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Teardown of an Array 3711A 300W DC Electronic Load

Teardown of an Array 3711A 300W DC Electronic Load

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I have made many electronic loads in the past. For instance this simple harddrive cooler housed small dummy load, this more sophisticated constant current/constant programmable load and this heavy-duty electronic load that is capable of sinking over 1kW under peak load. In this blog post though, I am going to take a look inside an Array 3711A DC electronic load I recently purchased […]

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Distrelec adds the new Sony Spresense range to webshop

Distrelec adds the new Sony Spresense range to webshop

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Distrelec Ltd, leading European distributor of electronics, automation and measurement technology has added the new Spresense range by Sony, manufacturer of consumer and professional electronics, to the webshop. The Spresense is a compact development board based on Sony’s power-efficient multicore microcontroller CXD5602. Featuring an integrated GPS, high-res audio output and multi mic inputs, the board

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SparkFun A look inside some common power supplies

SparkFun: A look inside some common power supplies

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Introduction Power supplies are everywhere these days. With the advent of switching power supplies, the cost of high-current supplies has radically dropped. Maybe you’ve noticed how the large, heavy, wall-wart style adapters are no longer lurking around your baseboards, falling out of their sockets? Or occupying several of your valuable power-strip positions? But not all

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Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage

Making the new silicon: Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage

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In 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) dedicated approximately half of a $140 million research institute for power electronics to GaN research, citing its potential to reduce worldwide energy consumption. Now MIT spinout Cambridge Electronics Inc. (CEI) has announced a line of GaN transistors and power electronic circuits that promise to cut energy usage in

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Jameco Electronics Hobbyist Study: Electronics Skills Are Critical to Fueling American Economy

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BELMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A comprehensive study of electronics hobbyists released today found that over 68% of hobbyists believe electronics as a hobby is essential to fueling the American economy. Over 1700 electronics hobbyists participated in the study, the Great American Electronics Hobbyist Census, conducted by electronic component distributor, Jameco Electronics. In 2014, electronic component shipments in

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PixelatedPIC

PixelatedPIC

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ESP8266 + DS18B20 Temperature sensor sends data to Thingspeak.com Its been a while i was searching for a cheap wifi module and with the help of smart-prototyping.com, i was able to get a module almost less than USD 5. To connect the module to breadboard for prototyping, i made a small jig to interconnect with

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RFduino Compass

RFduino Compass

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The RFduino compass is a fully functional stand-alone compass which also transmits the current heading via Bluetooth low energy technology to phones, tablets, personal computers or any other equipped device. The RFduino compass is known as a Bluetooth Smart device. While other combinations of materials may be used, the ones used for this project and

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