Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Bruce Layne
On 07/01/2013 05:51 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: > Eagle and gEDA will drain psychic energy ( As in what Don Lancasters calls > a 'psychic Energy > sink') - I've used both (I still have nightmares). You should use kicad even > if it means setting up a Debian box to run it on. I bought the profes

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
2013/7/2 andy pugh : > On 1 July 2013 22:51, Karl Schmidt wrote: > >> You should use kicad even if it means setting up a Debian box to run it on. > > But the web page says "It is not permissible to be read by anyone who > has ever met a lawyer. Use is confined to Engineers with more than 370 > cou

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 July 2013 22:51, Karl Schmidt wrote: > You should use kicad even if it means setting up a Debian box to run it on. But the web page says "It is not permissible to be read by anyone who has ever met a lawyer. Use is confined to Engineers with more than 370 course hours of electronic engineer

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Karl Schmidt
Having been down that road and having designed close to 100 PCBs in my life -- Eagle and gEDA will drain psychic energy ( As in what Don Lancasters calls a 'phychic Energy sink') - I've used both (I still have nightmares) . You should use kicad even if it means setting up a Debian box to run

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Marius Liebenberg
If he is not in a great hurry, I will be happy to help him. I use Design spark. I have done a lot of work on ECU's. On 2013/07/01 01:19 PM, Sven Wesley wrote: > Guys, > > I know a Finnish guy (who else...) called Juho who managed to replace > the engine ECU for a Volkswagen TDI engine with an Ard

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:43 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 1 July 2013 12:19, Sven Wesley wrote: > >> He needs help to design a PCB, he's running everything on a >> proto-board at the moment. Could someone with the knowledge and >> programs for PCB design give him a hand? > > He appears to be using a

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel port noise

2013-07-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 01 July 2013 12:56:14 john d norton did opine: > Does the pic parra port have any pull downs as I've knocked up a > circuit to step up the 5 volt signal to 24 via a udn2389 and can > measure a stray voltage at the low volt side but this is direct into > the para port with no brake out so

Re: [Emc-users] Minutes from the IRC meeting, 2013-06-29

2013-07-01 Thread Jon Elson
Bruce Layne wrote: > > I don't understand the desire to have an online distributed realtime > discussion. IRC seems like a good way for a few people to discuss a > topic, or one person to pose a technical question to a few others, but a > bad way to run a meeting of 20+ people. I think a much

[Emc-users] Parallel port noise

2013-07-01 Thread john d norton
Does the pic parra port have any pull downs as I've knocked up a circuit to step up the 5 volt signal to 24 via a udn2389 and can measure a stray voltage at the low volt side but this is direct into the para port with no brake out so could the noise be there ---

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 7/1/2013 11:21 AM, Dave wrote: > It isn't actually an auction as it is on Craigslist.. > > Charles said they did not respond to him. So I sent them an email > also and did not receive a response either. > > http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/38

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Dave
It isn't actually an auction as it is on Craigslist.. Charles said they did not respond to him. So I sent them an email also and did not receive a response either. http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/3892182813.html Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Dave
On 7/1/2013 10:27 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 1 July 2013 15:15, Eric Keller wrote: > > >> This mill would be an unbelievable deal, >> > I don't think it is that unbelievable, if the owner thinks it is > broken and wants the space. > > $500 is about scrap value. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 July 2013 15:15, Eric Keller wrote: > This mill would be an unbelievable deal, I don't think it is that unbelievable, if the owner thinks it is broken and wants the space. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto --

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Eric Keller
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > How would the scam work? I am not exactly sure how the scam works, but I suspect you give them money for something that only exists in pictures because they stole the picture from somewhere else. That's how it works with cheap cars and bo

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 July 2013 14:17, John Thornton wrote: > What auction? That is a link to MSC... I think that the point is that the $500 starting price is a bargain just for 2 of the tool holders. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread John Thornton
I must have missed the link to the auction... Thanks JT On 7/1/2013 8:25 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > the craigslist listing says the price is the starting price > > the msc link is to compare the price of one tool adapter to the box shown > in the listing > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:17 AM, J

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
the craigslist listing says the price is the starting price the msc link is to compare the price of one tool adapter to the box shown in the listing On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:17 AM, John Thornton wrote: > What auction? That is a link to MSC... > > JT > > On 7/1/2013 7:39 AM, Stuart Stevenson wr

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread John Thornton
What auction? That is a link to MSC... JT On 7/1/2013 7:39 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > http://www.mscdirect.com/product/84955046?src=pla&008=-99&007=Search&pcrid=25122952264&006=25122952264&005=53306267824&004=7506871264&002=2167139&mkwid=smTSbiWNy&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test_smTSbiWNy_PLA__25122

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
How would the scam work? On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Eric Keller wrote: > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Stuart Stevenson > wrote: > > > > this "auction" could possibly be a good buy for someone > > quite possible it's just a scam. Sure, it's not a bobcat for $3000, > but it's pretty tem

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 01.07.13 13:19, Sven Wesley wrote: > He needs help to design a PCB, he's running everything on a > proto-board at the moment. Could someone with the knowledge and > programs for PCB design give him a hand? > > His project is documented here: > http://dmn.kuulalaakeri.org/dmn-edc/ His block dia

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Eric Keller
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > this "auction" could possibly be a good buy for someone quite possible it's just a scam. Sure, it's not a bobcat for $3000, but it's pretty tempting for some people --

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
with a quik switch system :) On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > http://www.mscdirect.com/product/84955046?src=pla&008=-99&007=Search&pcrid=25122952264&006=25122952264&005=53306267824&004=7506871264&002=2167139&mkwid=smTSbiWNy&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test_smTSbiWNy_PLA__251

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
http://www.mscdirect.com/product/84955046?src=pla&008=-99&007=Search&pcrid=25122952264&006=25122952264&005=53306267824&004=7506871264&002=2167139&mkwid=smTSbiWNy&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test_smTSbiWNy_PLA__25122952264_c_S&026=nv&025=c guys take a gander at this link this "auction" could possibly be

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I sent an email asking the terms of this "auction". On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 7:22 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > upon further inspection I see the tool change spanner sitting on the table > with the knee handle > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 5:45 AM, John Thornton wrote: > >> The Kwik-Switch toolin

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread Stuart Stevenson
upon further inspection I see the tool change spanner sitting on the table with the knee handle On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 5:45 AM, John Thornton wrote: > The Kwik-Switch tooling is held on with a spring loaded nut and the nut > gets tighter the more force you put on the tool. This system works gre

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 July 2013 12:19, Sven Wesley wrote: > He needs help to design a PCB, he's running everything on a > proto-board at the moment. Could someone with the knowledge and > programs for PCB design give him a hand? He appears to be using a Mac, so probably needs to choose between Eagle and gEDA Th

[Emc-users] OT: PCB design help.

2013-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
Guys, I know a Finnish guy (who else...) called Juho who managed to replace the engine ECU for a Volkswagen TDI engine with an Arduino board. He's even running a car with the Arduino successfully. This would be a great tool for everyone who converts old cars to better and stronger engines, such as

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofit Candidate Advice

2013-07-01 Thread John Thornton
The Kwik-Switch tooling is held on with a spring loaded nut and the nut gets tighter the more force you put on the tool. This system works great and should not be confused with other quick switch systems which I know nothing about. JT On 6/30/2013 5:16 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 06/30/2013 0