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DC/DC Booster to 5v 500ma?
I'm trying to find a circuit capable of boosting a normal alkaline battery or maybe a li-po to 5V/500mA. I want a through hole IC to try it on the breadboard.
Vin could be 2.5V (or lower) and maximum ...
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Why are 10-pin DIP integrated circuits so uncommon?
This is a tangential thought from this answer, specifically the line "There are 10 and 12 pin DIPs".
After some searching around, I finally located only one 10-pin DIP part: NTE1450, 5 Watt audio ...
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Best way to remove pins from IC storage tubes?
I often buy ICs that come in clear plastic storage tubes like this:
There are plastic pins on either end that keep the ICs from sliding out. I'm sure you're all familiar with this..
Sometimes I ...
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matrix of connection
I'm looking for a component that can connect 1:1 4 input to 4 output
1----|-|-|-|-
2----|-|-|-|-
3----|-|-|-|-
4----|-|-|-|-
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A B C D
My ...
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Question about long-term support for legacy board designs
This question is summarized from a discussion on the Electrical Engineering StackExchange chat.
It is reproduced here in hopes to generate a discussion with long-term value
Question for anyone with ...
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Octal DIP Switch Digital '0'?
I've been playing around with logic gates and RAM chips and stuff the past week or so, but I can't figure out how to get a DIP switch to represent a digital '0' while still being able to represent '1' ...
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Choosing a multi-channel A/D converter [closed]
I'm tasked with getting analog data off various instruments (no more than ten analog signals) on a weather station.
I need help choosing a single chip (preferably SOIC or DIP) that can do this. I ...
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QFP on stripboard, without PCB?
Are there any tricks I can use to connect a QFP (or similar) package component to a stripboard (veroboard), without the hassle of setting up a personal PCB fabrication kit to make a breakout board?
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Cheap accelerometer in DIP package?
I've been looking around to see if there's a relatively cheap (around £5) accelerometer / tilt sensor in a DIP package for prototyping. Breakout boards exist for the ADXL335 but seem to be ...
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How to remove DIP ICs from breadboard?
I am new with electronics and I have some issues removing DIP ICs from breadboard after testing something with them. I end up bending their legs if I pull them with bare fingers or pliers.
Is there ...
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DIP switch replacement
I'm working on a board where I will need to mechanically enable/disable some functionality/portions of the hardware. I would like to have the functionality of a DIP switch (see below) but it feels so ...
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Prototyping with SMD components?
In response to the answers here: How much longer should we expect DIP (or DIL) Packaging to be around?
If DIPs are phasing out, how would one proto their boards quickly and cheaply? Does this mean we ...
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How much longer should we expect DIP (or DIL) Packaging to be around? [closed]
More or less in response to this question:
Reliability of anti-static packaging
A few comments were made (which made sense) on manufacturers not really shipping many DIP packages in comparison with ...
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Do IC's in DIP sockets require an extraction tool?
Am I correct in that the IC extraction is used to extract an IC from a DIP socket for swap/extraction in a safe manner? Or is it used for something else?
I doubt I will need this behaviour, however ...
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Why aren't components in DIP package shipped with straight pins?
I've noticed that all DIP packaged devices have pins which are at an angle other than \$90^{\circ}\$ and need to be bent so that the angle is right for insertion into holes on the PCB or wherever.
Is ...
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Prevent voltage drops on Arduino
I got a 4D systems Serial uLCD and been messing with- pretty awesome kit. But when i got round to reading files of a FAT16 partition, wave, graphics nothing was happening. I was getting ACK/NACK ...
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Part identification: [CSC2822]
I took apart this old, white alarm clock and there's a small, DIP-8 IC in there with "HWCAT 714C6A CSC2822" written on it. I've tried searching for a datasheet, but I can't find one. I can find some ...
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How many resistors do I need for an 8 switch DIP switch block?
I was thinking of giving each switch it's own pull-up resistor, but this seems like it would be expensive and a little bit of overkill. But using just one pull-up for the entire block seems like it ...
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What kind of damage could a soldering iron do to a component?
As a follow-up to this question, what kind of damage could a soldering iron do to an IC or other component if left on it for too long at too high a temperature? ESD damage can be subtle, for ...
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What is the best way to heat sink a chip when soldering it on?
I generally like to solder sockets to my boards, rather than the chip directly, but am now forced to solder the chips directly. I have several DIP and SMD components that this needs to be done with.
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