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    handgun bore lighting

    Hi folks, I'm new (not that new of course). I'm scoper's brother. so don't relate this thread to him. What I want is advice on the best way to examine the bores of my handguns. leds ? or incandescant? And how should I mount them? From the front (in front of my face), or from the back...
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    Rude People Suck!

    Well Sasha, you did help me with my password at the time of the recent changeover. I did not say thank you, because you also posted a plea not to be inundated with unnecessary e-mail. So now: THANK YOU
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    LYING WITH STATISTICS

    Some advice for scientific presentations. If you have seen something happen once, say "In our experience, we have observed..." If something has happened twice, say: "We have repeatedly observed..." If something has happened three times, say: "Time and time and time again..."
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    Availability of Zetex components

    As I posted above, you can download the 5thcolumn stuff from: http://members.shaw.ca/isomorphic
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    Availability of Zetex components

    Here's most of it: http://members.shaw.ca/isomorphic I can't leave this up very long.
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    Post Your Best One Liners

    Best book review: "This book fills a very important gap." Best performance evaluation: "This man works very hard under constant supervision and when cornered like a rat in a trap." Why did the chicken cross the road? http://eserver.org/philosophy/chicken.txt
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    Availability of Zetex components

    Digi-Key ( http://www.digikey.com ) is good for many Zetex parts. I would like info on obtaining Coilcraft inductors.
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    POLL: Do you believe that .9999... = 1? ** UPDATED WITH MORE PROOFS **

    Here are several ABSOLUTE PROOFS: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/misc/proofs.html And more of the same (and not so same): http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/phil-humor.html And a much more serious paradox resulting from the difficulties presented by infinite numbers (of numbers)...
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    Transistor selection help,1 transistor step-up circuit

    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">. True. But some interesting points. Also the alkaline battery data sheets.
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    Transistor selection help,1 transistor step-up circuit

    Interesting link: http://users.cableaz.com/~cappels/dproj/ledpage/leddrv.htm
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    Mag Solitaire Mod

    I would like clarification, becuase I too am prototyping a device that requires a small step up converter. I am a beginner at this, and could use help. How do you make a dc-dc converter using an LED, a transistor, a resistor, and a small transformer/inductor? Do you not need some sort of...
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    Why not Titanium?

    Rothrander said: <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Actually, it is quite correct to say that it is your hand that needs protection. The luxeon will be fine. Test the thermal conductivity of diamond: just take the biggest diamond you have lying around, hold it in your fingers, and use it to...
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    10 (or so) most undesirable flashlight features (EXCLUDING the projected spot)

    What bothers you about Lexan lenses?
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    LES

    For information only. Deleted.
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