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[edit] Transtronics Wiki index. Featuring over 122 reference articles!

[edit] Product FAQ pages

• Toshiba PLCs
• Pocket Programmer
• Romulator
• EFI ECU FAQ
• Battery Voltage UPS - BVUPS
• Capacitor Wizard Capacitor ESR meter
• ProtectArt 2000 Humidity Temperature Alarm/monitor and logger
• AC Drives AKA Frequency drives or Inverters
• Heater Burn-out Detectors

[edit] Automation pages

• Mass Flow by square root extraction
• Flow rate using weirs and flumes
• Standard Industrial Signals
• Dead-band hysteresis A quick explanation of dead-band as used in control loops.
• Pressure Transducer Primer
• Sealed Lead Acid Battery Applications
• Reduce Lightning Failures in Transducers
• Intro to Ladder Logic ladder logic differs greatly from other programming languages
• The Computer to PLC link. An example using Linux. Let your computer talk to a PLC!

[edit] Machining

• Machining
• Machine tapers for tool holders
• Wells Index Mill page

[edit] Electronic Engineering Information

• Tina A Windoze based Spice program
• How EPROMS Work A memory guide with lots of details about EPROMs
• How Memory Works A handy guide for the PC enthusiast or technician for understanding PC memory problems
• Capacitors and ESR An interesting look at how capacitors work and ESR by Dr. Micky Fahrad
• Electronic Formulas
• Capacitor Color Codes Learn how to read those strange codes on capacitors with this in depth explanation
• Resistor Codes Including color codes
• Capacitor codes
• ESD A how-to for handing electronics and preventing ESD(Electro Static Discharge) damage
• Wire-Gauge Ampacity A quick ref on wire sizing and the amperage capacity of wire.
• Thermostat signals and wiring Color codes, signal names and wire colors for common thermostats
• kicad EE cad system - Schematic capture to PCB layout and more. Kicad is the future for PCB CAD - it is GPL!
• Sealed Lead Acid Battery Applications The details no one told you about using gel-cells

[edit] PC Hardware

• ATX Pinout A Table and illustration of the ATX power supply connector.
• Making Your Own 10/100baseT Cables A good reference about TELCO color codes as well as basic construction of LAN cables.
• Computer Component Standard Standard selection of computer components for reliable PC operation.
• RS232 db9 pinout RS232 DB9 Pinout and null modem adapter wiring.
• Liquid CPU cooling water cooled computers for low noise
• We now are encouraging people to boycott Trend Micro due to their abusing the patent system and aggressively attacking ClamAV users.

[edit] General Engineering Information

• Pressure Conversion Table with a section on Elevation to Air pressure
• Viscosity
• Fluorescent Tube and Switching Ballast notes Just what does T8 mean?
• Parabolic Aluminized Reflector (PAR) lamps Just what does PAR38 mean?
• Optic equations and more.
• Energy density annoying Volumetric and Gravimetric energy densities of some common fuels and phase changes.
• Expands on freezing Materials that expand on freezing.
• Reinforcing Bar sizes Standard ASTM Reinforcing Bar sizes in metric and legacy units
• Genetic differences and information theory How should we measure understand genetic differences in a meaningful way?

[edit] Linux software pages

• Debian Linux A list of best packages and related pages for desktop Debian Linux
• linux accounting A continuing search for a GPL software package to replace QB(QuickBooks).

[edit] Other pages

• Recommended books
• Palm - Treo680 notes
• AXLBRI~1.EXE Intuit malware
• Paint Primers
• Barbeque Focus on Texas Side-draft
• Wood Working notes on wood working
• Jack and Jill Just what did Jack and Jill do up on that hill?
• Ockhams Razor Ockham, Ocham, Occam, or Ocham?
• Shower Board as a white Board Shower board, white boards have a couple of problems - here is a solution.
• Sereo Zoom 4 Baush & Lomb Sereo Zoom 4 How to adjust to keep zoom in focus.
• Product Ideas Some product ideas
• Home School things
• Movies
• Weight loss
• Riddles
• light funnels scientific American 1991 264(3) light funnels.
• IP Subnet Masks
• regex Regular expressions
• Financial Accounting
• Reverse Competition
• Snow Shovels
• Self Directed IRAs