DYKT: Arsenal won 2-0. Now, that's a close one. Wigan is just too defensive, clean and somehow GOOD. Man U lost 0-1 to Bolton. Thanks to Anelka for the 11' goal. WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!
dykt: i have successfully made my first, very primitive version of ECG machine? The ingredients: one uA741 op amp (can get for 80¢ each) one 1 megaohm resistor one 1 kiloohm resistor some wires and some 1¢ coins for the electrodes (look fake, but it works partially - either use a gel, shampoo or K.Y lubricant. Man, I can't find electrodes for EKG system here...) one trimmer pot (if you can't find 27K resistors!) one 0.1 microfarad capacitor The recepie: Uh... make a feedback system with non-inverting input for the electrodes, all over the uA741, with the R1 = 1M ohm and R2 = 1K ohm. Then for the output, add a low-pass filter, with 27K resistor (or a trimmer pot/variable resistor tuned to almost 27K or 26.5K to be precise, with a multimeter), and hook it up with a line-in jack. Then, plug it into the comp, use line-in jack, (warning: computer must be properly grounded. if you are not sure, use a spare unused computer to experiment with it first!) and use a free software such as Audacity to see the waves. (goodness, what a way to *substitute* an oscillator! well, I suggested a real one loh...) Here's the picture, in the attachment! The low-pass filter is for the removal of irritating 60Hz AC hum. Unfortunately there are flaws in the output, where the RS could be only seen. The P, Q and T are badly swamped by another noise. Also, the signal isn't fully amplified yet - there are more improvisations: 1.) Use an instrumentation amplifier (AD620 or equivalent). But they are damn expensive, about RM24 each. So I decided to construct one by myself, using 3 uA741s (that's pretty tough stuff!) 2.) High-pass filter must be there too. I'm now attempting to construct the instrumentation amp too... hope it works better...
Walau... quite desperate for a nice vacation? Gotta plan ahead... vacation is quite costly task nowadays. You are thinking of bringing a whole family, including in-laws?
DYKT : This is the problem with girls.... DYKT : Girls (at least over here) want everything to be FREE and come with free gifts, free delivery, extended warranty, special service, available instantly, etc.
Huh? LMAO! You have other unearthly experience with some unearthly females before? Hey, seriously... do tell!
DYKT: that's a universal truth. DYKT: guys can always marry another guy if they find woman so intolerable
Walao... sex can be changed nowadays... dykt: just installed that new Ikea computer desk. It's called Fredrik. Last sunday me and family couldn't assemble the desk so well, so I have to call the guys there to assemble again. Ugh... it's a painful assembly technique - the manual book has errors inside!! Thank goodness, the table is already up well and good. dykt: I'm constructing a better ECG with 3 op-amps? Will update you with the results later. Now still in the process of fixing.
DYKT : I just came back from Cineleisure where I got thoroughly pissed at the management and fired a tirade at the manager? DYKT : It was a matter of principle... or I better keep my temper in check...
Got story? Please do tell. DYKT: I'm wondering how can I improve my blog. Posting technical-related entry every other day is something quite hard to maintain. LOL!
DYKT : I will go post it up in my blog soon. DYKT : I'm tired of being pushed around as a customer. Here in Malaysia, customers have NO rights!
DYKT: i meant every girl on earth is the same DYKT: the nearest you can get to have experience with unearthly females would probably be at a cosplay convention