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Looking Mains Voltage In The Eye And Surviving | 220v Contactor Relay

by admin on 19-05-21

I would build a custom circuit board, and not use soldermask on the heater side. Instead, I would bond a sheet of pyralux on the face of the heater. Pyralux is Kapton with integrated thermoset acrylic adhesive on one or both sides. 2 mil Kapton has a voltage standoff of 10KV, so electric shock wo...

Bing’s support for Google AMP just took a big step forward | Lrd12 Overload Relay

by admin on 19-05-21

120V comes with a nice plug (NEMA 5-15P) that is smaller than EU’s and you can fit more of them onto a power bar. There are always two outlets in a wall receptacle. Unless you have wet fingers, 120V won’t kill you (usually). Ask most kids that stuck things in the wall outlet and have lived to tel...

Motor Nameplate Current vs. NEC Full Load Current Values | National Electrical Code | Lrd12 Overload Relay

by admin on 19-05-21

Meanwhile in my house (uk) we have a street lamp time switch with a single pole switch that looks like it was designed to handle 30A. It is beautifully engineered from brass that increases the on period as the days get shorter, I felt bad hacking it so that it would turn on my water heater for an...

In Japan, People Get Charged Up About Amping Down | 19mm Momentary Push Button

by admin on 19-05-21

Lenovo is promising 30 percent better performance over its previous Miix 630 Windows on ARM device, and a surprising claim of 25 hours of battery life to match. While the battery life sounds impressive, it’s the performance that will matter in a device like this and we’ll need to test this latest...

The end of Instagram as we know it is here | 220v Contactor Relay

by admin on 19-05-20

This hack is ridiculous and a hazard. The NEC bans the use of MWBC’s that don’t use a common circuit breaker tie-bar. The tie-bar causes both halves of the 240VAC circuit to turn off incase of an overcurrent condition. Everything industrial is 3 phase though; it’s 240V phase/neutral or 415V phase...

The Walking Dead developer Telltale hit with devastating layoffs as part of a ‘majority studio closure’ | Lrd12 Overload Relay

by admin on 19-05-20

Flake has said he won’t back any judicial nominees until he sees a floor vote on legislation that protects special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian election interference. Meanwhile in my house (uk) we have a street lamp time switch with a single pole switch that looks lik...

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 announced: specs, features, price | 25 Amp Circuit Breaker

by admin on 19-05-20

“If you can power the logic side with some +5V derived from mains, there is no point keeping the optocouplers, right?” 2) If breathing and everything seems fine, there can still be some arrythmia that will manifest only hours later. It is a good idea to visit a doctor for EKG readings, or at the ...

Bing’s support for Google AMP just took a big step forward | Lrd12 Overload Relay

by admin on 19-05-20

Before we begin, we must begin with an obligatory disclaimer: handling mains voltage can be very dangerous. Do not do so unless you are qualified! You could burn your house down. (Without the lemons.) That being said, [TJ] has created an interesting dev board for controlling mains voltage over Wi...