FC's Email

Please read this before sending me email.

I manage many different web pages covering many topics, please let me know which page you are referring to.

Email I like to receive

I appreciate feedback concerning broken links on my pages. Circuit corrections and software bug reports are always appreciated. I will consider adding links to related pages if the content is good, the text is readable (not dark blue on a black background), and there is at least SOME redeeming non-commercial content on the page.

Email concerning CirKits solar circuit board kits and my online garage sale are welcome.

Dat-Heads mail is also welcome, but note that I have nothing to do with the dat-heads mailing list itself, I only manage the web archive of the list. The dat-heads digests have subscription information at the bottom of each digest.

Suggestions for interesting circuit and software designs are interesting to me, but I can't promise that I will design anything soon. If an idea intrigues me enough, I may consider designing and publishing a circuit or a program, but please don't expect it to be a priority job.

Link Requests

If you want me to add a link to the dat-heads Vendors of DAT equipment and supplies, the CirKits Links to Alternative Energy Web Sites or my other pages, email me your information and I'll consider adding the link. I will only add a link if it is closely related to one of my pages. I often get link requests from companies who claim to add a link to my site to their links page, but the links page is not accessible from the company's main page. That practice discourages me from adding your link.

Email that I ignore

Learn to use the Internet Search Engines

An incredible wealth of information is available to you by going to the various internet search engines. I usually find what I'm looking for at Google and Alta Vista.

Non-ASCII Email

If your email is not sent as plain text, (example: Word documents) I can't read it, please send email as plain text.

TV/Audio Repair Questions

I have received a lot of email from people asking where to get schematics for their TV set or stereo device and asking for help repairing stuff. I recommend that you look for a "Sam's Photofact" schematic at your local library, TV repair shop, or a repair parts store. Look for Sams Photofacts on the internet search engines. I don't recommend repairing your own TV due to the lethal voltages inside. I'm not in the repair business myself, I recommend seeking help from a local TV repair shop.

Design This For Me And Do It For Free

I have a day job and work on my own company at night. I don't have a lot of spare time to do designs for people, especially for free. I do occasionally do designs as consulting work, please wave money at me to get my attention. I start getting interested around the $1000 mark.

Generally, single-copy hobbyist projects will cost more to design and prototype than the finished project is worth. If a product is already available commercially, there's not much point in paying the engineering costs to make a new design. That shouldn't discourage you from trying to invent a better wheel.

Help Me Do My Homework Questions

The idea of homework is to learn how to do something yourself, not to ask someone else to do it for you. A good engineer should find research and design to be interesting and entertaining.

You may be able to take a circuit from an internet web page and turn it into a school project, that's fine but you should credit the source of the circuit. I generally grant permission to people who want to use my circuits for school projects, just give me credit and include a reference to my web page in your project documentation.

For general electronics info, I recommend the ARRL as a source of great books for design and theory of fun radio and electronics projects. Electronics stores usually have a selection of electronics books. Don't forget to visit the nearest library for useful books. I recommend the magazine Nuts and Volts, it has lots of fun electronics projects and many useful advertisements. Again, many questions can be answered by looking for key words on internet search engines such as Google. Another great place to find electronics information and about everything else is Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.

Mead/Beer Homebrewing Samples

I get a lot of requests for samples of the mead and beer recipes that I have online. Making your own homebrew is legal in most states in the US. It is fun and easy to do, but it is illegal to sell homebrew. The best way to get a sample of homebrew is to find a local brewer or make your own.

Resumes

For some reason, people like to send me their resumes. Sorry, but I don't employ anybody but myself.

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