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Could A Fire Have Caused The Loss Of MH370? | Circuit Breaker Parts
Now we’re getting into more serious stuff. The contactor is a relay that converts the low-voltage signal from the thermostat into a signal to switch on 220V power to the compressor and condenser. When these contactors fail, the A/C unit will go down. They are a cheap and easy to replace. Ch...Read more -
Microsoft announces Xbox One keyboard and mouse support with Razer partnership | 25 Amp Circuit Breaker
The Mode dial on the left shoulder is used to select the camera’s operating mode. An angled panel allows you to view four buttons from either the rear or above: Menu, Movie, Exposure Compensation, and Auto-exposure Lock buttons. With the start capacitor out of the circuit, the motor becomes...Read more -
The end of Instagram as we know it is here | 19mm Momentary Push Button
Called the MPSMv2, the core of the project is the ESP8266 module. The dev board itself can support anything with GPIO pins, whether it’s an Arudino, Raspberry Pi, or anything else with those features. Flashing the NodeMCU firmware is pretty much all that needs to be done in order to get the devic...Read more -
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 has a big 4,100 mAh battery and a tiny price tag | Circuit Breaker Parts
If you’re worried about activists using media to promote fear and doubt about science and medicine,you’re in the right place. At Science 2.0, scientists are the journalists. with no political bias or editorial control. But we can’t do it alone so please make a difference. It’s s...Read more -
Motor Nameplate Current vs. NEC Full Load Current Values | National Electrical Code | 220v Contactor Relay
Don’t blame the Chinese for this one! They are more than happy to sell us any quality we want. For example, you are probably reading this on a very well built, Chinese made, smart phone. As someone who started playing with electronics in the days of B+ in the 350VDC range with double that across ...Read more -
Larson Electronics LLC Releases Portable 75 KVA Power Distribution Station with 2 520R-GFCI Receptacles | 19mm Momentary Push Button
I have pulled this hack in a pinch with specific pieces of test equipment, etc. (usually large power supplies) in non-residential settings but instead of having a snazzy box I would use one extension cord and my trusty Fluke and sort it out. In that application, the circuits were almost always de...Read more -
Motor Nameplate Current vs. NEC Full Load Current Values | National Electrical Code | Circuit Breaker Parts
The Death Star post illustrates why we shouldn’t let economists decide how to run things. That and a million other stories from real life. Attack of the giant hand? That’s what we called these shots when we took them. Despite the disparity between the size of my hand and the camera body, th...Read more -
Larson Electronics LLC Releases Portable 75 KVA Power Distribution Station with 2 520R-GFCI Receptacles | Circuit Breaker Parts
When I was a about 12, my mother decided to fault find a 35mm slide viewer. 240vac in, 6vac out of the transformer to a plug which fitted a socket under the viewer. Slide closed two metal contacts. It happens to the best of us. We power up our project and immediately run into issues. Be it spotty...Read more