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US sources for me 1 Digikey 2 Future electronics 3 Mouser 4 Jameco I also buy stuff on Ebay ( huge surplus stuff resistors,capacitors,leds,ect) as you can buy big lots for nothing mostly surplus over stock parts but some super deals if you look around this can save you alot of money when it comes to...

I know what you mean i have always like oddball stuff over here everybody has a Ford Mustang i always like something you dont see that often.

Yes post up more pics.

Very cool car i have never seen a Mazda Cosmo before the only thing we have over here with a rotary is the RX7.

I like it alot.

Parallax has some great products they have a USD datalogger that might fit the bill also, have a look and see i have no idea whats needed for the USB so this may not work but here it is . http://parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Communication/tabid/161/CategoryID/36/List/0/Level/a/Default.aspx?SortFiel...

One more thing to consider is the heat the D2pak style will transfer into the board seeing as it will use the board as a heat sink and if you have 24 FET's,mosfets,IGBT's all transferring heat into the board it might cause additional problems but i could be wrong . I was thinking the same thing. Th...

Thanks Tony! I personally really like the idea of a fully SMD DIY board, BUT, I feel that if that were the only option, it would scare too many people off. I have only through hole stuff here too. The local prices were so stupid (look up VAT) that I had someone personally import my component suppli...

+1 keep it basic at first then work your way into more complex stuff its always easier to add what you need than to add to much get confused and have a mess . Through hole is fine SMD is super fine.LOL I was afraid of the SMD stuff till i did it i solder .020 pitch stuff all the time in fact i can s...

I propose that for ignition duties, sufficient places for to220 packages are put aside for on board drivers. If these are not desired, smaller self protected fets could be safely used to drive external peripherals larger fets for larger items with more current demand. If the pin out of the chosen i...

Why thanks very much for the compliments .

If i can be of ANY assistance in this venture im here i will post pics of the adapt board once i get around to ordering it.

Thank you very much.

LOL Hey im a hardware man give me a welder a plasma cutter or a soldering iron and i will make you something when it come to the important part (code ) im lost i can read through it and get a understanding of it but thats about it.