Re: gEDA-user: [OFF] high current amplifier

2009-05-20 Thread Steve Underwood
Levente wrote: > Hi, > > > I have to design an audio amplifier that can deliver 100Amps. It should > work around 50Hz, and the maximum output power shall be 500W. I am > currently reading articles about this topic, but it is very hard to find > things like this. If someone has some experience wi

Re: gEDA-user: Surface mounted circuits in hobby projects

2009-04-10 Thread Steve Underwood
Mark Rages wrote: > 2) Put a largish solder blob on each end of the part > This is the *key* point in desoldering surface mount parts that most beginners mess up on. People have a tendency to try to remove all the solder they can, as they are trying to remove a part. This is the exact opposit

Re: gEDA-user: Surface mounted circuits in hobby projects

2009-04-04 Thread Steve Underwood
Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hello, > > I find the following on the Internet and want to ask you what do you > think about it: > > Experimentation with Solder Paste and a Toaster Oven > > http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.curiousinventor.com/images/guides/smt/oven_paste_and_other_equip.jpg&i

Re: gEDA-user: Surface mounted circuits in hobby projects

2009-04-02 Thread Steve Underwood
Ethan Swint wrote: > Steve Underwood wrote: > >> away the surplus solder in seconds. Creating a huge continuous blob of >> solder around the four side is the strategy for removing a QFP. >> >> > The way I like to remove QFPs (assuming that they'r

Re: gEDA-user: Surface mounted circuits in hobby projects

2009-04-02 Thread Steve Underwood
Peter TB Brett wrote: > On Thursday 02 April 2009 08:32:09 Peter Carlsson wrote: > >> Hello! >> >> I have just started my first hobby project with gEDA and >> noticed that some circuits I need is only available as >> surface mounted circuits. >> >> How do you handle this problem? Or is it a prob

Re: gEDA-user: the joy and sadness of new boards

2009-04-01 Thread Steve Underwood
DJ Delorie wrote: >> I think you can score them with a utility knife on both sides and >> snap them apart. >> > > I've tried that before with no luck. The boards are just too thick to > be able to score reliably and deeply enough. > > Yeah, its tough to do yourself. Did you just forget to

Re: gEDA-user: the joy and sadness of new boards

2009-04-01 Thread Steve Underwood
DJ Delorie wrote: > Just got a box of panels from Advanced Circuits. Five panels, ten > boards per panel (two each powermeter, usb-gpio pod, and three pod > modules - ten sets of boards total). Joy! > > Unfortunately, I have no way of separating them into individual boards > yet. Sadness! > > Bu

Re: gEDA-user: electrolytic capacitors

2008-12-26 Thread Steve Underwood
gene wrote: > What does it mean when manufactures specify 'Endurance @ temp' or 'life > time @ temp'? For example, one company claims: > Endurance : 105 C 1000 h to 5000h > Then they further state that after testing at 105C with maximum ripple > current applied, that when the part is cooled to 2