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Category Archives: Electronics
Using the CNC Mill
At last, I have used my old Sherline Mill with the new Masso controller. This is part of a general upgrade of my tools in my workshop. I started the upgrade process by replacing the old CO2 laser with a … Continue reading
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Satelite thingy
I was inspired by this creator and discovered a whole world of tiny electronics designs. The internet can be such an amazing place to learn new skills. I tried to “copy” the designs and had a lot of fun creating … Continue reading
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Must update my blog…
Feels like forever since my last post. Been too busy with my new business and feel trapped in something I don’t need. I enjoy the adventure but it is costing me too much in my personal time, I though I … Continue reading
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One dimension Pong…
When everybody seems to be moving from 2D to 3D to VR….we are taking it back to 1D ! Great fun building a ONE dimension game with Jules at the coding helm! It is still early days but already fun. … Continue reading
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Message Board
I made an electronic message board using Raspberry Pi and RGB-Pixel boards. Something similar to my virus simulator but with a horizontal layout. I can display various information messages a bit like an airport arrival board or a share price … Continue reading
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New Project
Need a new project….thinking of doing something like this…It is a small stainless steel ball which appears to roll magically over sand and leaving nice patterns in the sand like to some Japanese Zen garden techniques. It is like a … Continue reading
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Absolutely Love this – Boston Dynamics
When I saw the first digital camera from Canon, I thought it was the future and wanted one immediately. It was clunky, saving files on a micro floppy disk at resolutions that were sub-par, etc….but I knew it would one … Continue reading
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Replacing D-Cells with 28650
Been trying to consider how to replace my 2D Maglite battery powered to a modern Lithium 28650 – 5000mah. 2D Cells was 2X1.5V=3V total 2X 28650 Batteries give 2X4.2V=8.4V at full charge, dropping to around 7.6V when flat. Had to … Continue reading
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Making a Stool with X-Carve
My first true design of something for the Xcarve. There has been a few mistakes along the way and still have not managed to get a final product from the machine yet… I am close. The router bits, feeds and speeds … Continue reading
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Repairs for the pond
The electrics have been playing funny for a few months. The RCD is tripping the whole house when I use my Laser…I have been trying to understand what is the source of the problem exactly but simply cannot source a … Continue reading
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Powerbank
Made a powerbank with some lithium batteries so that I can power a Raspberry Pi on a field trip…Currently testing how long it will last under battery power. It uses a 4200mah 4cells battery, delivering 14.8V to a UBEC 3A … Continue reading
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I joined the revolution
I bought a Farmbot !…yes I am an early adopter of emerging technologies…this one has a lot of things that I like, it is open source hardware and software, it uses Raspberry Pi and Arduino, it is a Robot, it … Continue reading
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Experiment in Solar – Updated Aug 2016
Just been recently thinking of using Solar Panels to provide power to recharge for my electric bike. The idea is to use a battery to store the electricity from the sun, use a DC to AC converter to power the … Continue reading
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Quadcopter Legs
As I was building the new Discovery Pro quadcopter, I realised that it would be better if it had longer legs to accommodate for the fact that the camera tilting mechanism would hit the ground during setup. Also, it seems … Continue reading
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CNC Router
It was a long time coming. I purchased this baby from the USA in the early spring ! I probably was one of the first few coming out of the Inventables team. It took me a while to build it … Continue reading
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Logging Data to a Cloud Server
I am trying to use my Arduino UNO to log some data points for some experiments that I want to do. (A few ideas : tracking the temperature in my Koi pond outside or tracking the speed at which the … Continue reading
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Homopolar Motor
So simple to build but hours of fun to “shape” your own version of this little electric homopolar motor. You only need a AA battery, a few Neodymium magnets, and some copper wire. I ordered the magnets on Ebay and … Continue reading
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Quadcopter Batteries
With the Quadcopter, it is really important to make sure that the batteries you are using are properly charged. This is because the voltage of the Lithium Polymer batteries drops very quickly at the back-end of their life. As such, … Continue reading
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Sorting Skittles !
I like skittles, especially the crazy sours ones, I also like to eat some colors more than others. I am often found sorting them out in my hand. After seeing a video on youtube of somebody building a skittle/M&M sorting … Continue reading
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QuadCopters – Update 1
Almost Xmas ! As usual, I am getting myself a few toys…this year one of them is a new QuadCopter kit from Team Black Sheep. I have purchased half of the parts from USA and half from UK. In particular … Continue reading
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