Backlit 1/4" Audio Jacks. Add an extra touch to your audio projects by backlighting the 1/4" audio jacks with LEDs.
Here are the parts you'll need: 1/4" stereo jack Radioshack 274-141 or Radioshack 274-312 LED, I used Radioshack 276-017 1/4 watt current limiting resistor- you'll calculate the correct value for your LED 22 gauge stranded wire solder hot glue electrical tape Prepare the Jack: My jack came with a plastic casing, I removed this to expose the three leads of the jack (this is a stereo jack so the three leads are for left channel, right channel, and ground, a mono jack will only have two leads). Solder a green wire to each of the signal leads of the jack (fig 4). Prepare the LED: I used a 5V supply to power my LED. LED forward current: 25mA LED forward supply: 3.3V voltage across the current limiting resistor = 5V - 3.3V = 1.7V V = I*R R = V/I R = 1.7V/0.025A R = 68Ohms Solder the resistor to the anode (long lead) of the LED. Attach the LED:
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101 New Uses for Everyday Things. “Not only does baking soda neutralize odiferous fatty acids but it also attacks grease by turning it into―believe it or not―soap,” says the University of Pittsburgh’s Wolke.
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Think it’s all junk? Perhaps not. Here are ninety-nine creative ways you can use things you thought had only one purpose, from beer and soda to rulers, stamps, sugar, toothpaste, old CDs and even your iPod. Having trouble learning how to chopstick? Think of this approach as cheap-and-easy training wheels while you learn the ropes. Scared to fight for the road, pitting your bike against a few tons of truck or car? Sick of those fake-smelling toilet bowl fresheners that reek like faux flowers? Looking to have a professional and colorful nail job but don’t want to pay for it? Prefer loose-leaf tea but find yourself forgetting to buy bags or tea balls? 10 Unusual Uses for Beer: marinate meat in it, grow better grass, kill slugs, snails and mice, calm a stomach ache, polish gold, take a bath, polish furniture or cook with it. 6 Unusual Uses for Paper Clips.
Baking Soda Uses. I just bought a huge….GI-normous bag of Baking soda and I am thrilled at all the possibilities.
Marvin at LiveHackery.Com came up with these 75 Good Ideas and Uses for Baking Soda! Baking soda is a chemical compound that appears as a fine powder. It releases bubbles of carbon dioxide when it interacts with an acid and a liquid. Smart tips to make life easier. Posted on February 24, 2012 in Humor If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter .
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