Driver to drive?

[ChrisGibboGibson]

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:55:19 +0000, the renowned John Woodgate
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Roger Lascelles
invalidl@invalid.invalid> wrote (in <32hajeF3koan1U1@individual.net&gt
about 'Homebrew membrane keypad', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:
Commercially printed Lexan is expensive, so the
hobbiest bit might be to find a nice tough label you can print with a
laser printer. Might want to stick a sheet of clear over the laser
printing ?

Print in reverse on the lower side ('second-surface printing'). OHP film
works.

Only a very few inkjet (and maybe no laser) printers will print opaque
white. The colors are also quite transparent. I use screening methods,
but it involves some investment for materials and equipment, costs
money for each design (for screen and die(s)), and is very
messy/smelly.

Here's an example: http://www.speff.com/tachs.jpg

I've had good results for prototypes printing on the reverse of OHP film using
3 colour plus black ink jet then spraying the remainder white. That way you can
have any colour you want. It's then glued using aerosol glue.

Gibbo

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlog
DOTyou.knowwhat> wrote (in <krf8s0t4mniseolhud0fg4njssomavcudp@4ax.com&gt
about 'Homebrew membrane keypad', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

Only a very few inkjet (and maybe no laser) printers will print opaque
white. The colors are also quite transparent.

Naturally; for OHP they wouldn't work if opaque!

I use screening methods,
but it involves some investment for materials and equipment, costs money
for each design (for screen and die(s)), and is very messy/smelly.

I print only the legends and use a coloured paper or plastic sheet for
the background colour.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that ChrisGibboGibson
<chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote (in <20041218101254.12272.00002395@mb-
m28.aol.com&gt about 'Homebrew membrane keypad', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

I've had good results for prototypes printing on the reverse of OHP film
using 3 colour plus black ink jet then spraying the remainder white.
That way you can have any colour you want. It's then glued using aerosol
glue.

I've done that, too, but of course it doesn't work with inkjet printing
because the spray solvent re-dissolves the ink. For black legends only,
a photocopy works.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[Ken Smith]

In article <62S7bjFakFxBFwih@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
John Woodgate <noone@yuk.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that ChrisGibboGibson
chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote (in <20041218101254.12272.00002395@mb-
m28.aol.com&gt about 'Homebrew membrane keypad', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

I've had good results for prototypes printing on the reverse of OHP film
using 3 colour plus black ink jet then spraying the remainder white.
That way you can have any colour you want. It's then glued using aerosol
glue.

I've done that, too, but of course it doesn't work with inkjet printing
because the spray solvent re-dissolves the ink. For black legends only,
a photocopy works.

I'll suggest the 3M transfer stuff or a sheet of sticky backed Mylar to
stick to it without disolving the ink.

--
--
kensmith@rahul.net forging knowledge

 

[ChrisGibboGibson]

John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that ChrisGibboGibson
chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote (in <20041218101254.12272.00002395@mb-
m28.aol.com&gt about 'Homebrew membrane keypad', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

I've had good results for prototypes printing on the reverse of OHP film
using 3 colour plus black ink jet then spraying the remainder white.
That way you can have any colour you want. It's then glued using aerosol
glue.

I've done that, too, but of course it doesn't work with inkjet printing
because the spray solvent re-dissolves the ink. For black legends only,
a photocopy works.

Cellulose spray destroys the actual substrate, water based (quite common now
for cars, especially 2 pack) destroys the ink, 1 pack polyeurethane works fine
with normal ink jet cartridges.

Gibbo

 

[Guy Macon]

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Only a very few inkjet (and maybe no laser) printers will print opaque
white. The colors are also quite transparent. I use screening methods,
but it involves some investment for materials and equipment, costs
money for each design (for screen and die(s)), and is very
messy/smelly.

So is Rich, but we still like him...

 

[Rich Grise]

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:50:27 +0000, xray wrote:

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:05:54 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and
unchanging.
----------------------

Cheers!
Rich

Ya gotta Lev it.

Izat your work or stolen from somewhere?

My brother emailed it to me, and he's almost as clever as I am, so he
probably isn't the one who made it up either. ;-) It's just one of those
email jokes that get sent around from time to time, that nobody knows who
wrote it.

Maybe it was "channeled". ;-P

Cheers!
Rich

 

You increase the speed of a stepper by increasing the step frequency.
It
will have a huge angular momentum, so don't try to accelerate
quickly.
But why a stepper motor? Surely you don't need to control the
instantaneous position of a fan? I would have thought a linear
induction
motor operating on an aluminium band round the rim would have been a
lot
easier.

Paul Burke

Well, I must say, I feel like a dummy. LIM is exactly what I had in
mind.

Not like I thought the idea was new or anything, but all the various
"extra" features that I thought I could add like rapidily discharching
stored engergy using supercaps has already been done. That are several
nice, big, fat juicy papers put out by U.S. Department of Energy on
this subject.


-Chaud Lapin-

 

[Zombiewire]

RFID - The Perfect Storm


ZombieWire RFID world News - Everything you need to know about RFID and
more.

(PRWEB) December 3, 2004 -- We the consumers are at a brink in life
where we will move from the simple task at the market place to purchase
supplies for home, office, motor home and others as you can imagine. We
walk in the store and purchase these items and hand down cash or card
for the items scanned using the barcode system. Seems pretty simple
however none threatening to your privacy. However these times have come
to an end. You might as well say it is at your door right now, but 90
percent of all consumers are non- aware of this fact. This reason is
that if that percentage knew of this fact then the process would stop
in its tracks because of what is behind the new movement and normal
people would not want it to continue with this.

Wal-Mart the "super power" monster store found a new direction in
how they will run their shop and being so they informed the supply
chain around the world to make it so with all products purchased by
Wal-Mart. Having mandated the supply chained complied and this set off
the shot heard around the business world. All retail competitors had to
follow the lead in order to compete. The mandate is that all items sold
via Wal-Mart will have a Radio Frequency Identification chip or in
simple terms RFID chip implanted in all products sold.What is an RFID?

What is RFID?Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is a generic term
for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify
individual items. There are several methods of identifying objects
using RFID, but the most common is to store a serial number that
identifies a product, on a microchip that is attached to an antenna
(called an RFID transponder or an RFID tag).

AT this time as the Trojan horse at the door consequently there is
nothing we can do about it because the gears are in motion; however, we
need to learn everything we can about the RFID movement to maintain our
privacy rights. You will not be able to "sell" any products without
the RFID as you see in the barcode today. This RFID chip will go home
with you and one day your home will be filled up with RFID chips. How
would you feel if your home items were public knowledge from a certain
book you have to what style and size under pants? You ask how that may
become public awareness. Theoretically speaking if a van pulled out
side your home with a RFID transponder, there is way for that person in
the van to inventory your private life, and who knows what would take
place once that knowledge is out. You ever heard the saying "keep and
honest man honest: approach? Think about this!

Likewise, the RFID market has not stopped here and it will continue to
transpire to greater levels beyond our comprehension. There is a RFID
chip out now called the Verichip. This Verichip is imbedded in the
human body. This Verichip may store your Visa Card, bank debit card and
social security and other information that takes the place of your
purse.

The perfect storm: In theory, what will become of the Verichip by means
of how we see progress continue to unfold? Will the Verichip be mandate
as the RFID chip is mandate for all products you buy or sell?

I will leave you with this "Buyer Beware"

Get More RFID World News at http://www.zombiewire.com

# # #

Wednesday, December 01, 2004
RFID The Perfect Storm
RFID THE PERFECT STORM
By James Mata
Zombie Wire RFID World News
November 26 2004

 

[Zombiewire]

www.tagzapper.com

 

[Rich Grise]

Hi. This is Rich, from s.e.d . Diane somebody-or-other posted to some
thread that accidentally got crossposted here, calling us all fuckheads.

So, I thought, before I pass judgement, I'd at least go see what kind of
folks hang out at r.t.c, thinking it'd be kind of a namby-pamby group.
I've read a few posts, and was well into deciding that the r.t.c folks
are even lamer than us s.e.d trolls, and then along comes Becca, with
a message that I think we can all appreciate:

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:26:39 -0600, Becca wrote:

At this very busy time of the year, when it is easy to get stressed out,
I thought this might be helpful. I am passing this on to you because it
definitely worked for me and we all could use more calm in our lives. By
following the simple advice I heard on a Dr. Phil show, I have finally
found inner peace.

Dr. Phil proclaimed "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the
things you've started."

So I looked around my house to see all the things I started and hadn't
finished. This morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of
White Zinfandel, a bottle of Bailey's, a bottle of Kahlua, a package of
Oreos, the remainder of both Prozac and Valium prescriptions, the rest
of the cheesecake, some saltines and a box of chocolates. I still
haven't left the house and you have no idea how freaking peaceful I feel.

Please pass this on to those you feel are in need of inner peace.

Becca <-----finds inner peace on cruise ships...

Happy Solstice!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:27:20 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:

Hi. This is Rich, from s.e.d . Diane somebody-or-other posted to some
thread that accidentally got crossposted here, calling us all fuckheads.

So, I thought, before I pass judgement, I'd at least go see what kind of
folks hang out at r.t.c, thinking it'd be kind of a namby-pamby group.
I've read a few posts, and was well into deciding that the r.t.c folks
are even lamer than us s.e.d trolls,

And at least half of them top-post.

And yes, other than Becca, they're namby-pamby _and_ lame.

Bwahahahahahahaha!
Rich

 

[Ban]

sdhometech@cox.net wrote:

RFID is the most epic new second coming out of the "closet" today.

The funny thing is that most of these guys carry a cellphone with them that
allows continuously locating them at *all* times and places and even to
listen to conversations. Much worse than a device with only a meter of
range.
--
ciao Ban
Bordighera, Italy

 

[Alex Holden]

Alex Holden wrote:

One more requirement- I
need to be able to switch off the output of the supply from a 3.3V logic
level output of a microcontroller.

I forgot to mention: this part needs to work in such as way that the
output is always off unless the MCU explicitly tells it to power up. The
external power may be present even when the MCU is powered down.

--
------------ Alex Holden - http://www.alexholden.net/ ------------
If it doesn't work, you're not hitting it with a big enough hammer

 

[Anthony C Smith]

"Michael Noone" <mnoone.uiuc.edu@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:Xns95C37BBC66238mnooneuiucedu127001@204.127.199.17...
_snip-

we use the mega 16 with a pair of 22p cog caps at crystal frequencies from
4MHz to 16MHz- works every time- unless you forget to blow the internal fuse
which enables the crystal oscillator when programming -otherwise the shipped
default is to use the internal 1MHz RC oscillator
This caused major confusion when moving from the mega 161 which defaulted
to external xtal
Regards
Anthony

 

[Winfield Hill]

Arie de Muynck wrote...

This is the status of an item I ordered in the USA, destination
Netherlands. Is this a normal list of events or is it groundhog day?

Dec 18, 2004 4:05 PM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
7:29 AM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
6:55 AM In transit MEMPHIS, TN
3:58 AM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Dec 17, 2004 1:19 PM Arrived at FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
7:00 AM Departed FedEx location OAKLAND, CA
12:19 AM In transit OAKLAND, CA
Dec 16, 2004 11:43 PM In transit OAKLAND, CA
Dec 17, 2004 1:30 AM Arrived at FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Dec 16, 2004 8:37 PM Departed FedEx location OAKLAND, CA
4:11 PM Picked up EMERYVILLE, CA
Dec 15, 2004 6:28 PM Package data transmitted

This is read from the bottom up of course. It appears that two
packages are traveling with the same airwaybill tracking number.
Let's hope the one you want soon arrives in the Netherlands.


--
Thanks,
- Win

 

[Active8]

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:43:07 +0000, Terry Pinnell wrote:

5 54 C in a D (with the Js) Cards in a deck (with the Jacks)

We call 'em Jokers. What do you call Jacks? Is it Knave?
--
Best Regards,
Mike

 

[Rich Grise]

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:43:07 +0000, Terry Pinnell wrote:

I'm compiling a few familiar quizzes for the family at Christmas,

12 d d
11 p p
10 l l
9 l d
8 m m
7 s s
6 g l
5 g r
4 c b
3 f h
2 t d
and a p in a p t.

Have you seen the rec.puzzles archive? There's billions and billions of
those things there.

Happy Solstice!
Rich

 

[Ban]

Terry Pinnell wrote:
snip boring quiz

May I comment : poor rest of the family. I would have hated when uncle came
up with something like this
"200 P for PG in M" even worse than slideshows of the neighbors. :-((
Is this an English tradition or only a family tradition? I rather had played
real Monopoly, Memory or Chess when I was a kid. Then also this nasty uncle
had all the good chance to loose. )
--
ciao Ban
Bordighera, Italy

 

[Reg Edwards]

Its all very simple.
Just connect a pre-set capacitor in shunt with the crystal.
Maximum value a little greater than whatever it says in the specification.
And tweak it until the crystal oscillates at exactly the frequency you want.

The various values mentioned in the specification are there just to confuse
you and to demonstrate how clever the salesman is.
----
Reg.