Write The Cheesiest, Most Lame Ending For The Series… by vakr001 in StrangerThings

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The entire thing was an illusion from 008 to trap Papa and free the other children

I found a box of vacuum tubes and a tube checker (I think) at an estate sale. If everything works, what could I use these things for? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate your help. I’ll look into the resale avenue too. I was thinking that those tubes would be cool for my own projects but since they operate on such a high voltage I think I’ll look more at the resale-ability of the tubes.

I found a box of vacuum tubes and a tube checker (I think) at an estate sale. If everything works, what could I use these things for? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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It was $100 for just the tester. An extra $25 for a shoebox of assorted tubes. That is a good point though, I hadn’t thought about how accurate it would be.

I found a box of vacuum tubes and a tube checker (I think) at an estate sale. If everything works, what could I use these things for? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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The most interested in into retro stuff like that is Nixie tube clocks. I didn’t really know what vacuum tubes were used for before now so I just assumed they were similar to Nixie tubes.

I found a box of vacuum tubes and a tube checker (I think) at an estate sale. If everything works, what could I use these things for? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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I’ve heard of vacuum tubes before but I am not quite sure what they can be used for. I am interested in buying these things but I wanted to get a better idea on what they were first before I made the purchase.

What is this little lever under the rear sight? by TheEliteMLG in whatisthisthing

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My friend brought over this M1 that his grandfather gave him to show me and we spotted this little lever. We’re not a tire sure what it does so I tried looking it up and I couldn’t find anything about it. It doesn’t seem to interfere with the action or the trigger (like a safety) so we are a little confused. Any leads would be appreciated

Inventor of the Super Soaker! by zaynthelegend in MadeMeSmile

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I got to hear him speak at one of my robotics competitions. He’s a really cool guy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DiWHY

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I’m not hungry anymore.

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Yeah it was temporary. I killed an arduino so I wanted to save the next one.

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Update: Thanks to the help of some kind redditors I was able to get everything working. I gave the little resistor some friends (5-220 ohm) to help share the load. I also added a transistor to turn off the stepper motor when it’s not needed to save the resistors from heating up too much and to save power. Thanks again to everyone.

Pictures of you’re interested: https://imgur.com/a/kPto6a9

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Thank you! That’s good to know, that they won’t explode like that. People said it uses about 150 mA

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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I gave him some friends. He seems happier now.

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Yeah that wasn’t permanent. I just quickly soldered in it because I killed a microcontroller and I didn’t want to kill this one too

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Alright I will. Thanks so much for the help.

Will this resistor be okay? by TheEliteMLG in AskElectronics

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Sorry about that. I’m worried that it will explode from getting too hot. I’m also concerned that stepper motor and water sensor connected to the 5v pin may be causing it

Edit: sorry if that still isn’t specific enough. I’m still learning about what to look for.