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Consumer Electronics
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Yes. It makes sure you are sleeping before transforming into a small robot.
What is you impression of the father in the poem The Identification by Roger McGough?
It is odd that the father appears to be unaffected by the potential death of his child which begs to question his relationship with the boy. His reaction to the cigarettes shows that it was likely that he was a stern father and that the relationship was potentially negative. This does not however answer why the father would show no sadness and although it could be that he is hiding his emotions and that he is portraying himself as having a hard exterior, it may be that he is in fact desperate for it not to be his son and is therefore in a state of disbelief. At the end it is apparent that he wishes to remember the boy as the obedient child that he raised him to be and does not want to put the memory of the boy into disrepair and the father therefore thinks the best of his son and that he was being a good friend instead of a rebellious teenager.
Why do snooze buttons only work for 9 minutes?
The 9-minute snooze is a product of mechanical clock engineering and digital clocks have followed suit since.
Mechanical clock engineers had to configure clock gears to work with the clock's other gears. They had two choices - to set the snooze for either a little more than nine minutes, or a little more than 10 minutes. Clock makers decided on the 9-minute gear, believing 10+ minutes would be too long and allow someone to fall into a deep sleep.
Clock manufacturers today have the option to set snooze buttons at any length but it is most stick with the 9-minute custom.
Which elements are used to make a filament?
The most common element used in making filaments is Tungsten.
well its a device where you can talk or text to your friends.
How many saved files can you have on Animal Crossing for Nintendo ds?
You can have up to 4 people on animal crossing wild world I'm not sure if it's the same on the original.
How would you replace a battery contact spring?
remove it and twist a similar gauge conductive bare wire into the same shape. then install
Will 9v 300mA power adapter work with a 9v 700mA device?
No, the adapter's power output has to be equal to or greater that the current draw of the device.
Check out this link for pictures and instructions. It is very easy once you see it.
http://www.watch-batteries.com/shortening_a_bracelet.htm
What is the difference between HDTV and digital television?
High Definition (HD) is a form of digital television. High Definition is the highest quality of digital television available with the highest resolution, which results in superior picture quality. Listed below are some commonly found digital television resolutions. High Definition is also broadcast in widescreen format, otherwise known as 16:9 aspect ratio. Standard definition is broadcast in 4:3, which is a similar format to analog. Here are some commonly found digital resolutions:
• 640x480 pixels (Standard Definition)
• 1280x720 pixels (High Definition)
• 1920x1080 pixels (High Definition - Often referred to as Full HD or True HD because this is the highest resolution available.)
What causes short lifetime of battery How to prolong the lifetime of battery?
1)Reason:
a.Charger or electro circuit can't be fit for the battery.
b.Overcharge and overdischarge, etc.
c.Battery can't comply with the charging requirement
2)Solution:
a.Use the original charger.
b.Charge the battery after it automatically powers off , then full charge the battery.
c.Avoid erroneous usage of battery, such as heavy pressure, short circuit, fall off and so on.
What is the service number for Pioneer?
Pioneer Electronics Support (USA)
1925 E. Dominguez St.
Long Beach, CA 90810
(800) 421-1404
Or did you mean the plant genetics company?
Their info is: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
PO Box 1000
Johnston IA 50131-0184
Phone: (515) 270-3200
Fax: (515) 334-4415
How much would it cost to replace a cracked lcd screen?
It can be expensive. You didn't say whether or not is was for a computer, cell phone or television, but chances are you can replace the device for a lot less than the cost of a replacement screen.
Then too, if you're paying a qualified technician to replace it, that's an added cost.
For a NEW computer laptop screen, typical cost of repair in the US, including parts and labor, is $400 - $500 because you'll be stuck paying for OEM new factory parts. On a slightly older model you can do it yourself, paying perhaps $100 - $200 for a salvaged screen from a used computer, such as on eBay. I've personally replaced several screens and with experience I can finish the job in < 30 minutes - but this is from experience. Labor for a novice will range from 45 minutes to three hours of disassembly and reassembly, and you need to be very careful to keep track of all screws, ribbons, and other parts, and very careful not to break any of the delicate internal electronics or you will end up worse than you started off - but it's really not that bad if you're a relatively brave DIYer and you take it slow. If you don't trust yourself, try to find a small local computer repair shop - but call first - some of these places don't like to touch laptops as parts such as the plastic bezel around the screen and associated retention clips can break easy. And don't waste your time with BestBuy's GeekSquad or similar - you'd be better off paying for a new computer than dealing with these guys.
How do you open and or repair a 8mm video cassette tape?
Usually the best way to fix a misbehaving cassette is by buying a new one and use the housing of it, replacing the two rolls of tape.
The cassette itself is held together by five very small Philips screws accessible on the bottom side (a very small flat screwdriver can also wok though) You have to remove the sticky title strip from the edge as well, if you had one. When the screws are removed turn the box right side up and lift off the top. pay attention of the locking arm for tape cover mechanism. it has some sort of spring, that easily falls off. Carefully change the pair of rolls with your originals. Leave some extra tape loose. it can be tighten up when the rolls are in place by turning the rolls against the ratchet in the middle. When replacing the cover hold the back portion of the tape cover off by holding the counter piece on the top. Usually it has an arrow molded into it.
Frequently, some mechanical tightness can be sold simply slightly loosening the screws that hold the box together.
Will a Casio Waveceptor Multi band 5 receive its time signal in Honolulu?
Unfortunatly it will not, because the WWV radio station located in Fort Collins, Colorado transmits its time signals within a 2000 mile radius, and after my measurements the distance between Fort Collins and Honolulu is more than 3000 miles. Even the two Japanese stations signal trasmit radius is limited to about 620 miles.
Is it possible for some laser printers to not need an imaging drum to work?
No all laser printers require an imaging drum to in order for the laser to write the image on.
I was just wondering about this myself the other day, howstuffworks.com provides many useful explanations of how commonplace items and many other things work. See the link at the left.
the hair dryer dries your hair by speeding up the evaporation of water from the hair's surface. the hot air emitted from a hair dryer increases the temperature of the air surrounding each strand of hair .since warm air can contain more moisture than air at room temperature ,more water can move from your hair into the air. the incease in temperature also makes it easier for the individual molecules in a water droplet to overcome their attraction to one another and move from a liquid to a gas state.
There are two basic things to a hairdryer. They are heat and air. How the hairdryer works is the two things, heat and air are pushed together and the hot air is pushed through the funnel and out in one direction. The heat is made from something inside the hairdryer that heats up very quickly. First the hairdryer will get too hot to touch. The second part is when the fan pushes the air out of the hairdryer by a very simple motor that rotates the fan to push out the air and then you can dry your hair. Most hairdryers also allow you to turn off the heat and turn on cold air if you want. A lot of the hairdryers today will allow you to change the heat and how fast the air comes out. The hotter the hairdryer gets the hotter the air will be. A heating coil makes the heat. When the dryer is connected to the mains the coiled wires will warm up. The coil is made up of a number of two different metals these are, nickel and chromium like on toaster oven. Nichrome wire is a poor maker of electricity and so it is very heat resistant so that is why the hairdryer allows it to get very hot. The nichrome wire does not rust, which allows the hairdryer to function right and for a longer time. Nichrome wire is just a coiled wire that's wrapped around insulating mica boards. When the air is pushed through the main body of the hairdryer. It is cold before it reaches the element, depending on how long the air takes to pass through the dryer. This will choose how hot the air will be when it leaves through the other end. The switch for the temperature will speed up the fan or slow it down which allows the temperature to be set correctly. The hairdryer dries your hair by speeding up the evaporation of water, and increases the temperature of the air. When you plug in the hairdryer and turn it on currents go through the hairdryer. The circuit first supplies power to the heating element, like tourmaline-infused ceramic coating. The current that went through the hairdryer when you turn it on is what makes the little fan inside turn. The air made by the fan is blown down the barrel of the hairdryer. As the air goes through the coiled wire or the tourmaline-infused ceramic coating, the heat warms the air by forced convection. Then the hot air steams out of the end of the funnel. The fan in the hairdryer looks like a hydraulic turbine aka a water wheel. It isn't like a water wheel though because water wheels make the potential energy of flowing water to generate power. The fan in a hairdryer uses electrical energy to generate power. The small motor actually sits inside the fan, which is firmly attached to the top of the motor. When you turn the hairdryer on it gives power to the motor so the motor and the fan that's attached both spin. The movement of the fan blades takes air in through the small round air inlets on the side of the hair dryer. These holes are covered by a safety screen. The safety screen prevents other objects from being sucked in as well. When you want to change the speed of the airflow it involves changing the speed at which the motor is turning. This is done very easily by changing the current going through the part of the circuit giving the motor power. When the power is low, the motor and the fan spin slowly. Less air is pushed through the hair dryer. When there's more power, the motor speeds up. The fan rotates very fast, taking in more air and making the airflow bigger. There is a heat shield on the barrel of the hairdryer that keeps the barrel safe from getting too hot. To make sure that the air coming out of the barrel never gets near 140 degrees, hair dryers have some type of heat sensor that trips the circuit and shuts off the motor when the temperature gets too high. The switch is a simple bimetallic strip.
The bimetallic strip is made out of sheets of two metals, both expand when heated but at different rates. When the temperature rises inside the hairdryer, the strip heats up and bends because one metal sheet has grown larger than the other. When it reaches a certain point, it trips a switch that cuts off power to the hairdryer. For more protections for overheating and catching fire, there is often a thermal fuse included in the heating element circuit. This fuse will blow and break the circuit if the temperature and current are excessively high. Without the proper insulation, the outside of the hairdryer would become extremely hot to the touch. If you grabbed it by the barrel after using it, it might seriously burn your hand. To prevent this, hairdryers have a heat shield of insulation material that lines the plastic barrel. When air is drawn into the hairdryer as the fan blades turn, other things outside the hairdryer are also pulled toward the air intake. This is why you will find a wire screen covering the air holes on either side of the dryer. After you have used a hairdryer for a while, you will find a large amount of lint building up on the outside of the screen. If this were to build up inside the hairdryer, it would be scorched by the heating element or might even clog the motor itself. Even with this screen in place, you'll need to periodically pick lint off the screen. Too much lint can block the airflow into the dryer, and the hairdryer will overheat with less air carrying away the heat generated by the nichrome coil or other type of heating element. In the end of the hairdryer where the barrel is, is covered by a grill made out of material that can withstand the heat coming from the dryer.
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What does the B1 and C1 suffix mean after the old ASEA part nmuber IHDA05?
It means D2 It means D2 It means D2
Why is there a dot on every number 5 on the remote and phone?
It has a dot on it so that blind people can feel and know where the numbers lay out because they always know where the five is.
What are the cheats for madness interactive?
Willis = god
Hop = jump fast
apollo = all enemies have bombs for weapons
Guide = laser guide
Armstrong = long reach
minnie = have a minigun
Arnold = strong
Gump = Run fast
A voltaic pile is a set of individual Galvanic cells placed in series. The voltaic pile, invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800, was the first electric battery. Building on Galvani's 1780s discovery of how a circuit of two metals and a frog's leg can cause the frog's leg to respond, in 1791 Volta demonstrated that when two metals and brine-soaked cloth or cardboard are arranged in a circuit they produce an electric current. In 1800 Volta literally piled up several pairs of alternating copper (or silver) and zinc discs (electrodes) separated by cloth or cardboard soaked in brine (electrolyte) to increase the electrolyte conductivity. When the top and bottom contacts were connected by a wire, an electric current flowed through the voltaic pile and the connecting wire.
