Questions tagged [alternatives]
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How to find replacement for a discontinued thermistor component?
I am in need of a thermistor with characteristics, such as those of now discontinued KTY84-130 (link to datasheet). I am after the exceptional linearity it features and also temperature range, up to ~ 250-300 °C. Its low price was also a plus.
How…

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Measuring AC with a DC offset using a digital multi-meter
I got a bit confused about how AC voltmeters on digital multi-meters work. I don't want to know about for example sampling method or conversion of analog to digital data. I need to know whether it can only measure the sinusoidal wave with only zero…
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Safety Capacitors; Is it OK to fit an X1 in place of an X2?
I have a PCB which has a 0.010uF X2 safety capacitor fitted. It seems the exact part is now obsolete.
Would it be acceptable to replace this part with a 0.010uF X1 safety capacitor?
I believe a capacitors subclass is decided according to its…

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TLE2141 op-amp alternative (in DC load circuit)
I recently found a schematic for a DIY electronic load, which I think is based on Dave Jones's EEVBlog old DC load design (attaching the source link: Dynamic DC Power Load (updated), but I am attaching the schematic too):
The problem is that it is…

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What can be alternatives to BF494 transistor?
I am currently working on a project which involves a RF Amplifier. I found BC494 to be quite suitable for the same. Though, I am looking for its alternatives since I couldn't get one of these.

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X2 capacitor alternative component or circuit?
My computer monitor (Samsung Syncmaster 732N) started to fail and it seems some capacitors have gone bad. They are all electrolitic but one is a CARLI MPX40 .47K275V-X2 capacitor, which where I live (Argentina) turns out is very hard to find.
I…

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Any more subtle alternatives for LEDs to indicate status?
Is there a low-cost, less annoying alternative to a buzzer or LED for displaying the status of an operation? I want my clock radio on at night, but it has this really annoying power indicator LED.
I'd like to keep some form of power indicator, so…

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Help find alternative AC capacitor replacement for refrigerator compressor
My mini fridge is broken and doesn't blow cold air. I'm suspecting it's the capacitor because it tested bad and I don't hear the compressor humming when turned on (all fan runs). I wanna try replacing the cap first before the compressor. I'm having…

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Understanding opamp amplifier (simple) behavior - Having trouble understand basic opamp operation
I'm trying to understand the operation of opamps, especially how to amplify a voltage as illustrated in the images from a (for example) photoelement so these can be used a the following comparator.
One circuit I found and seems to be working in…

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How do we get the complex frequency of an exponentially damped sinusoidal function?
In my textbook, Engineering Circuit Analysis 8.Ed by William H. Hayt (Chapter 14, Section 14.1 page 536) I stumbled across a section explaining the complex frequency. The goal is to cover the concept of complex frequency when it comes to…

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Soldering alternatives for a relay
I have to confess that I'm not a handy person thus soldering is too difficult for me. I was researching on the internet about soldering alternatives but all of them are done for soldering 2 cables.
I need an alternative for soldering a cable with a…
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Relay Alternative
I wanted to see if I had any alternative to a relay for my project.
I'm turning on a heating element that is powered from the wall: 120VAC (Max 30 Amps)
Is their any alternative to a relay for this project? The contacts seem to be taking a beating…

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What are possible alternatives for a depletion PMOS
I need a fast reacting way of discharging a capacitor and I figure a simple depletion PMOS is what I need. The time at which the gate has to have a voltage to keep the depletion PMOS closed is not important. It's taken cared of by the rest of the…

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Are there any alternatives to the 6522?
I want to build a legacy product (Mockingboard for the Apple IIe). I have built one on a breadboard using vintage parts. I believe I can replace the audio chip (AY-3-8912) with a propeller.
But, I can't seem to find an alternative to the 6522 VIA…

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An alternative to microcontroller as a clock generator
I use ATTiny2313 microcontroller to drive a linear CCD imager. That's all it does - an infinite loop that toggles six IO ports at different times. However, it is only a 20MHz controller. I calculated that I need about 200MHz microcontroller. At…

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