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Electronic Forum games added. Pass some time with us at Circuit Hut!
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 04:43We have added some new games to help you pass some time on your lunch or when things are quiet.
You can pit your wits against the transistori brain at LEDi connect 4, or play the computer at a game of resistori tennis.
We hope you have fun playing these games.
Please keep checking back!
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Transistors - All about transistors
Submitted by shortphuse on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 13:19Transistors - I think it very remarkable how transistors suddenly appeared on the scene, and how in a relatively short space of time developed into the devices we have today.
The word transistor is made up from two words – transfer and resistori. First and foremost from outward appearances it has three legs, and these three legs have names, their names are; Collector, Base and Emitter.
A small current in the base of the transistor controls a large current in the collector this gives us a device that can amplify signals, or can switch larger currents by the application of a small current in the base.
GAIN can be found by dividing the collector current by the base current and can be anything from a figure of 30 to 800
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Weycrest... Gone, lets hope for good! Weycrest are reallly BAD!
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 02:47Arrrggghhh! Have you ever been let down by your web host?
Well we have! Weycrest have got to be the worst hosting company in the world. They operated 13 web servers which i would imagine hosted thousands of sites. Now only a few of the servers are actually operating. Leaving many customers high and dry!
After a few months of many problems towards the end of 2009 things went from bad to worse with Weycrest. Outages and frequent problems started to occur. We tried to contact them via phone and via email but guess what... NO REPLY.
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Screaming Guns website launch
Submitted by Phil on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 00:32Screaming guns is made up of the former members of two very successful Midlands based bands 'The Fake Tracies' and 'Love Life Arena'. Both bands enjoyed great successes on the unsigned scene not all that long ago. Collectively, these lads can boast such achievements as playing on MTV, National and Midlands Radio airplay, sell out headline shows at The Cavern, The Varsity, The Wolverhampton Civic and The Flapper. As well as sharing many a stage with some of the biggest signed and unsigned bands around.
With the aforementioned bands now laid to rest, Screaming Guns bring to you what unsigned music is all about, infectiously catchy, riff driven Rock n Roll music, guaranteed to get many a toe tapping, and head banging.
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How to make a PCB using a laser printer & MS Publisher
Submitted by Phil on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 14:29If you want a fairly professional PCBi prototype then this method is definitely worth a try! You can purchase all of the items you require from www.electronicprojectsonline.co.uk<
You will need:
- A laser printer (I used a Brother HL-1430)
- Some Photo ink-jet paper (I know... Photo ink-jet paper and a laser printer?)
- An iron - (preferably an old one, although it wont get dirty!)
- Some brown wrapping paper
- Some copper clad board (FR4 is probably the best as it seems to accept the heat from the iron better)
- Suitable etching chemicals & protective gear
- Some nail varnish remover (of all things!)
- You may also need a PCB touch up pen (etch resist pen)
Step 1 Create your Etch Mask using a laser printer.
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Circuit hut electronics forum Traffic increase!
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 00:43We seem to have had an increase in traffic to our electronics forum and blogs. Lets hope people are finding this information useful!
On a side note, we want to encourage more people to sign up and get involved with the discussions.
Please give us your suggestions on how we can make this site better. We want to help as many people as we can with electronic circuit diagrams, how components work and general electronics chat!
Come join today, its free!
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