Hi everyone, I have a customer with a complain about the output min voltage that varies with the number of ballasts that he wires in parallel to an 0-10V output from one of our dimming controller. Here is his observation: "We are having some problems at a jobsite. We are using a Douglas ALC3-BCM 0-1
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Outdoor Screens
Any idea where I can get Outdoor TV Screens of 20ft X 20ft Size, with weatherand bullet proof and more?
Beyond BIOS: GUI Meets EFI
ASUSTek is on the verge of releasing a graphic user interface (GUI) BIOS for all users of the P5Q motherboard series. The new type of BIOS called an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) makes the transition from an older keyboard driven environment to something so much more appealing and easier t
Classic Cars: Karl H. Martin's Wasp
What's amazing about automotive history is that in the first half of the 20th Century, when gazillions of backyard tinkerers thought they could be the next Henry Ford, there were automotive factories scattered all over the country, in just about every town that had an enterprising blacksmith.
Why are Multiple Load Cells Used in Weighing Systems?
Why sometimes 3 to 4 loadcells used in a weighing system to measure the weight instead of using a single loadcell?
What is a Phase Segregated Terminal Box?
what is phase segregated terminal box?
Gingerbread Houses Designed by Architects
From Neatorama:
Sure, anyone can make a gingerbread house. But what would be the result if it was built by true professionals? The Vancouver-based art collective Creative Room held a charity art competition and asked for contributions by architectural firms. Their task was to bu
Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium
From Wired Top Stories:
1898: Radium is discovered by the husband-and-wife team of Pierre and Marie Curie. Sorbonne-bred physicist Pierre Curie had been noodling with crystals and magnetism since the early 1880s. He was a professor at the School of Physics in Paris when one of h
Wired Explains: How 3-D Movie Projection Works
From Wired Top Stories:
Every few years you've probably watched a mainstream movie through a pair of glasses that make creatures, people and explosions pop out of the screen. And if you've bought into the massive hype, you were probably lining up this past weekend for James Cameron
What Do You Need?
Every month there are symposia and conferences having to do with automation. There is also online training from numerous organizations. With all of these options, is there still something missing? Detail a training program or course that would help you do your job — one you haven't found onlin
Are You Feeling It?
JPMorgan's latest business report is showing light at the end of the manufacturing tunnel, with new orders and output increasing for the past five months. Is the upward trend real and will it continue?
The preceding article is a "sneak peek" from Plastics Fabrication, a newsletter from GlobalSpec.
Three-Phase Induction Motor – Voltage Across Slip Rings
a 6 pole 50 Hz Wound round Induction motor when supplied at rated voltage and frequency with slip rings open circuited devolped a voltage of 100v between any two slip rings. If rotor is driven by some external means at 1000 rpm opposite to the direction of stator Field what is the frequency of volat
Capacitor Ratings
We use capacitor of 5.6KVr for 16KVA transformer and 7KVr for 20KVA transformer.
Please tell me how we calculate the KVr ratings of a Capacitors.
Can I use Capacitor of 7kVr for both 16KVA and 20KVA transformers?
Representative Quality Indicator (RQI)
I know what a image quality indicator is but do not know what a representative quality indicator is.
In radiographic Testing terms; what is a representative quality indicator?
Formula for Nut Sizes and Wrench Sizes?
Is there any formula that show the relationship between Nut and it's wrench. for example a nut with size 1/2" has a wrench No. 22
is there any formula that show relationship between 1/2" and 22?
What is Anodised Aluminum?
When I first started work in the electrical trade there were switches and sockets that had metal plates brightly finished with a hard decorative coating (plated, painted - or whatever) in various basic colours - red - blue - green - bronze - etc, and they were described as 'anodised aluminium'.
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AC Brakes and DC Brakes
I want to konw details of AC and DC brake mechanism,drawings and its applications.
MS-DOS Commands
Dear Friends;
We have some HMI PCs at our old machine which have MS Dos. I have experience in working with Windows but don't know about commands for MS Dos. I want to know how to;
1) Check files in Hard disk.
2) Copy or paste the files.
3) System in
How to Select Isolators
i want to know yhe criterion for selection of a isolator.i have to what rating's isolator for a 132 k.v. line whose loading is 135MW.