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Hello, We have an installation in which we will be placing a 1/4" thick mirror which spans 7ft across and 5ft in height directly next to a "line of fire" (a gas pipe with holes which will have a flame approximately 6" in height). Our concern is that when the line of fire is turned on in...

thanks! ended up talking to digikey and figuring it out for the most part...i'll see if things don't blow up and i'll post back. here is my transcript: info: Your request is being processed. A representative will be with you momentarily. info: Your Digi-Key representative for this Live-Help...

Thanks for the info. I ended up talking to DigiKey. My transcript is below if anyone is interested: info: Your request is being processed. A representative will be with you momentarily. info: Your Digi-Key representative for this Live-Help session is Quinn Ext 2289. Quinn Ext 2289: Welcome to...

i have a new question on this... if i want to wire a box with a magnetic reed switch, andi want the lights to turn on when the box is OPENED (magnet is apart from reed switch) then do I need a "Normally Closed" reed switch?

berkeman: thank you very much for your response. when I was at radio shack yesterday i was looking at some red LEDs which were 2.6v and 28mA rating. What I understand from your post is that even though this is 2.6v i can just assume 2v (is 2.6v the max rating?). I arrived at two conclusions...

Newbie wiring 20 red LEDs to a 9v battery in parallel...help pls :) hello, i am completely new to the LED world and electronics world. I am wanting to make a little box with LED lights as an aniversary gift. Basically what I need to know is how to wire 20 red LEDs in parallel so that they...

im going to take up your advice and just skip this project and do a new one with 12v lights...110v is just too much risk especially for a complete novice like myself. i think I am going to look into something called LED-Flex which are pretty cool and are low-voltage andim going to give the...

this magnetic reed switch sounds great! i think I am going to try this out...but what I am still having an issue with is how to switch the 110v source... from what I saw most reed switches are 20v max... and i really would like to stay away from 110v switching if at all possible.. so I am...

hi, i am going to be getting sales commission on our projects at my company and I want to know what kind of tax strategy will be best for me. My employer is willing to pay that commission in whatever way I prefer...so I am wondering if anyone has any advice for me as to how I can avoid...

thank you all for your comments and I myself am also the cardboard scrap type when it comes to working on my car... i need something that can quickly be moved and play it off since cops in my area give you citations for working on your car when parked in the sidewalk and i don't have a garage...

Hello there, I am working on a project in which I would like to place some "rope lighting" on a mechanic's creeper and rig it so that when the head-rest is in the up position the lights turn on. Its not so much a functionality project, but more of an experiment and learning experience in...

What I remember from reading the book The Holographic Universe, is that the way holograms work is that every piece of it contains all the information for the entire hologram... so that if you split it into peices, each individual piece would still be able to project the entire hologram. So i...

I strongly believe that our reality is in our minds. I had a thread going about it here. I also had started a post here which is kind of related regarding the movie The Butterfly Effect. Upon watching that movie i immediately came to the conclusion that his reality... his life, is all a...

i definitely think that we can give our subconscious commands. We sometimes don't realize it and do it in subtle ways, such as prayer and visualization techniques. I believe that prayer is actually a cry for help which is picked up by our subconscious and acted on by our subconscious. We kind of...

Hi, I am trying to learn some kind of 3d modeling or 3d rendering program so that I can expand my graphics realm. I am pretty profficient with photoshop and i was wondering what software people recommend for creating 3D renderings. Also, I do not have the first clue about 3D programs or how...