Ok, we were fed up with the strange pinouts on the L298 motor driver, and decided to do something about it. The result is the Solarbotics L298 Compact Motor Driver. It happens to be the same size as a BEP tile, offers four status LEDs, plugs for easy wiring, and screw terminals for motor and […]
New Products!
Dave Hrynkiw
June 13, 2001
We've been busy gathering new BEAM products, and now with the release of the new website engine, we're able to finally post them!
New:
- CP.047F - 0.047F 5.5V capacitors
- CP10F - 10F 1.6V capacitors (return of an old favourite!)
- MCM2 - a new metal cassette mechanism with very cool parts
- VPM - a tiny disk vibe motor
- SM1 - a great little stepper motor, with good efficiency
- SWT7 - like our DPDT SWT3 switch, but top-mounted lever
- PP1, 2, 3 & 4 - really neat little spring-loaded push pins for walker feet, touch sensor probes, and other pokey-type applications
- SPin24 - Need socket pins? Here's 24 on a neat DIP (2-row) carrier
- ZVP2106 - By popular request, the P-channel complement to the popular ZVN2106 Zetex FET
Back on Sale:
- CPXmas - Our mid-summer Capacitor Special (2 each of the CP1000, CP3300, & CP4700)
- SCXmas1 - Our mid-summer Solarcell Special 1 (2 each of the SC2422, SC2433, and SC3733)
- SCXmas2 - Our mid-summer Solarcell Special 2 (2 each of the SC2433, SC3733, and SC3766)
Watch for more updates coming fast'n'furious!
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Zendulums for Japan
Effective immediately, all the proceeds from the sale of Zendulum kits will be going to the Red Cross efforts in Japan. We'll change up the Zendulum laser artwork to note it as such shortly, and post the new pic. (Done!) Fractured Hinomaru inspired by James White's "Help Japan" poster.
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Motion Activated Tree Lights
In compliance with the upcoming holidays we decided to contribute to the obligatory dose of Christmas ornamentation in the shape of the well-known coniferous tree. A tabletop freestanding tree with LED strings and a flashing star on top seemed like an easy enough thing to do. We also wanted to add a tech twist to […]
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