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How do I hook up addressable LED strips? Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the addressable LED strips.
There is no denying that Individually Addressable LED strips are becoming more and more popular these days. And with the things they let you do, its no surprise. You can...
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How many LED strips can I connect together?
This is a fantastic question that we get here at Vetco quite often. Depending on how you hook the strips up, the length options are almost limitless....
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Project Spotlight: When Technologies Mingle
In my short 25 years I’ve noticed some patterns… But few are more powerful than the simple concept of joining two technologies or ideas. 3D printers and cakes, Computers and Telephone lines, or...
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Arduino Due and Arduino Nano now available!
This post was originally written on June 28, 2013. Vetco has recently added the powerful Arduino Due, with it’s 32-Bit ARM processor and the breadboard-friendly Arduino Nano to our ever...
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Electronics Haiku
This post was originally written on April 3, 2013. Here are the latest entries in the “2013 Vetco Staff Haiku Contest“: Gold plated speakers Crystal clear symphonic tones Just like old...
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Pre-Shrunk Heat Shrink Tubing (PreSHST)
This post was originally written on April 1, 2013. Vetco announces the release of Pre-Shrunk Heat Shrink Tubing (PreSHST) Until now all Heat Shrink Tubing came fully expanded. Pre-Shrunk...
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Battery Powered Ardunio – AA, AAA, 9V
This post was originally written on December 29, 2012. We often get asked about how to run an Arduino away from a PC. The typical answer is a 9~12VDC wall...
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How to run an RGB LED on 12 Volts
This post was originally written on November 8, 2012. Running an RGB LED on 12 Volts DC is just like running any other LED, except you need 3 current limiting...
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Arduino Project Contest!
This post was originally written on November 6, 2012.THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Vetco has a lot of parts – you have a lot of ideas. What can you build? We...
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Test a transistor with a multimeter.
Ask any field or bench technician what their most-used piece of test equipment is and they will probably say a DMM (Digital MultiMeter). These versitiale devices can be used to...