WIRED.COM and BIOBugs

We are moving from our current humble abode to a new location with more light, more atmosphere and more room!  Yes, Solarbotics & HVW Tech are moving on April 30, 2010 to our new location.  Don't worry, we'll still provide you with the same great products and service but from a location where we can […]

Well, it's that time of the year where the snow falls and us Canadians need to hibernate. As a result, Solarbotics will be closed December 24th, 25th, 26th and January 1st. Apparently our sleep schedule is kinda wonky. As usual, feel free to submit orders and emails, and we'll get caught up on a first-come […]

When it rains, it pours! We're addition to the IT position search (some good candidates BTW, thanks very much), we're now also looking for somebody to slide in behind the purchaser desk. Here's what the job entails: Watch stock levels (physical and in Quickbooks, because bits can't always be trusted over bytes), and reorder necessary […]

What we have today are not Fairly Expensive Tortillas or Fortunately Edible Theremins,  but Field-Effect Transistors. If you know what it is, I will leave you to explore: 1RFZ44N N-Channel FET $2.50 The IRFZ44N is a very powerful useful N-Channel FET, with only 0.0175ohms resistance pushing 20 amperes at 5V! FQP27P06 P-Channel FET $0.95 A […]