Electronic systems and circuits

Does anyone know if anyone is producing circuit boards with aluminum finish instead of tin/lead? It would be aluminum plated on copper, otherwise like a normal printed circuit board.Edit: It seems the...

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Check out these cool mercury switches I found while cleaning out my...

June 10, 2013, 2:19 pm

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best online stores for parts

June 11, 2013, 4:34 pm

Im attempting to build a couple of things for my daughters room (new born) and am looking for the best place for parts, but searching Google just seems to return results for finished products wereas im...

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Electronic Engineering/Physics Projects

June 11, 2013, 10:53 am

Hi /r/electronics,Next year I will be applying to University to take Engineering, probably with an eye to specialise into electronic engineering. Now that the exams we have spent the year preparing for...

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I am an old hobbyist but have now lost my groove. Looking for good basic...

June 11, 2013, 11:22 am

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Six-point Water Level Indicator for tanks.

June 11, 2013, 12:17 pm

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Best way to connect two solid wires in a tight space without soldering?

June 11, 2013, 10:36 pm

I need to connect a short wire to the center pin of a coax cable (20 awg?) in a tight space. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good way to do this? I was thinking of pre-crimping a molex pin to the...

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Electronics Safety/Materials interactions

June 11, 2013, 8:45 pm

Is there a good book/guide for this, when I say safety I more mean "Keeping your electronics safe" not you per se.Like Snubbers/Feedback Diodes/Etc... (Or inductive kickback diodes) things like...

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What is this IC?

June 11, 2013, 9:38 pm

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How do I get my printers to dump out more toner?

June 12, 2013, 7:15 am

I've tried an HP2100, HP LaserJet 4, Kyoceria C170N, and no matter how high I turn up my darkness/contrast settings, it's still skimping me on my toner! I used to have no problem doing toner transfer,...

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Electronic circuit Simulator - PRO

June 12, 2013, 8:13 am

Hello, Can anyone suggest a pro level Electronic circuit simulator ? I am designing a circuit with transformers , Transistors, mosfets etc and find it increasingly difficult to solder on the universal...

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