Electronics Forum / Electrical Engineering / April 2006

I am trying to replace my incadecent kitchen lights with low volatage
fixtures. Right now I have two fixtures that have 2 100watt bulbs each
running on a 120 volt line.
I want to replace with a low voltage fixture 50 watt 12volt each. How

I have a mini-lathe with an induction motor 0.8HP, it has a bulge on top
housing a capacitor.
Starting cap?  Running cap?
I like to home-build a VFD as simple as possible. This is just an hobby,

I have never heard of Peter Belt but he has some unusual ideas.
http://www.belt.demon.co.uk/newsletter/vol0602/vol0602.html
Below is an extract of his newsletter.  Is he a well-known crank or
something like that?

I own a 1999 chevy malibu, I am looking to put Item # FS044
http://galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=FS044&cat=2707

I am trying to somehow turn off the operation of my day time lamps.
One way i think i can take them off is to take out the fuse. Is this
smart, will it effect anyhting else or is it safe? or is there another
way to go about this?

I have a 3750rpm, 460V, 60hz, 7.5kw motor that is rated for a VFD.
Through the use of pulley's, the final drive speed is 7000rpm, without
the use of a VFD. I need to reduce this final speed to 2000rpm. I have
been told that with of a VFD, running the motor at 20hz, I should be

If  Digital Video Recorder, records digital broadcasts (dish network, Direct
TV or even your computer with an ATI card) (and the government listens to
phone calls on Condor?) Seems to me someone can invent a terabyte DVR that
records the digital stream from the dishes LNB instead ...

My son lives in Columbus, GA, and has built a workshop in the back
yard, about 50 ft from the service panel in the house. The structure
is 360 sq ft and will be used for computer repair, hobby work (RC
aircraft), and craft work. We estimate the max total load in the shop,

Can you help me locate the area on the circuit board which is
causing an intermittent fault on my CRT monitor.  I would welcome
some help to work out which part of the circuit board is a
candidate to specifically try the next time it happens.

anybody having datasheet of IC CA3096CE.
PLEASE POST THE SAME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

there is two types of bus-bar system in panels i.e. interleave and
non-interleaved system,in interleaved it is RYBRYBN and in
non-interleaved it is RRYYBBN,it produces proximity as well as skin
effect in interleaved system,i would like to know what is effect of it

Is this at all realistic? I'm not asking about the conspiracy aspects of
this suggestion.  I'm asking about the technical feasibility of the
suggestion.
http://www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/htm7.html

Quick question to those with electrical knowledge (not me).  I am very
handy with mechanical work with cars, but when it comes to electrical i
know nothing.  I am looking to install a pair of aftermarket "wig-wag"
flasher, or a pair of rear hide-away halogon flasher system.  I am

This is a beamforming problem, but since the people who do this work
are typically EEs, I thought I'd give this ng a try.
I am a mathematician working on some interferometric problems, and I
find myself having trouble getting an actual definition of "direction

My wife is after me to install automatic timers and IR occupancy
switches throughout the house. In the laundry, I have an IR occupancy
sensor, at the front door a timer that switches the porch light on and
off at certain hours. These are the types with a solid state switch (not