Recent content by Dan King

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    I need to switch a 0.5V to 0.5 to 5.5V seamlessly

    That is the kind of thing I need. Just trying to get it done by Monday with the parts we have laying around: Op-Amps, FET's, etc. New customers are coming this week so I need to get something working. Thanks for the reply.
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    I need to switch a 0.5V to 0.5 to 5.5V seamlessly

    I'm working on a circuit to manipulate an existing signal for an automotive hydraulic hybrid product. I need to pass on a 0.46 to 0.55V signal to the ECU during accelereration to keep the engine from revving and restore the original signal (0.55 to 5.5V) when the engine takes over. This...
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    Regarding the star ground thing: I currently have a 3.3V power supply (the good old LM317) in the center of the board with 220 ohm ferrite beads for coupling from the analog to digital. It works pretty well but I am getting a bit of noise from the analog outputs PWM and drawing about 1.6 Amps...
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    Thanks Don, I have used wire wrap before but have found the IDC thing more reliable. I might go for this though if what I want doesn't magically appear. Regarding the tool for the IDC: I have used needle noses to attach the wires in a pinch, but there was a tool specifically designed for...
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    Oh yeah, they cost about $45 back in the day.
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    If I remember right the wire gauge was 26. You could stack three wires easy, four was pushing it. I'm working in a very dynamic development lab and quick changes are necessary. I can do the soldering stuff but I would rather be able to do things quickly. We have ever-changing valves...
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    No picture but they look just like a normal proto board with a bunch of holes on a .1" grid. These just have all the holes stuffed with pins that double as sockets for parts and insulation displacement contacts for wiring. I would estimate prototyping with this method is at least 10 times...
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    Where Can I Find a Proto Board 'Speedwire' for Prototyping?

    "Speedwire" boards used to be made by an obsolete company called BICC-Vero. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwire These things are basically PCB's with holes on a 0.100" grid loaded with pins that are sockets on the top side for component mounting and insulation displacements forks on the...
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