"Tom Biasi" <tombiasi***@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Kris Krieger" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I wanted to take a minute to say THanks! to:
>> Tom Biasi
>> John Fields
>> Peter Bennet
>> Bob Monsen
>> for their positive input, ansswers, and suggestions as I've been
>> aksing, and learnign, about how to do my solar garden light project.
>>
>> Their kind assistance got me going in the right direction, providing
>> suggestions fro search engines, suggestions for types of parts,
>> formulae, and so on, which allowed me to learn, and do more research
>> based upon that learning.
>>
>> I'm making up my parts list, organizing what parts I'll get from
>> which suppliers, and working on my circuit layouts, in preparation
>> for building the prototype. I don't think I would have been able to
>> get to this stage without their suggestions and answers and input.
>>
>> THanks!
>>
>> - Kris
>>
>
> That's why we are here Kris, I hope we were not too rough on you.
>
> Tom
>
Nah! <G!>
Although I'm certainly never going to be an EE or E-Designer, I was able
to use all the helpful info as a foundation upon which I could build
further knowledge. I still could not do all the math (backwards OR
forwards!) to design the sorts of circuits I found on the components-
producers' websites, but I'd submitted queries to Maxim, and they
actually took the time to write back to me with good input regarding my
ideas for linking their application-circuit schematics to do what I want
to do.
So I'm finalizing my part list, an dorganizing it in a spreadsheet (so I
can group the parts - e.g. all the capacitors, than all the inductors,
and so on) along with an ID for the application note(s), datasheet(s), or
design note(s) that reference a certain part. Then I'm going to DigiKey
and Mouser (recommended by Maxim as reliable/quality components
suppliers).
After that, thh boards become the next step, which will be interesting,
almost like doing traffic analysis, or a 3D model of the Taj Mahal or
something similar. So I'll probably like that part ;)
Lastly, the "proof of the pudding" - turn the thing on and see whether it
lights up.
Seriously, I doubt I could have gotten even to this stage without the
constructive input provided by you guys. I know I've been doing the
"quick'n'dirty shortcut" approach, as opposed to a methodological general
study, but if I have success with this, I'm thinking of perhaps going
back to actually pursue a more methodological study.
SO, off I go. If htis thing actually works <g!> , I'll re****t abck and
maybe even try to post some photos.
Thanks again!
- kris
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