Identify chips, connectors, cables, and other components, usually from photographs
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Identifying Capacitors
I bought a mixed bag of ceramic capacitors from Maplin and I'm struggling to identify most of them. I'm a bit of an electronics newb, but I understood that a capacitor usually has 3 numbers on and ...
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Name of this component
What is the name of this component (circled in red) of a charger?
What are the uses of this component?
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Is there some logic in IC name prefixes?
There are hundreds of prefixes in IC names, this page lists a number of them. For some it's easy to see that they refer to the manufacturer's name, like AD for ...
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Is this “lightning storm over a tropical island” a valid electrical symbol?
This symbol is stenciled on the circuit board for Compaq PS2021 ATX power supplies. I spent almost half an hour on Google trying to identify it, and I haven't even gotten close. I thought it might ...
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Help with device identification in a chain
So I'm working on a new project where I'm trying to identify devices on a closed protocol "network" of sorts. I'm trying to determine how many devices are out there and unique id's of each device. ...
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How to find socket for keyboard connector?
I am looking for a socket which is able to receive the connector of the ThinkPad X41's keyboard. How do I identify the socket so that I can find it on the (German) market?
Background: I want to build ...
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Does anybody recognize this automotive connector?
I'm trying to repair a wiring harness, and I'd rather pin and install a connector than splice into a junkyard pigtail. Does anyone recognize this and know where to find them? There's some serious ...
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What is this symbol with a uF rating? Some type of capacitor?
This circuit diagram has a symbol I've been unable to identify, which I've indicated with a stylish green arrow. I'm guessing some sort of capacitor based on the uF ...
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What are those wire terminals that mate with standard header pins?
I have purchased "dupont" connectors on Ebay that crimp onto a wire. They look like this:
http://www.hansenhobbies.com/products/connectors/pt1inconnectors/pt1in_ft/
I'm tired of waiting weeks for ...
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“31WOC” on a boost converter, but what datasheet goes with it?
Long shot, I know...
I have this Boost convert 1-5V in out 5.1-5.2V and I hope to modify it for a different output voltage.
So I'm trying to identify and find the datasheet for the main chip.
I ...
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What kind of knob fits a slotted potentiometer shaft?
What I thought was an easy question is more elusive than I suspected. I have a number of potentiometers that have smooth (not knurled) shafts with a slot cut into the end...it looks like a flathead ...
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Help me identify the adapter jack
just met an industrial computer which has the following power adapter jack. how to identify this jack and where to find? (actually there are lots of different jacks here and there, how to identify ...
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What are these white connectors called?
What are these white connectors called? I'm assuming they have a common name, with different numbers of pins.
Update: better pictures, showing "BM Z" on the board connector. The board is ...
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Help on identifying a component (marked 8C609)
after having plugged the power-adapter with inverted supplies (19.2V +/- swapped) into the ASUS U5F notebook of my wife (you'll understand the severity of the problem), it has burnt a little bit and ...
