it 3 226 March 02, 2010
by Solorbob
Deciphering power resistors 11 234 March 01, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Quick mosfet question -- grounding other battery? 3 222 March 01, 2010
by nrotstan
Understanding LEDs 16 860 March 01, 2010
by michaeldallas
Relay Question 11 288 February 27, 2010
by mongo
What's the part I need? 5 194 February 27, 2010
by Hexorg
How to convert 6V rechargeable NiCd to 5V regulated to power NerdKit 5 1288 February 23, 2010
by rajabalu21
Too much power? 14 639 February 23, 2010
by BobaMosfet
5v to 3v using nerdkit parts? 16 1007 February 21, 2010
by peabo
Why is the crystal connected to GND in every schematics, but not in the NerdKit? 7 296 February 20, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Debouncing and External Interrupts 4 386 February 18, 2010
by johnh
Piezo over-voltage 15 645 February 18, 2010
by Rick_S
Serial port interface circuit 2 365 February 17, 2010
by mongo
OBDII project 3 258 February 17, 2010
by Mike
Voltage Divider, Do the resistors heat up? 9 464 February 16, 2010
by treymd
usbasp ISP Programmer - MCU getting HOT! 17 635 February 13, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Digital pots 5 320 January 31, 2010
by sepeters
Problem with power from 8.6V wallwort - Help! 14 587 January 25, 2010
by sepeters
YAWWT (Yet Another Wall Wart Thread) 10 484 January 23, 2010
by treymd
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 7 1431 January 20, 2010
by hevans
How to stop a flip flop counter from... hum.... counting? 4 345 January 19, 2010
by mongo
Anyone heard of this Budget Soldering Station? 5 512 January 15, 2010
by Phrank916
Resistors and Ohms Law / Kirchoff's Laws 2 374 January 09, 2010
by Rick_S
Power a piezo with a ceramic resonator 10 647 January 08, 2010
by mrobbins
Using Piezzo Buzzer to produce Ultrasound? 4 923 January 02, 2010
by toric5
Pin14 ..Malfuntion 25 531 January 01, 2010
by Farmerjoecoledge
Run from USB? 3 431 December 27, 2009
by jgauthier
Servo Signal Noise 2 312 December 24, 2009
by BobaMosfet
MOSFET Problem on Constant current source 9 1097 December 21, 2009
by BobaMosfet
How to Buy a MultiMeter-- Lesson Learned 8 903 December 10, 2009
by georgio
Relays and transistors 12 1905 December 09, 2009
by BobaMosfet
Continuity or just plain connect? 16 1521 December 09, 2009
by Rick_S
Understanding battery life 2 441 December 03, 2009
by mrobbins
IR Detector 7 637 November 23, 2009
by mrobbins
14.7465 to 20.0000 mhz 10 624 November 19, 2009
by mikedoug
Debug with lcd 6 528 November 16, 2009
by Farmerjoecoledge
ATMega328p processor 2 558 November 15, 2009
by tech20
Understanding output pin characteristics 4 442 November 13, 2009
by mrobbins
Schematics for LED Heart Project? 12 802 November 12, 2009
by mikedoug
Current draw observations - driving LEDs with PINs 6 552 November 07, 2009
by rusirius
Power Supply for LED's 2 499 October 31, 2009
by mrobbins
How do you wire a transistor (2N7000 or 2N3904) 7 2206 October 30, 2009
by BobaMosfet
DIY header unit 2 599 October 10, 2009
by rusirius
Thermostat Logging 6 629 October 09, 2009
by luke
Understanding transistors 6 738 October 08, 2009
by mikedoug
Power from USB: current limiter with an op-amp 8 2023 October 07, 2009
by mikedoug
Currant booster 3 429 October 07, 2009
by Farmerjoecoledge
Witch two wires 5 586 September 11, 2009
by mrobbins
Difference between ATmega8 and ATmega168? 4 1035 August 27, 2009
by hevans
Which LED? 14 851 August 10, 2009
by BobaMosfet
Evil battery polarity +/- understanding the basics 7 897 August 07, 2009
by mongo
pull up, pull down resistors 7 2470 August 05, 2009
by wayward
Why do we need a resistor going from the contrast pin to the ground? 8 1281 August 05, 2009
by BobaMosfet
Current vs Voltage on a circuit 17 1329 August 05, 2009
by BobaMosfet
Power MOSFET - Understanding and headaches 4 1105 July 07, 2009
by sector0
Resistors 3 709 July 04, 2009
by sgmaniac1255
Reset switch for circuit 3 613 June 27, 2009
by sector0
Online circuit simulator/intuition builder 2 4742 June 16, 2009
by TBNK
I don't understand the cap on the MC power supply 12 726 June 12, 2009
by luisgarciaalanis
what resistors to use when connecting a new IC 5 647 June 01, 2009
by luisgarciaalanis
wallwart safety? 4 731 May 31, 2009
by luisgarciaalanis
Tired of draining 9V batteries? Cheap and easy to set up Lab DC Power Supply 2 833 May 31, 2009
by luisgarciaalanis
Dimming LCD Problem 6 658 May 06, 2009
by paulip
Multimeter! 9 1093 April 29, 2009
by mcai8sh4

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