ASK A PUNK TORONTO1h ago

Crash 'n' Burn: Ralph Alfonso Photography Exhibition

Emissions Records, Saturday, April 11 at 07:00 PM EDT

Night 2

We are proud to announce the first ever Toronto photography exhibition by Ralph Alfonso, featuring his incredible documentation of the 1976-1979 punk explosion.

In addition to managing The Diodes and the Crash'n'Burn Club (Canada's first punk club, built by and run by the bands); Ralph was an important writer/photographer; covering the nascent scenes in New York, Toronto, and the UK for publications like Cheap Thrills (Toronto), New York Rocker and BOMP! (USA), Shades (Toronto) and others.

His trove of photographs includes Iggy, Patti Smith, Diodes, Ramones, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Stranglers, Mo-Dettes, The Curse, Teenage Head, Viletones, Barracudas, The Jam, Clash and many more.

https://toronto.askapunk.net/event/crash-n-burn-ralph-alfonso-photography-exhibition

ASK A PUNK TORONTO1h ago

Crash 'n' Burn: Ralph Alfonso Photo Exhibition Night 1

Emissions Records, Friday, April 10 at 07:00 PM EDT

Night 1

We are proud to announce the first ever Toronto photography exhibition by Ralph Alfonso, featuring his incredible documentation of the 1976-1979 punk explosion.

In addition to managing The Diodes and the Crash'n'Burn Club (Canada's first punk club, built by and run by the bands); Ralph was an important writer/photographer; covering the nascent scenes in New York, Toronto, and the UK for publications like Cheap Thrills (Toronto), New York Rocker and BOMP! (USA), Shades (Toronto) and others.

His trove of photographs includes Iggy, Patti Smith, Diodes, Ramones, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Stranglers, Mo-Dettes, The Curse, Teenage Head, Viletones, Barracudas, The Jam, Clash and many more.

https://toronto.askapunk.net/event/crash-n-burn-ralph-alfonso-photo-exhibition-night-1

The Vinyl Ape 🦧Feb 5

THE DIODES
Released
1979 Canada pressing

An incredible, KILLER album.
Super under-appreciated, high-energy and catchy as fuck.

From Toronto, Canada, Diodes put out a handful of great albums during their initial run of 1977-1982.

Here, things get off to a great start with the classic “Red Rubber Ball”, a KILLER take on the classic The Cyrkle song. And it doesn’t let up a single bit from there.

The other classic gem here is Side B’s opener, “Tired Of Waking Up Tired”.

Absolute Canadian punk legends, and just a great fucking album.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #Toronto #canada #punk #alternative #indie #1970s #70s #70smusic #diodes

Electro RobotNov 19

Après que nous avons #réalisé un #compteur #binaire avec deux #diodes #LED, une #jaune et une #rouge qui nous #compte de 0 à 3, #Electro-robot vous #propose de #compléter ce premier #circuit #séquentiel en ajoutant un #décodeur #BCD à base du #circuit #intégré #74LS48 et un #afficheur 7 #segments pour réaliser un #compteur #decimal au final. Alors on commence ?

https://electro-robot.com/les-activites/activite-de-decouverte-compteur-decimal-a-base-dun-decodeur-bcd-et-dun-afficheur-sept-segments

Compteur décimal à base d'un décodeur BCD et d'un afficheur sept segments

Réalisez un compteur décimal qui vous compte de 0 à 3 avec un affichage sur un afficheur 7 segments et un décodeur BCD 74LS48 et testez son fonctionnement

Electro-Robot
Electro RobotNov 14

Réalisons notre premier #compteur #binaire à 2 bits sur une #plaque d’#essai avec un #circuit #intégré #74ls74 et deux #diodes #LED! Une belle #activité pour vous faire #découvrir le monde du #numérique #séquentielle. Alors on fonce ?

https://electro-robot.com/les-activites/activite-de-decouverte-realisation-dun-compteur-binaire-2-bits-a-base-de-2-bascules

Activité de découverte - Réalisation d'un compteur binaire 2 bits à base de 2 bascules

Créez avec Electro-robot un compteur binaire à l'aide d'un circuit intégré 74LS74 et deux diodes LED, câblez la solution, testez son fonctionnement

Electro-Robot
The NaateSep 27

Alright, electrical engineer friends... I'm trying to figure out why my drawing tablet's display broke. I was able to pry it open, and found a cracked diode, but I can't identify it. A bit of searching makes me think it's a tvs diode, but I've no idea what it specifically is (or what an appropriate replacement might be). It looks like it's marked "XM", and I can't identify the logo beneath it (thought it was ST, but that doesn't match their logo)

#circuit #electricalcircuit #smd #diodes

Electro RobotAug 25, 2025

#Connaissez-vous les #diodes ? Saviez-vous qu'une #diode est #composé de deux #dipôles : #l'anode et la #cathode et qu'elle ne #laisse #passer le #courant #électrique que dans un #seul #sens ? Alors quel est ce #sens de #circulation? dites-nous dans un #commentaire quel est ce #sens de #circulation et découvrez avec #electro-robot d'autres #types de #diodes telles que les #diodes à #Zener, les #diodes #LED, ...

https://electro-robot.com/electronique/composants/les-diodes

Les diodes

Une diode est un composant électronique composé de deux extrémités. Sa particularité électronique est de laisser passer le courant dans un seul sens.

Electro-Robot
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ESAug 24, 2025

"Try our new deodorant smell, Diode! You, too, can attract the ladies by smelling like a diode!"

"Is it a diode I smell, or are you happy to see me?"

#diodes #deodorant #ad #advertisement #marketing

Show threadC.Jul 11, 2025

So after figuring out which bits to remove, I set about building it. I first tried laying it out on a single one of my custom #protoboards I posted about before. It gets very dense, and would require cutting / splitting a whole lot more of the 6-hole #pad #strips than I really wanted to do. So I built it on two boards, using the same modular connection between them that I use for the rest of my effects boards.

Even the original Boss pedal used 2 separate boards, so I don't feel too badly about it.

Anyway... it took a while to fiddle with the layouts to get something I like, then document my parts placement, remove all the parts and start re-populating and #soldering them into place. But I got that done this evening.

I did a little meter #probing of the results to find any obvious missing connections or such, and fixed a couple. Then I plugged in my guitar, and ...

It #worked, perfectly, the first time. I believe that's the first time any of my effects have not required any #debugging at all. I'm #chuffed .

And it sounds *fantastic*.

The originally-called-for #transistors and #diodes are mostly #obsolete and hard to find. I dug through datasheets to find ones I thought would (a) be acceptable substitutes, and (b) I already had in my parts bins. Frankly, given the nature of the effect, I doubt the selections are too critical, but I'll include what I used for completeness, in case anyone else wants to make one of these.

#maker #components #substitute

4/x

Motivated RoboticsMay 6, 2025

Needing to understand the diode a little more? Want to know what it does and how to use them in circuits? Check out our post titled "The Diverse World of Diodes: Types, Characteristics, and Applications" via our link below:

The Diverse World of Diodes: Types, Characteristics, and Applications
➡️ https://motbots.com/the-diverse-world-of-diodes/

#motbots #diodes #circuits

The Diverse World of Diodes: Types, Characteristics, and Applications – Motbots