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    Sinking and Sourcing Basics

    I'm wanting to control some LEDs by sinking and sourcing current. I know any PICAXE can do this but... The catch is I want to be able to turn all ON at the same time which would exceed power limits. Some part recommendations would be nice. More info: I want to build a strip with 30 LEDs: 6...
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    DIY Power Windows

    It seems I'm often sitting around looking at my car and wondering what I can use my PICAXE chips for... I thought it would be an interesting project to make all my windows go down automatically. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have plans, schematics, or ideas? I know there are aftermarket...
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    Sensitivity / Isolation?

    This is probably one of those rookie questions that's been gone over ad nauseam here but... What are my options for insulating a completed circuit to ensure proper operation? Here's the long version of the above question: I built a simple LED blinker on a PCB but I've noticed that it turns on...
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    Infrared Control of Car Stereo?

    After a bit of a hiatus I'm back and eager to get started/finished with some projects for my car. When I learned that the PICAXE has IR capability I envisioned building a small 4 button remote to control my car stereo. Like how hard could that be right? Well, it's turning out to be more...
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    Help needed: Building an LED Scanner (Knight Rider style)

    Hello all. I'm new to PICAXE and don't have a lot of experience with electronics. Please go easy on me. :) I found out about PICAXE in Nuts+Volts magazine and it seemed like a great system for my rather basic projects. I'd like to build an LED scanner for my car. I couldn't find a commercial...
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