AlfaMag Newsletter - July 2008
The Current
The official newsletter of AlfaMag Electronics, LLC.
The fun newsletter to read..!!!
Highlights
"Featured Product"
"Brain Teasers"
"Bits & Pieces"
"Rick's Favorite Recipe of the Month"
Introducing Our New LCP Series Line of Inductors
AlfaMag is replacing the LP Series Inductors with the improved LCP Series. This is the same improvement upgrade as we did with the SW Series to the SH Series inductors.
LCP Series surface mount toroidal inductors are designed for use in applications where energy storage is required for a maintenance of a highly stable inductance when a rapid change in load current occurs. These inductors are excellent for filtering high frequency signals while supporting a substantial DC current as well as for AC ripple, switch mode power supplies and for use with DC-DC converters.
Specification sheets for the new LCP Series inductors can be viewed and downloaded on our website under the Product Index at www.alfamag.com.
Please give us a call or email for pricing information. Our toll free phone number is 1-800-413-6693 and our email is support@alfamag.com
Rick Eissinger
Sales Manager
1-800-413-6693
rick@alfamag.com
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Brain Teasers
"Mini-Sudoku"
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Bits & Pieces
"Things I Have Learned From My Childhood...."
If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound-boy wearing pound-puppy underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20-by-20 foot room. Action man can be rotated nicely on a ceiling fan and kids understand the speed/rotation thing enough to place unsuspecting victims in the right chair at the right time to get smacked by Action man. Kids will forget that the fan is on and walk through the room throwing something important up as they walk under the fan. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late. When you hear the toilet flush and there is dead silence and no sign of the kid emerging from the bathroom is also another giveaway that it's "too late". Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. A six-year-old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies. If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes, it does not leak - it explodes. A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 200-sq-foot house 4 inches deep. There is a vast assortment of children's toys that will pass through their digestive tracts. Also: buttons, stones, some types of pet food, Legos, and small Star Wars characters. McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know. No matter how much Jello you put into a swimming pool, you still can't walk on water. Pool filters don't like Jello. VCR's do not reject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. Always look in the oven before turning it on...!! The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy. It will however make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. Putting McDonalds in the NEW oven's warming drawer will produce lots of black smoke in just a few minutes and flames high enough to go up the sides of the NEW stove. Super glue is forever, but the hospital can do a lot to help. Toasters will explode if you put plastic into them. Check every electrical appliance before turning it on. Even the range hood - people will hide chocolate up there and forget about it. Cats in the clothes dryer make a terrible noise. Cats trapped in the fridge are sad and quite stiff. Cats do not like being trapped in the bathroom when someone is showering. Never show a cat his reflection in the mirror. Never turn a hair dryer on a sleeping cat. A cat with it's tail on fire is stupid and stinks (same for a dog). You can't tie a homemade parachute to a cat and hope for good things to come from the experiment. Cats don't like being dressed in dolls clothes. No matter how hard you try, you can never teach a dog to open the door to let himself out. Younger brothers make excellent footballs or cannons - they just don't bounce too well.
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*** Rick's Recipe(s) of the Month ***
"Drumsticks with Peas & Rice"
Now this recipe might not sound glamorous, but with today's rising costs at the grocery store, this is a great recipe for a hungry family. The drumsticks have a wonderful flavor and are a favorite with the kids. The peas and rice make a really nice complimentary side dish.
Ingredients
* 8 chicken drumsticks
* 1 tsp. kosher salt or garlic salt
* 3 Tbsp. butter
* 1 Tbsp. olive or cooking oil
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* 1 shallot, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 bay leaf
* 3/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
* 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
* 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
* Fresh mint leaves
* 1 Peas and Rice recipe included below
Preparation
1. Sprinkle chicken with salt. In 12-inch skillet cook chicken in hot butter and oil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, turning often. Using tongs, remove chicken, keeping butter and oil in skillet. Set chicken aside.
2. Add onions, shallot, garlic, and bay leaf to skillet. Cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring to scrape up browned bits.
3. Return chicken to pan. Sprinkle with thyme and pepper. Add wine (or broth). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 45 to 60 minutes or until tender spooning juices over chicken. Turn off heat and remove bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.
4. To serve, transfer chicken to platter. Sprinkle with mint. Serve with onion mixture and Peas and Rice. Makes approximately 4 servings.
5. Peas and Rice: In saucepan, cook 2 cups fresh or frozen peas in boiling salted water, covered, until tender (10 minutes for fresh, or 3 minutes for frozen). Drain. Plunge in ice water; drain. In 12-inch skillet cook 1/2 cup sliced green onions in 3 tablespoons melted butter for 1 minute. Add cooked peas, 1/3 cup torn mint leaves, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tdp. sugar. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in 3 cups cooked rice and 2 Tbsp. reduced-sodium chicken broth or water; heat thoroughly.
I've fixed this several times, and a couple of times without the mint leaves. This just depends on your taste, but I'm not a big fresh mint person. For a nice and easy supper recipe, this is a keeper...!!!
Ummmm, Ummmm....!!!!!
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The official newsletter of AlfaMag Electronics, LLC.
Highlights
"Featured Product"
"Brain Teasers"
"Bits & Pieces"
"Rick's Favorite Recipe of the Month"
Introducing Our New LCP Series Line of Inductors
AlfaMag is replacing the LP Series Inductors with the improved LCP Series. This is the same improvement upgrade as we did with the SW Series to the SH Series inductors.
LCP Series surface mount toroidal inductors are designed for use in applications where energy storage is required for a maintenance of a highly stable inductance when a rapid change in load current occurs. These inductors are excellent for filtering high frequency signals while supporting a substantial DC current as well as for AC ripple, switch mode power supplies and for use with DC-DC converters.
Specification sheets for the new LCP Series inductors can be viewed and downloaded on our website under the Product Index at www.alfamag.com.
Please give us a call or email for pricing information. Our toll free phone number is 1-800-413-6693 and our email is support@alfamag.com
Rick Eissinger
Sales Manager
1-800-413-6693
rick@alfamag.com
Brain Teasers
"Mini-Sudoku"
Bits & Pieces
"Things I Have Learned From My Childhood...."
If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound-boy wearing pound-puppy underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20-by-20 foot room. Action man can be rotated nicely on a ceiling fan and kids understand the speed/rotation thing enough to place unsuspecting victims in the right chair at the right time to get smacked by Action man. Kids will forget that the fan is on and walk through the room throwing something important up as they walk under the fan. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late. When you hear the toilet flush and there is dead silence and no sign of the kid emerging from the bathroom is also another giveaway that it's "too late". Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. A six-year-old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies. If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes, it does not leak - it explodes. A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 200-sq-foot house 4 inches deep. There is a vast assortment of children's toys that will pass through their digestive tracts. Also: buttons, stones, some types of pet food, Legos, and small Star Wars characters. McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know. No matter how much Jello you put into a swimming pool, you still can't walk on water. Pool filters don't like Jello. VCR's do not reject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. Always look in the oven before turning it on...!! The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy. It will however make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. Putting McDonalds in the NEW oven's warming drawer will produce lots of black smoke in just a few minutes and flames high enough to go up the sides of the NEW stove. Super glue is forever, but the hospital can do a lot to help. Toasters will explode if you put plastic into them. Check every electrical appliance before turning it on. Even the range hood - people will hide chocolate up there and forget about it. Cats in the clothes dryer make a terrible noise. Cats trapped in the fridge are sad and quite stiff. Cats do not like being trapped in the bathroom when someone is showering. Never show a cat his reflection in the mirror. Never turn a hair dryer on a sleeping cat. A cat with it's tail on fire is stupid and stinks (same for a dog). You can't tie a homemade parachute to a cat and hope for good things to come from the experiment. Cats don't like being dressed in dolls clothes. No matter how hard you try, you can never teach a dog to open the door to let himself out. Younger brothers make excellent footballs or cannons - they just don't bounce too well.
*** Rick's Recipe(s) of the Month ***
Now this recipe might not sound glamorous, but with today's rising costs at the grocery store, this is a great recipe for a hungry family. The drumsticks have a wonderful flavor and are a favorite with the kids. The peas and rice make a really nice complimentary side dish.
Ingredients
* 8 chicken drumsticks
* 1 tsp. kosher salt or garlic salt
* 3 Tbsp. butter
* 1 Tbsp. olive or cooking oil
* 2 medium onions, chopped
* 1 shallot, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 bay leaf
* 3/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
* 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
* 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
* Fresh mint leaves
* 1 Peas and Rice recipe included below
Preparation
1. Sprinkle chicken with salt. In 12-inch skillet cook chicken in hot butter and oil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, turning often. Using tongs, remove chicken, keeping butter and oil in skillet. Set chicken aside.
2. Add onions, shallot, garlic, and bay leaf to skillet. Cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring to scrape up browned bits.
3. Return chicken to pan. Sprinkle with thyme and pepper. Add wine (or broth). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 45 to 60 minutes or until tender spooning juices over chicken. Turn off heat and remove bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.
4. To serve, transfer chicken to platter. Sprinkle with mint. Serve with onion mixture and Peas and Rice. Makes approximately 4 servings.
5. Peas and Rice: In saucepan, cook 2 cups fresh or frozen peas in boiling salted water, covered, until tender (10 minutes for fresh, or 3 minutes for frozen). Drain. Plunge in ice water; drain. In 12-inch skillet cook 1/2 cup sliced green onions in 3 tablespoons melted butter for 1 minute. Add cooked peas, 1/3 cup torn mint leaves, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tdp. sugar. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in 3 cups cooked rice and 2 Tbsp. reduced-sodium chicken broth or water; heat thoroughly.
I've fixed this several times, and a couple of times without the mint leaves. This just depends on your taste, but I'm not a big fresh mint person. For a nice and easy supper recipe, this is a keeper...!!!
posted by AlfaMag Electronics | 11:46 AM
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