Fod, I use a Linux box, so the power button is useless. Hehe, jk. Good idea, thanks! Confused Fishcake, printer? Hmmm... I might give it a shot....
Sounds like a good plan. I shall leave them both unattached. I shall update when make some more progress. Of course, I will have to find a 24-30...
Hmmmm... makes sense. Now I just have to figure out what voltage to apply in order to keep it on. I might just leave it disconnected for now and...
I obtained an Apple 17" LCD for about $5, but the thing has that ugly ADC connector on it. Well, I opened the thing up, looked through some...
It is a rather general request, but here are some suggestions to get you started (note that I have little experience with this subject, but I am...
I run Gentoo Linux with fluxbox on my 200Mhz laptop (got the laptop for $10!). it runs a tad slower than I would like, but I can do a fair amount...
I have gotten a small number of caps out by using theshadow's method (melt solder, pull that end out a little, melt other side, pull that end out...
I got the laptop for $10, so as much as I would like it to stay alive (useful little bugger), it wouldn't be a great loss if it were to die.
Thank you for the warning. Should I try anything, I will make sure that I am there to monitor it. I also have a firefighter(essentially) as a...
Thanks, but that doesn't help to figure out what pins do what on the old battery since it is dead (actually, also doesn't help me figure out what...
Does anyone know where to find pinouts for laptop batteries? I have two batteries of identical voltage ratings, but one battery is dead. I want to...
I noticed this place a while back: http://www.micronux.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=31 They seem to have some pretty beefy (and customizable)...
Wow! I have not the foggiest idea why I didn't think of that. I think I will say that it was a brain-fart that lasted for a day. Anyways,...
So, I found this phone at the thrift shop with a quaint little LCD on it, so I took it apart (after paying for it) and I got this: [IMG] Now,...
Also, anyone know offhand of any equivilent linux programs there are to ICProg or MPLab? I got ICProg running via Wine (I haven't tested serial...
I have been wanting to get into PIC programming. I am thinking about purchasing this http://www.microcontroller.com/news/microchip_pickit.asp in...
Hmmm... interesting. I might just buy the breadboard pieces ("quick test sockets") and mount them myself. Thanks for the link!
As a person who wants to get into playing with electronics, I would appreciate some advice on what solderless breadboard to purchase. I am...
Minimise the circuit? what does that mean? Also, can I just feed the five volt lines with some five volt lines from a normal computer PS, or...
Hi, I was recently looking at...
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