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Chris Laplante

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16 Questions

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10 votes

3 answers

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NiMh or LiPo batteries for unattended charging/usage

asked Apr 25, 2013 at 17:19

8 votes

2 answers

6k views

How do two-leaded color changing LEDs work?

asked Apr 16, 2012 at 22:08

6 votes

2 answers

817 views

Why do ICs often have multiples of the same configuration, with different part numbers?

asked Jul 4, 2012 at 1:11

6 votes

2 answers

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Do Pick and Place machines check their work?

asked Mar 21, 2012 at 22:57

5 votes

1 answer

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How to interface with a bus that's powered when the rest of my circuit is off

asked Jul 6, 2012 at 20:54

5 votes

1 answer

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Is this deal on anti-static foam too good to be true?

asked Jan 9, 2012 at 23:22

5 votes

5 answers

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If I'm going to use a potentiometer as an adjustable voltage divider, does the tolerance or resistance matter?

asked Jan 15, 2012 at 2:45

5 votes

1 answer

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How does the input circuit on this oscilloscope manage to accept such a large range of voltages?

asked Dec 3, 2011 at 3:06

4 votes

2 answers

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What is the difference between high and low density anti-static foam in terms of protection against ESD?

asked Feb 24, 2012 at 21:11

3 votes

3 answers

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What is going on with these SPI transmissions?

asked May 1, 2012 at 0:34

3 votes

2 answers

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Is this ADC circuit safe for when my Pro Micro is off?

asked Jul 6, 2012 at 1:57

2 votes

1 answer

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In a ~3 amp circuit, is it required for all ground trace widths to be the same?

asked Sep 17, 2011 at 20:23

1 vote

3 answers

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How do I isolate an open collector MISO from a non-open collector MISO?

asked Sep 19, 2011 at 0:45

1 vote

2 answers

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Can I use a voltage divider and/or voltage follower to produce 1V from 9V for an op-amp oscillator?

asked Nov 29, 2011 at 2:40

0 votes

2 answers

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How does the gain factor adjustment on this current sense board affect the output voltage range?

asked Dec 5, 2011 at 21:56

0 votes

1 answer

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What kind of signals can a frequency synthesizer like this generate?

asked Jan 4, 2012 at 2:36