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This is a good place to talk about Open Circuits, as a whole.
 
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== electrical mailing lists ==
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Yahoo claims they have
 
Yahoo claims they have
 
[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Science/Engineering/Electrical 1,831 electrical engineering mailing lists].
 
[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Science/Engineering/Electrical 1,831 electrical engineering mailing lists].
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--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 13:30, 31 May 2006 (PDT)
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 13:30, 31 May 2006 (PDT)
  
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== about Open Circuits ==
 
 
 
So, is there any connection between http://OpenCircuits.org/ , http://OpenCircuits.net/ , and this http://OpenCircuits.com/ wiki?
 
So, is there any connection between http://OpenCircuits.org/ , http://OpenCircuits.net/ , and this http://OpenCircuits.com/ wiki?
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 23:47, 13 June 2006 (PDT)
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 23:47, 13 June 2006 (PDT)
 
  
 
No. There is no connection between any of http://opencircuits.com and the other websites listed.
 
No. There is no connection between any of http://opencircuits.com and the other websites listed.
 
[[User:Chazegh|Chazegh]] 02:55, 18 June 2006 (PDT)
 
[[User:Chazegh|Chazegh]] 02:55, 18 June 2006 (PDT)
 
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Document an original microcontroller project and join a PIC webring, or AVR webring.  20 June 2006
 
Document an original microcontroller project and join a PIC webring, or AVR webring.  20 June 2006
  
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Maybe I should start a page on [[JTAG]]...
 
Maybe I should start a page on [[JTAG]]...
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 09:37, 22 September 2006 (PDT)
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 09:37, 22 September 2006 (PDT)
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The [http://hackedgadgets.com/ Hacked Gadgets blog also has a bunch of cool electronics].
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--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 11:58, 5 January 2007 (PST)
  
 
== red links ==
 
== red links ==

Revision as of 11:58, 5 January 2007

Welcome to Open Circuits. This is a good place to talk about Open Circuits, as a whole.

electrical mailing lists

Yahoo claims they have 1,831 electrical engineering mailing lists. What would be a good way of letting the people on those lists know about the Open Circuits wiki, without spamming them? --DavidCary 13:30, 31 May 2006 (PDT)

about Open Circuits

So, is there any connection between http://OpenCircuits.org/ , http://OpenCircuits.net/ , and this http://OpenCircuits.com/ wiki? --DavidCary 23:47, 13 June 2006 (PDT)

No. There is no connection between any of http://opencircuits.com and the other websites listed. Chazegh 02:55, 18 June 2006 (PDT)

web rings

Document an original microcontroller project and join a PIC webring, or AVR webring. 20 June 2006

audio electronics

Is there some other wiki for people to talk about audio electronics? Or is this Open Circuits the best wiki for talking about things like "Analog Devices AN-221: The Alexander current-feedback audio power amplifier" by Mark Alexander ?

I think I would prefer to offload all the audio electronics controversies to some other wiki (but which one?). Still, it would be nice to have some "tips for high-power electronics" here. I imagine that tips page would list the various quirks of high-power MOSFETs, BJTs, TRIACs, and IGBTs, and (given a particular motor or speaker or other load) how to select one over the others, and various ways of working around those quirks. --65.70.89.241 07:17, 10 August 2006 (PDT)

inviting bloggers to open circuits

how to connect a JTAG probe to a Nokia phone

I'd like to invite bloggers such as GyrosGeier to edit OpenCircuits. Rather than just spamming him, I think he would be more inclined to help out if we answered one of his questions first -- such as "If you have information on how to connect a JTAG probe to a Nokia phone, please let me know." Maybe I should start a page on JTAG... --DavidCary 09:37, 22 September 2006 (PDT)

The Hacked Gadgets blog also has a bunch of cool electronics. --DavidCary 11:58, 5 January 2007 (PST)

red links

The default skin at OpenCircuits currently has "red links" = page exists, "dark red links" = page does not exist.

I find that confusing. (But not as bad as the wiki that has some links black-on-white, indistinguishable from normal text).

work-around: Register (it's free, and you don't have to give any personal information), then choose the "preferences" link in the far upper-right corner and then pick any other skin.

The other skins have coloring that you may be more used to from other wiki: "blue links" = page exists, "red links" = page does not exist.

--DavidCary 08:58, 18 December 2006 (PST)

inviting people from other forums to open circuits

Lots of people talk about circuits for LED lighting at http://candlepowerforums.com/ . Perhaps we can talk some of them into contributing here -- perhaps using a page or two of Open Circuits as a FAQ for LEDs and drive circuits.