I agree with the temperature testing idea – it is the most effective way to find bad solder joints. However, I would add that you need to change the temperature rapidly (>20C/min) in order to do much good. BTW – this called HASS testing – Highly Accelerated Stress Screening, or ESS –...
If you email me the CRK., I can review it for you and give you my opinion. Hard to tell from the description.
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You can use EMR (Electromagnetic Resistivity). Just send a radio wave through the water and measure the speed it travels. Use one transmitter, and two recivers. Measure the phase shift between the two, and you have the speed.
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Make a control system with a photo transistor to control the output of the LED.
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OK Thanks, I thought the X10 transmitted when the zero cross ocured on the A/C. I'll check into it.
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Does anyone know of any power on communications IC? I have DC power, and need to modulate a low speed digitial communication signal on it (like from a UART). I could dsign my own from PLLs and Drivers, but there must be a IC out there that does this? Have searched all the sites I know of, but...
What kind of power and what kind of data? This is not always a bad idea. In fact, some people run commincation on the power (viz. X10.
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I am looking for a cheap protable terminal with a printer, much like the one show here (except general purpose):
http://www.timetradeusa.com/vibe.htm
I just need to get information via RS-232 and print it, so it does not need any kind of fancy operating system.
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Are you trying to use the exsisting IR control that came with the camera? If so, then you need to convert the servo output to on-off switches, and some how connect those to the control. The output of a R/C reciever is PWM, But it is not 100% duty cycle. If I remember, it is about 10-20mS, so...
Does anyone know were to get some high quality 3.5MM stereo jack and plug? Would really like a gold one, but just can not seem to find anything but junk.
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XTAL will be more accurate and stable over temperatue. Resonator will be cheaper. I think that they will both draw about the same amount of current, although, it is likely that if you built your own it would be less than most off-the-self osc. Statek used to sell some real low power osc, not...
Power the scope with a 12V battery and an inverter. Now you can put scope "gnd" anywere.
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Easy, just send a 0x00 to 0xFF out the serial port. It will give you some were from +/- 5V to +/- 15V, most likely +/- 9V. It will be slighly off becuase of the start bit - set it up for no parity and only one stop, but it will be a good approximation. The RTS idea is also pretty good, but...
