Bit off topic, but did you get asked by ti to verify that you are american when you asked about the 290*? I did when I asked about the test circuit they had.

Now the guys need to respond by putting a micro cmoy into a hotwheels car or something. Nice case mod for a cmoy though... But wth is it?

USB specifications are set in stone. Only difference between the specs and the implementation is that the implementation can improve on the specs at the makers wish, but has a minimum to achieve. Now, most of the following is info I got from one of Maxim's engineer journal things they send...

At radioshack? No. Only place I'd figure you'd find in b&m might be fry's. Best bet is ordering online or mail order.

Quote: Originally Posted by thecmoy NOOO. in canada too? i havent built much, but it was nice to get a few parts from a close place, only about 5 mins away, to get some parts. all i really bought there were my tools, a couple bajillion 7805 regualtors for all my friends who wanted USB...

Those markups is probably why they lose so much business. The guy who told me about the other electonics store also told me the price for the same size pref board. 1 buck vs rs 4.26. The only reason to go to radioshack now, imho, is the new vex robot kits, for people starting out in robotics...

I heard this from a sales associate at my old radioshack (where I use to work). The parts/parts drawer will be phased out by January. This is atleast in Union county, NJ. He said they (Corp) might price down the parts for clearance, so stock up. Good thing for me though, is he suggested a good...

I need to step up a usb's 5v to 12volts. 9volts are also acceptable. This is for a laptop cooler, using a radioshack (Nimec rebranded Gamma28) slot fan http://www.nidec.com/gamma28/gamma28.htm Can anyone help me out?

Wait, so you only have one channel circuit built? What happens when both channels are built? And can you post pictures of the completed board?

Well, the top of the jacks are see thru, sooo it shouldn't be too hard to see which is which. If anything, just plug a plug into it and use a connectivity tester on your voltage meter to see which is which.

Non amp? Go build a mini robot, like the line following one they have on the makezine.com/blog list.

You would get in trouble for using a title like that round my parts I seen some cigar box amps, which is the only other thing cigar box's are good for aside from holding stuff and being a paper weight. Personally, I have a nice Monte Cristo Unwrapped wooden box and a nicer Romeo y Juileta...

Since some of you are so adversed by your unused ipod headphones, mind donating them to someone with less refined tastes??

This is just a fyi for those who need new rechargables. You know that digital concepts brand, the one that has stuff from plastic screen guards to camera stands to what not? Well, National Wholesale Liquidators has a combo charger and 4 2000/2200mah AA batteries for 9.99. They also have a combo...

Hasn't most ipod updates come about now near school season? You bought it like a half a month early according to my paranoia meter.