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I guess not.........

Is there a freeware software download available to draw circuit schematics then convert it to a PCB pattern? Thanks for any assistance.

Does anyone know if Sparkchaser is still in business?

I am about to begin work on the 1/350 Enterprise refit. In researching the various light kits available, I have noticed that the strobe lights differ from one light kit to the next in some cases......in that one kit will flash the strobe leds with no light seen from the leds between flashes.....whil...

or you could put a variable resistor in the circuit and adjust it to your liking,

Don, Watching the B5 on YouTube, I timed the widest part of the ship that rotates, using the line markings as a reference. The video was long enough to time 1/4 of a full rotation at about 7 seconds....times 4 for 28 secondsl......rounded off I figured 30 seconds or 2 RPM. I calculated the scale of ...

Thanks to all for your assistance.

Thanks for your explanaton jgoldader....

What is the best way to wire leds for models, in series or parallel?
Thanks

Thanks Pat and Tetsujin. Tetsujin, where in a chaser circuit would the resistor and capacitor be placed. Thanks again for any help.

Greetings,
How could an led bussard rotation circuit be modified to slowly ramp the rotation speed up, once power is applied? The bussard would then rotate at the speed defined by the circuit design. Thank you.

A friend had suggested that I pick up a copy of the Starfleet Assembly Manuals 1.2.and 3. Looks like a great reference book but the main circuit in the book for led lighting and such uses a 556, 7490 and a 7441 ic chip.

Would anyone know if there is a replacement for the old 7441 BCD to Decimal Decoder ic?
Thanks...

Thanks to all for your help.

Hello Don,
When do you think the NX-01 lights would be ready?
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I'm afraid you lost me sparky. My electro-know how is somewhat limited.

Would anyone happen to have a schematic for an led rotating bussard for TOS Enterprise or NX-01...with a trimmer pot to adjust rotating speed. I've made a search.....unless I missed it. Thanks for any assistance.