Re: [OTish] Free Electronics books

["andy_powell_is" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@b...>
wrote:
> Andy
> 
> They charge what they can get away with . It would appear they dont
have a
> lot of competition . Not only have you saved a lot of money (to 
spend on the
> next project) you also gained something that money cant 
buy "Experience".


Yep, too true, today an IR connecting block, tomorrow a HA 
controller :P

> Ian didnt waste any time did he ?. Hes hard at it working on the
> snap protocol. Good on him.

Glad to see this, it could come in very handy :D

Andy

> 
> Frank
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andy_powell_is" <ukha@b...>
> To: <ukha_d@y...>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:37 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OTish] Free Electronics books
> 
> 
> > Frank,
> >
> > just out of interest I costed up the creating of this and worked
it
> > out at about 14 gbp... that excludes a psu but most people have
them
> > anyway, and if not they're only about 10 quid... so /including/
the
> > purchase of the psu, the total /saving/ is going to be 53
gbp..
> >
> > ie
> >
> > Xantech Model 791-44 10 Way Infra-Red Block/Amplifier 77 gbp
> >
> > Diy jobbie 24 gbp
> >
> > amazing, not only that but I can make it a 20 way with the 
addition
> > of a few coponents costing pennies! How do they justify that 
price..
> > I really don't know...
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@y..., "Frank Mc Alinden"
<armagh@b...> wrote:
> > > Hi Andy
> >
>                
I Have  4 ir leds wired in series (2 0ff),and 
then
> > the 2
> > > groups are wired in parallel .
> > >         When i built
the proto unit i installed  a removal link 
so
> > i could
> > > put my multimeter in series to measure the ir current
being
> > transmitted.
> > >
> > > Frank Mc
> >
> >
> >
> >
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