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Today I’d like to show you the booster pedal I made. It’s a straight clone of an MXR Microamp. The Microamp is a great booster pedal because it simply adds volume. You can use this to just increase the volume of your guitar for solos, or you can use it to overdrive your amp. The choice is yours. The circuit diagram for the Microamp can be found at www.generalguitargadgets.com. General Guitar Gadgets asks that other people don’t post their circuits elsewhere, so I won’t. Just go to this page to get it: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=26 (click on “microamp schematic”). The circuit is pretty simple, using a single TL061 as the amplifier. You can buy a ready-made PCB from General Guitar Gadgets, which would make life a lot easier, but I decided I would just build it on veroboard (strip board) since it was a pretty simple circuit. If this is your first time building a circuit, then just buy the PCB. You won’t regret it. I ...

Basically the DAC circuit is made to meet the need for the level of influence in the development of digital electronic circuits electronics world. Since the discovery of Silicon and Germanium semiconductor material then quickly there was a revolution in terms of simplicity and accuracy of an electronic circuit. Besides, with the implementation of digital circuits will support at all in terms of data storage and mobility. Lots of data can now be operated with a computer is a data converted from analog signals. For example a voice signal or analog form of video can be played and stored using a computer after analog signals are converted into digital data. Advantages possessed by the digital data than analog signal is a certainty the nature of the data or logic. Digital data only can be divided into two kinds of logic high "1" and logic low "0". Logic 1 represents 5 volts and low logic voltage 0 volts represents. Examples of the advantages of digital signals over anal...

This portable solar lantern circuit uses 6 volt/5 watt solar panels are now widely available. With the help of such a photo-voltaic panel we can construct an economical, simple but efficient and truly portable solar lantern unit. Next important component required is a high power (1watt) white LED module. When solar panel is well exposed to sunlight, about 9 volt dc available from the panel can be used to recharge a 4.8 volt /600 mAh rated Ni-Cd batterypack. Here red LED (D2) functions as a charging process indicator with the help of resistor R1. Resistor R2 regulates the charging current flow to near 150mA. Solar Lantern Circuit Schematic Assuming a 4-5 hour sunlit day, the solar panel (150mA current set by the charge controller resistor R2) will pump about 600 – 750 mAh into the battery pack. When power switch S1 is turned on, dc supply from the Ni-Cd battery pack is extended to the white LED (D3). Resistor R3 determines the LED current. Capacitor C1 works as a buffer. Note: After con...

  According to a former Apple designer, the new Apple smart watch have been inspired by the sixth generation of the iPod Nano , slightly modifying the design and adding a crown. The Apple Watch, the first smart watch of Apple, was launched last week and although many expected it had a round screen design with square or rectangular screen helped to comments seemed simply an iPod Nano with a pulse or strap that allows you become clock. If you remember, years ago, Apple released the sixth generation of the iPod Nano , which had a square screen. Shortly after they finished out the band different pulses or straps to enable it to become a kind of clock. Well, it turns out that Apple actually Watch was inspired by the design of the iPod Nano , then it was no coincidence that we thought this. All this comes thanks to a former Apple designer ensures that the Apple Watch began as a redesign of the iPod Nano years ago, adding the digital crown, as different sensors to help you use more of ...

Frequency response of RC Coupled Amplifier Frequency response of R.C coupled amplifier is uniform over mid frequency range of 50 Hz to 20 KHz. The voltage gain drops off at low < 50 Hz and high > 20 KHz frequencies. The frequency response curve of RC coupled amplifier is shown in the below fig. the behaviour of the amplifier is given below. Frequency Response of RC Coupled Amplifier 1.        At low frequencies (<50Hz), the reactance of coupling capacitor C C is quite high and hence very small part of signal will pass from one stage to the next stage. The reactance of C E also high at low frequencies. This high reactance cannot shunt the emitter resistance R E effectively. Due to these two factor, the voltage gain falls at low frequencies. 2.        At high frequencies (>20 KHz), the reactance CV C is very small and it behaves as short circuit. This increases the loading effect of next stage and serves to reduce...

Many smart phone is important but s5 is the best, The Samsung Galaxy S5 The most Important smartphone The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a fingerprint scanner that can register up to three prints, is IP67 rated, meaning it is dust and water resistant, and contains a heart rate sensor on the back of the device.  In terms of camera, the Galaxy S5 sports a 16-megapixel snapper that is capable of 4K UHD video capture and comes with a range of features. There is also a Download Booster feature that utilises LTE and Wi-Fi at the same time for a super fast connection.  Powering the device is a 2.5GHz quad-core chipset supported by 2GB of RAM and there is a choice of 16GB or 32GB internal storage along with microSD support for further expansion. You'll find a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and it will come with Android 4.4 KitKat from the box, along with a refreshed user interface.

Today we’re going to talk about the standard 5-way switch used in Fender Strat-style guitars—how it works, how to wire it up and variations of the switch itself. Back when Strats were first made, they came with a 3-way switch (one position for each pickup), but some savvy guitarists soon realized that if they moved the switch into a position midway between two of the “official” positions, they could get two of the pickups to turn on at the same time, resulting in new sound options.  This happened because the switch was what is known as a “make before break” switch, which means it touches the next contact before disconnecting from the previous one. It wasn’t easy to keep the switches in these in-between positions and guitarists often resorted to sticking matchsticks, etc., into the switch slot to hold them in position. Here’s how the switch looks as more of an electrical diagram. As with all images, click to enlarge. Seeing how customers were doing this, Fender eventually started in...

China has confirmed that the new iPhone will get the touch sensitivity display. Rumors that Apple is going to take advantage of the iPhone touch sensitivity displays Force Touch, been around for a long time. Now Asian insiders are willing to share a new piece of information: the Chinese company TPK expected by the end of this year, a significant increase in profits, which will be primarily associated with the delivery of a large number of displays Force Touch for Apple. According to sources, Apple plans to use these displays in smartphones already starting with the iPhone 6S Plus. At the moment, she applies them in hours Apple Watch, but the production of 5.5-inch displays will cost Apple 2.5 times more expensive (the price of the sensor will be $ 13-14). IPhone 6S model references in association with displays Force Touch not, so it's possible that sensitive to the levels of pressing the screen will be a distinctive feature is iPhone 6S Plus. Apple already uses Force Touch, which i...

Canon has long been a leader in the world of DSLRs, but when it comes to smaller sized shooters, Canon had largely concentrated on commercially viable consumer and prosumer class digital cameras, not really treading on the mirrorless camera technology known as Micro Four Thirds which has been around for some years now. The mirrorless camera comes close to a DSLR in terms of image quality, and yet is far less bulkier in terms of size, not to mention allowing you to change a fair number of lenses (a market which is growing), making it a favorite secondary camera to many. Well, Canon has finally decided to dip their toes into this particular market, by offering the Canon EOS M digital camera which is said to deliver exceptional EOS Full HD video quality with continuous autofocus, not to mention having it accompanied by a notable and expansive range of lenses. Inspired by EOS technology, the EOS M will be able to leverage on the company’s core technologies, while distilling them down in or...

//Program to generate 40kHz output at RC2(CCP1) pin //Microcontroller: Microchip PIC18452 //Language: C //Compiler: mikroC v8.20 //Programmer: Tahmid void main (void){      TRISC = 0;      PORTC = 0;      ADCON1 = 7;      T2CON = 0;      TMR2 = 0;      PWM1_Init(40000); //40kHz      PWM1_Change_Duty(128); //50% duty cycle // Choose Duty cycle as such: // PWM_Change_Duty(x); // x = ( (Duty Cycle in %) / 100) * 255      PWM1_Start(); //Start PWM      while (1){ //Loop forever // Whatever else might be needed to be done while PWM is running      } } In mikroC, you set the duty cycle by using the function PWM1_Change_duty(x). The value you put within the parentheses (x) has to be between 0 and 255. 0 means 0 duty cycle, 255 means 100% duty cycle, so 128 means 50%. You get PWM output at RC2 (pin...

Everybody are making Arduino clones. So I thought I should make THE smallest. I took smallest package atmega88 – 28qfn (5mm x 5mm). Routed smallest possible resonator and as much pads as i could fit on in. The result – Smallest Arduino clone ever! Size is only 7.4mm x 7.4mm! Features include: Auto reset UART SPI 4 analog channels 1 digital i/o one LED funny readme with BOM It needs arduino bootloader for atmega88 like ottantotto bootloader, probably it needs some hacking too because the resonator is 8MHz not the Arduino regular 16MHz.

HTC introduced its new HTC One cell E8, the version of HTC One M8 made of plastic if you are looking to reduce cost with this item, but keeping features or high end specs that allow you to compete on equal terms with the Samsung Galaxy S5 . The cell that had been known as HTC Ace One M8 features a 13-inch camera, instead of having two cameras on the back. The HTC One E8 essentially maintains the same dimensions of the HTC One M8, but redice weight 15 grams with its new material. The HTC One E8 has a Full HD (1080p) 5.1 inch screen, a quad-core 2.5GHz Snapdragon processor 801, 2GHz of RAM and 16GB of storage with support for microSD card up to 128GB. While the rear camera has 13 megapixel, Front Camera maintains its 5 megapixel camera, 2,600 mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat. Similarly, the HTC One BoomSound E8 has the speakers and features HTC Sense custom interface 6. For now, the HTC One E8 is sold only in China, but there is a possibility to expand to other markets. Its c...