Module Monday #7: HW-028 Rain Drops Sensor Module | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we take a look at the HW-028 Rain Drops sensor module: Separate PCB Board Raindrop Module Sensor Rising Water Level Detection Module Raindrop Sensor Board. Project doco is here: HW-028.

We found some instructions and tutorials, including these:

Also we noted the use of the LM393 comparator on the module.

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Electronics Project #22: DC Barrel Female Into Hook-Clips | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we make a power cable running a DC barrel female socket into hook-clips.

We use the METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station for soldering.

We use the Riden RD6006 Bench Power Supply to provide power for testing.

We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to test the cable.

We use the Hakko CHP 3C-SA Precision Tweezers for tweezering.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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Old Book Teardown #18: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 5 (1994) | In The Lab

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In this video we take a look inside Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 5 by Rudolf F. Graf and William Sheets.

Some circuits of interest included:

Page Circuit
150 Bug Detector
224 IR Pulse Audio
256 Simple Lie Detector
257 Chapter 49: Light Comms
326 Voice Disguiser
373 Chapter 61: Moisture and Fluid Detectors
554 Speech Scrambler
556 Chapter 93: Sound Effects

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The Transistor, an Electronic “Trigger” | Project 5/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we continue to work through our Maxitronix 30in1, today doing project #5: The Transistor, an Electronic “Trigger”. In this project we see how an NPN transistor works.

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Mail Call #51: Stamp Breakout Boards, DIY Telegraph Machine, PTZ Mount with Servos, and More!

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In this video we take a look at what arrived in the mail:

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