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On 5/23/2010 9:50 AM, Stephen wrote:
> LOL, They get them from work ;-)
For a minute there I thought you were going to say you picked them off
of discarded electronics.
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~Mike
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>>> Why not?
>>
>> Because when it doesn't work, I will probably end up killing myself, for
>> starters... A power supply is far too complicated for me to get right.
>>
>
> A power supply is a rather simple device: A transformer that steps down
> the 240VAC to (for example) 12VAC, a bridge rectifier to convert the AC
> source into DC then a couple regulators to get (perhaps) 5 and 12 volts.
...or I could use one assembled by professionals who actually know what
they're doing. ;-)
I don't mind destroying a few 29p LEDs by accident, but I'd really
rather not die a virgin...
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On 5/23/2010 6:10 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
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>> No, actually it's not - once you get used to this effect :-P
>
> Yeah, it's like that time I was on Amazon, and I saw a textbook for,
> actually 20 books...
>
> by a suitably big number, becomes a *big* total. ;-)
>
>> Pre-cut wires? Gee, you must have too much money to spend ;-) (or
>> suffering from an utter lack of time... duh, thinking about it, it
>> somehow makes sense after all... >_<)
>
> Well, I don't know where my soldering iron, solder or wire cutters are.
> And I know from experience that trying to strip wires is approximately
> for a nice set of wires with a box to keep them in wasn't bad.
This is why you buy solid wire and not stranded! Though I have learned
that stranded is the best choice for hooking up external peripherals to
your circuit, when used in a project.
For extra fun, do something like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87959461@N00/4469974973/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87959461@N00/4470754768/
I learned a pretty important lesson with this project:
Put the jumpers on the component side, and use stranded wire for the
external parts (jacks, pot, power and LED) the solid wire made install
into the enclosure a royal pain.
A breakout board for a 14-segment display. (The title is incorrect):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87959461@N00/4487754588/
> colours...)
>
Copper isn't cheap....
--
~Mike
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>>> Pre-cut wires? Gee, you must have too much money to spend ;-) (or
>>> suffering from an utter lack of time... duh, thinking about it, it
>>> somehow makes sense after all... >_<)
>>
>> Well, I don't know where my soldering iron, solder or wire cutters are.
>> And I know from experience that trying to strip wires is approximately
>> for a nice set of wires with a box to keep them in wasn't bad.
>
> This is why you buy solid wire and not stranded!
Trouble is, you just can't *bend* the stuff! It's like trying so connect
components together with a coat hanger...
(Although, I bought 4 chunks of wire, and one of them actually *is*
single-core wire. While it's rather rigid, it's not quite as bad as the
other stuff.)
>> colours...)
>>
>
> Copper isn't cheap....
And 10 m of wire weighs, what, about 10 grams?
Oddly, both the single-strand and multi-strand cables appear to contain
some kind of white metal, not copper.
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On 5/24/2010 8:30 AM, Invisible wrote:
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> ...or I could use one assembled by professionals who actually know what
> they're doing. ;-)
>
pff.. I did that, was highly dissatisfied with the result, and the thing
ran on batteries, which was inconvenient. So, I built one to my own
requirements. :D
--
~Mike
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On 5/24/2010 8:38 AM, Invisible wrote:
> And 10 m of wire weighs, what, about 10 grams?
>
> Oddly, both the single-strand and multi-strand cables appear to contain
> some kind of white metal, not copper.
tin-plated copper.
--
~Mike
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On 24/05/2010 2:23 PM, Mike Raiford wrote:
> On 5/23/2010 9:50 AM, Stephen wrote:
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>> LOL, They get them from work ;-)
>
> For a minute there I thought you were going to say you picked them off
> of discarded electronics.
>
Lordy, no. Nothing but the best for the maintenance department. :-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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Invisible wrote:
> I have now cut some flexible wire, and it works quite well. (In
> particular, it can go around corners...)
You're not supposed to run breadboard wires around corners. You're supposed
to plug it into a hole and run a connected wire at an angle if you need angles.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
you literally shooting yourself in the foot.
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>> I have now cut some flexible wire, and it works quite well. (In
>> particular, it can go around corners...)
>
> You're not supposed to run breadboard wires around corners. You're
> supposed to plug it into a hole and run a connected wire at an angle if
> you need angles.
I don't follow.
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Invisible wrote:
> I don't follow.
http://www.robotroom.com/Pumpkin/LEDPulsingBreadboard.jpg
See how the black cable goes from C1 to C2?
Or how the purple cable goes "around the corner"?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
you literally shooting yourself in the foot.
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