New Class: Beginners Electronics Part 1

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Chris Cockrum will be hosting another class.  This time is for beginning electronics.

There is limited seating available so Please register if you wish to attend.  Wed, March 20th.

Part 1.  Ohm’s law and Watt’s law

This class will teach the basics of voltage, current, and power.  A lab will be included that will demonstrate how to calculate the proper value of resistor to connect LEDs to power.

Parts and equipment may be borrowed from the hackerspace or you can purchase a multimeter (http://www.harborfreight.com/7-function-digital-multimeter-92020.html), a few LEDs, a few resistors, clip leads, and a 9V battery for $5.    Alternatively, you can bring your own.

 

Guest Speaker Jim Jackson, HTML5 for .NET Developers

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Please join us on Wed, Jan 30 for a special guest speaker.  Jim Jackson, co-author of the book HTML5 for .NET Developers.

There is limited space available, so you must register on meetup.com for this event.

Jim Jackson is the co-author of HTML5 for .NET Developers, available now at http://www.manning.com/jackson and on Amazon. Jim has worked on rich HTML5 web applications for clients like Vogue, Rolling Stone and Playboy and is currently building an HTML5 game for the Windows App Store.

Fourth Annual Techno-Swap-Fest

Fourth Annual Techno-Swap-Fest

February 23, 2013  -  9am to 2pm

National Electronics Museum

1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum MD

Attention All Hobbyists

  • Is your shop so cluttered you can barely work on your projects?
  • Did you buy something online that didn’t fit into your plans?
  • Are you still looking for that perfect gadget, part or tool?

If you answered YES or NO to any of these questions, you need to attend the 4th Annual Techno-Swap-Fest to buy, sell and gawk at all the precious junk that other hobbyists crave.

More info here