On 6 Aug 2017 17:07, "Vince Vielhaber" <vev@...> wrote:
I don't see Oc71 mentioned anywhere here.? Just your comment:? "I don't think you can buy LDR's anymore because of the cadmium in them."
Vince.
On 08/06/2017 02:58 AM, chris gress wrote:
Oc71 was mulard part :)
On 6 Aug 2017 05:45, "Vince Vielhaber" <vev@...
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? ? Vince.
? ? On 08/05/2017 11:15 PM, AA9GG wrote:
? ? ? ? I don't think you can buy LDR's anymore because of the cadmium
? ? ? ? in them.
? ? ? ? I had a design where we had to re-do it using photo diodes. Not
? ? ? ? sure if
? ? ? ? those would wok in this application (I'll try and let you know),
? ? ? ? but a
? ? ? ? linear opto-coupler might.? They are a little pricey though.
? ? ? ? I did a quick search and Mouser is still selling AdFruit brand photo
? ? ? ? resistor, so may be we are ok for now
? ? ? ? ? ? I have not covered the led with tape yet, so I get to watch
? ? ? ? flashes
? ? ? ? ? ? of light as the loud signals are attenuated.? It is great when I
? ? ? ? ? ? hear a strong signal and know that normally it would have
? ? ? ? probably
? ? ? ? ? ? caused some hearing distress, but now it is limited.? I
? ? ? ? especially
? ? ? ? ? ? like the lightning static crashes which instead of going
? ? ? ? "crash",
? ? ? ? ? ? there is a flash of light and it is more of a "puff". I like to
? ? ? ? ? ? think of the flash of light coming out of the bottom of my
? ? ? ? radio as
? ? ? ? ? ? a facsimile of the lightning that caused the crash. A very
? ? ? ? ? ? worthwhile mod.