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by Tony
Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:03 am
Forum: FOSS EMS Hardware
Topic: freeSim hardware: development log
Replies: 12
Views: 17286

Re: freeSim hardware: development log

LOL i dont know how much help i could be but the surf boards are on page 2167 of the Digi key catalog. The thing about the surfboards is they only hold the single component so if it needs other components for it to work they would either have to be on the main through hole board or on a daughter car...
by Tony
Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:38 am
Forum: FOSS EMS Hardware
Topic: freeSim hardware: development log
Replies: 12
Views: 17286

Re: freeSim hardware: development log

ababkin wrote:
there is however not much available in DIP packages on digikey, but another friend of mine suggested that digikey should also have some nifty adaptor boards with pads for SOIC type of packaged chips.
Yes they do they are called surf boards.
by Tony
Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:42 am
Forum: FreeEMS Hardware Dev
Topic: Connector considerations
Replies: 128
Views: 146662

Re: Connector considerations

Hi, my name is francois and i am new to the site but not to ECU design, I build ECU for a formula racecar since 3 years now. i wanted to let you know a few points about my experiments with conenctors. i know for prototyping DB25 is perfect, but at last if you want a complete product, you will need ...
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: Users Rides
Topic: Fred's EX-Skyline R32 GTS RB20DE NA LSD Manual
Replies: 13
Views: 37722

Re: Fred's EX-Skyline R32 GTS RB20DE NA LSD Manual

Ok i see now i wasnt sure on the motor options that came in these. Oh the car looks fine to me like i said guys over here would kill for just the parts off it much less the whole car engines are easy to change but if you cant get the parts thats another thing. DSM's are big over here Eclipse,EVO but...
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: Users Rides
Topic: Fred's EX-Skyline R32 GTS RB20DE NA LSD Manual
Replies: 13
Views: 37722

Re: Fred's EX-Skyline R32 GTS RB20DE NA LSD Manual

Yeah very nice you dont see skylines over here much at all , 240sx's are dime a dozen though.

What motor options came in the skyline?
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:35 am
Forum: Users Rides
Topic: Fred's EX-Skyline R32 GTS RB20DE NA LSD Manual
Replies: 13
Views: 37722

Re: My 1983 Mazda Cosmo (rotary injected turbo)

Sure post them up. I would have been fit to be tied if my car was sold with me gone not knowing about it.

Im not all that up on the Jap cars as much as i am the bikes but the skyline is the same platform as the 240sx right?
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:22 am
Forum: Users Rides
Topic: My 1983 Mazda Cosmo (rotary injected turbo)
Replies: 20
Views: 32788

Re: My 1983 Mazda Cosmo (rotary injected turbo)

Nice indeed !!! Yes simple and clean is the way to go i like the cars when you walk up to them its hard to see what is done to them. Over here all the young kids the first thing they do is put some god awl full wing and obnoxious exhaust that sounds like a tuna can on it and they think its something...
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:56 am
Forum: FreeEMS Hardware Dev
Topic: FreeEMS design guideline
Replies: 23
Views: 35649

Re: FreeEMS design guideline

Ok sounds good to me i will give the Kicad a whirl and see if i can get the hang of it and help out any way i can. ;)

And if anybody in the states want a PBC123 board made up i will help them out on that also.
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:41 am
Forum: FreeEMS Hardware Dev
Topic: Electrical calculator software free.
Replies: 1
Views: 5906

Electrical calculator software free.

Here is a link to a Electronics calculator and some other nice stuff its a free download. http://www.eptsoft.com/StudentHobbyist/electronics.html And some more free electronic downloads from the same place. http://www.eptsoft.com/StudentHobbyist/electrical.html http://www.eptsoft.com/StudentHobbyist...
by Tony
Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: FreeEMS Hardware Dev
Topic: FreeEMS design guideline
Replies: 23
Views: 35649

Re: FreeEMS design guideline

So can we use any PCB design soft ware aslong as its free? I use PCB123 software i have ordered 6x4in 4 layer boards from them it took less than a week from the time i sent the order to the time they was at my door step (this was 4 layer solder mask,silk screen on top,1oz copper) and they were 45.00...