I've been looking at multimeters as all I have now is a $30 one from Jaycar. The biggest thing I don't like about it is how long it takes to get a final reading after it overshoots and wobbles around before settling on a value; it can take a few seconds which I find annoying. I really want...

[ Cross-posting from the Members' Lounge, since I spend all my time here in DIY anyway. Mods, let me know if this is not OK ] My sister and I are raising money for the Leukemia Foundation (an Australian organisation) by taking part in the World's Greatest Shave. The Leukemia Foundation helps...

My sister and I are raising money for the Leukemia Foundation (an Australian organisation) by taking part in the World's Greatest Shave. The Leukemia Foundation helps fund research into treatments and cures for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders, they also provide support...

Should be fun!

I've been thinking about getting a small mill drill for a while now to use primarily for casework: general drilling but also cutting neat square holes for IEC sockets and presentable holes for front panels. I currently have my Opus DAC to finish (which will be done when its done, hopefully some...

So, it's my birthday soon and I think a good vice is in order. I've been looking at the options from Panavise and have seen that the Junior (201) is a popular option as well as both the PCB holders (324 and 333). There were also a number of posts from users saying they loved their Panavise...

I noticed a bunch of down-time today and also noticed that the colour of the sub-forum title on forum pages (see DIY forum) is brown, which is unreadable on the dark blue background. It looks like the title is in an H1 tag which has a brown style where the sub-forum title should actually be in...

The WYSIWYG editor is broken in Google Chrome. I'm on OS X, using Chrome version 6.0.458.1. All browser extensions have been disabled. It seems to be working occasionally in the DIY forum, but failing most of the time.   There are two exceptions in the JavaScript Console in Chrome when I...

I just want to report that I received a PermissionDeniedException error message when trying to access the following thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/199747/review-audio-technica-ath-ad2000 The time stamp is: 1278928622.8179   I also get the error on the following pages...

Well, I now have a working Opus DAC module and have been playing with software control so that I can get an Arduino with rotary encoder and VFD to perform volume control and other control duties.   BUT, the Opus module I have is an older revision and uses the WM8740 chip and as such doesn't...

I'd like to report a problem with PM alerting, and some other issues I'm having with usability.   When a new PM comes in, I get an alert dialog in Chrome notifying me and clicking OK takes me to my inbox. But this alert is also displayed when I'm already on the PM inbox page, so I have to...

We had a massive cleanup at work yesterday and got rid of a heap of old hardware. I took home this modem as I thought the design of the case was pretty awesome and retro. I'd like to re-purpose the case and put some sort of audio electronics thing inside there, but I don't know what. I'd...

Hi guys and gals, I've just finished the electronics of my LM1875 Chipamp (just added a relay startup delay circuit to avoid thumps and pops) and all that's left is casing and getting an attenuator. Could someone explain to me how different values of attenuator and setup, etc. affect how the...

I'm looking at getting a stepped attenuator to use with my Jaycar amp I've just finished building and came across this one on eBay: DACT Type 23 Stepped Attenuator Potentiometer 50K 2a3 - eBay (item 270361166816 end time Apr-18-09 12:55:45 PDT) Has anyone had any experience with attenuators...

I bought the RE2s not long ago and have been using them at work and also while commuting to uni 2 days a week. They're great when I'm sitting still, but if I'm walking they have awful microphonics. I hear every knock as they move, hit my collar, etc. I also find the cable pretty stiff and it...

Closed! Orders have been placed, now waiting on the arrival of orders. ***** Hey all, putting up a thread so we can record definite numbers for an Australian group buy for the BantamDAC and keep track of the progress. Information about the BantamDAC can be found here: BantamDAC...

My CF modded iPod Mini was working fine up until the other day when rockbox acted weird a few times when using the file browser; the filenames were all garbage. When I hooked it up to a computer it was a bit messed up; my parents' Windows box would have nothing to do with it, didn't mount any...

This is a diy related request, so figured here would be the best spot. I'm building a Starving Student amp and I am 99% done, but I have only one, yes one, IRF510 MOSFET. I missed the Aussie group buy by only a few days and so had to source the parts i needed myself. There were only a few...