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by miniminus
Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:53 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: LCD or VFD
Replies: 2
Views: 3455

personal choice really but i MUCH prefer VFD, ya can see it better at angles which is its biggest advantage ..
also the text is lite, and not the other way round (backgorund lighting the text)

i have a VFD installed and im glad i got VFD ..

Mick ..
by miniminus
Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:47 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: relays, and GPO Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 5694

well have been playing and i can see how you CAN set it up, not had the time to properly get the circut working correctly .. but did kinda have it set up .. the first setting were u use the flashing mode to switch on ya 1st state is the easyiest ... using a capacity to the base of a transistor to sm...
by miniminus
Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:16 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: DIY Temperature Probes
Replies: 10
Views: 27141

yes images are broken ... but did find this info VERY usful as we can buy the sensor seperatly for MUCH less than the 'official' probes are ! the trouble i had/have was find WOL cables ! lol .. could only find one, so just used that and have a junction after, which goes off to each sensor ! its grea...
by miniminus
Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:50 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: relays, and GPO Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 5694

ok as no 1 seems interested, will carry on talking to me self may inspire some1 ? ! transistor worked flawlessly :) top job ... easy stuff :) had a play with logic gates etc .... but with a little more thought you could not use logic gates with this set up, as setting up the inputs would be a nightm...
by miniminus
Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:41 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: Blue VFD actualy blue?
Replies: 2
Views: 3667

the VFD screens them selfs are greeny blue ...
i wanted mine to be nice and green and the green filter didnt really change it all that much (plus its reasonable thick so could'nt really fit it anyhows :(

so not sure how blue the blue filter will make it ??

Mick ...
by miniminus
Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:50 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: relays, and GPO Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 5694

well no reply as yet :( well to anwer my own question and to get some more opinions .. first thought was to use transister that way that will be more of a definate on or off... a simple transistor circut will be easy to fix up... so which ansers that Q. then i got to thinking, how about using logic ...
by miniminus
Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:14 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: Typhoon questions.
Replies: 10
Views: 12802

other MO displays ... (either other graphics or text ones)
by miniminus
Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:11 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: relays, and GPO Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 5694

just have a siimple resister in line i found 200ohm worked the best (the relay has a resistance of 50ohms i thinks... as it work's ok on the CCL relay but not on the relay thats switching video fees ... but on that relay im using both contacts not just one side if ya follow ... or ...if poss, whats ...
by miniminus
Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:45 am
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: Typhoon questions.
Replies: 10
Views: 12802

will the software be deditcated to these displays or others aswell ??
by miniminus
Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:52 pm
Forum: LK/ELK/VK/PK/OK/MX/GLK/EGLK/GVK/GLT
Topic: relays, and GPO Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 5694

relays, and GPO Questions

elloooo matrix orbital peeps ! first must say, what lovely devices ya making really makes custom PC the best ! everthing all there in one neet package ! ok to my questions have 2 main Qs .. .. 1, is there any way to increase the amount of GPO's namly on a VK204-24-USB, are there any more outputs lef...