Which way do non-polarized film capacitors go? There is an answer.

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If you, like us, thought that capacitor orientation only matters for polarized varieties like electrolytic capacitors you should read through this article. [Bruce Trump] looks at why some film capacitors have a stripe printed on one end and why their orientation can matter. He has an image rolled into his post showing both axial and dipped capacitors with a black stripe printed on one end of … [Read more...]

Using an LCD’s poor viewing angle to your advantage

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Early LCD monitors had some pretty awful issues when not viewed from directly in front of the screen. These days the technology has really minimized this flaw, but if you still have a cheap monitor on hand you might want to pull it out and give this hack a try. [Chris Harrison] is using oblique viewing angles to display additional information on cheap montiors. Take a look at the two images … [Read more...]

Portable, digital stereoscopic image viewer

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[madaeon] couldn't find a digital viewer for his stereoscopic 3D images. He felt that he could probably build one, so he did.  He found two identical digital picture frames and made a custom rig to hold the two frames.  The method he is using involves polarized lenses, so you do have to put glasses on to see it. Being polarized though, you get full color, like modern 3D movies. We think it would … [Read more...]