Reverse polarity is one of the most common causes of circuit failure, from hobby projects to industrial systems. The good news is that a well-designed reverse polarity protection using MOSFET ...

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The purchase of a Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 left Chris Russo wanting more — the ability to access the Digital Command Control functions built into the new model.

Let’s say you want to blink an LED. You might grab an Arduino and run the Blink sketch, or you might lace up a few components to a 555. But you needn’t go so fancy! [The Design Graveyard] explains how ...

For some, Halloween is starting to rival Christmas for setting up elaborate holiday decorations. Homeowners now spend many hours─and sometimes dollars─creating ghoulish displays of lit pumpkins, ...

As from 19th January 2015, the various sketches below "time out" if they don't enter programming mode after 50 attempts. The code displays a dot for every attempt, so if it fails you will see ...

I'm making a glowing crystal diorama! **MATERIALS:** **Smoke machine:** - Vape - Air pump - Plastic/silicone tube - Liquid container - T/L connectors (for the tubes ...

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Learning electronics? Then, chances are you already know what an Arduino is, or at the very least, you've heard of it. After all, it's among the most popular electronics platforms available in the ...