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Good easy soldering projects like Bristlebots?

What are some good projects to give to beginners? I want something that involves some soldering, and ideally has some room for creativity. For example, with Bristlebots, everyone c …
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CNC Servo motor current measure

What methods and equipments can I used to measure and record the current variation of CNC servo motor while machining.
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Rewriting DataFlash pages

Atmel recommends: "if the reprogram operations occur in a random fashion in which any number of pages is updated in a random order, then the system must ensure that each page …
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Electronics Blogs and Podcasts

There are some great blogs out there for programmers (Joel on Software, Paul Graham's Essays, etc.). I would love to know about any similar quality content for electronics. Do you …
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What are the freeware SPICE simulators available?

Does anyone know of a freeware SPICE / circuit simulator?
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Blink an LED with just a capacitor?

Is it possible to blink an LED using just a capacitor? (and maybe a resistor). For example, if I want to LED to blink once every 2 seconds. Is that possible? I know it can be don …
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What are the Best Starter Supply Kits?

I am just getting started out learning electronics and I keep finding myself having to order capacitors and transistors and other parts for simple projects. What are the best star …
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Best Electronic Kits

Hey All, I would like to compile a list of all the best electronics Kits you have come across. "Best" can be because you learnt something from them found them very satisfying …
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Triac versus Relay

What are the scenarios where Triacs can not replace a relay or vice-versa?
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What equipment for electronics should I always have on hand?

This is a supplementary question to the question Which electronics components should I always have on hand?
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What is the best Magnifier to use for general electronics duties…

I am looking for a magnifier tool for an electronics workbench and was wondering what sort of product would be best. The device must be an all-rounder capable of doing some SMT …
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Which electronics components should I always have on hand?

I am thinking about ordering up some parts for every day use. I am thinking about making one big purchase so as to minimize on shipping and other charges. What are some of the co …
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SICP for Electrical/Electronics Engineers?

SICP(Structure and interpretation of Computer Programes) is regarded as one of the most essential readings for every computer science student/professional as it helps mould their m …
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Learning videos for electronic concepts?

Are there any interesting and graphical videos for learning electronic concepts, like basic principles of capacitor, inductor, resistor, transistor and other advanced concepts like …
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Bit/data stream unknown. How to figure out?

I have taken apart a digital weight scale and on the circuit are two pins labelled 'test'. When connecting this to the soundcard of my PC I can see it is a digital signal (high/low …

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