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Differential Probe Project

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If you need to measure household AC voltage with your grounded scope this Differential Probe Project might work well for you. sr_adspace_id = 8883907; sr_adspace_width = 300; sr_adspace_height = 250; sr_ad_new_window = true; sr_adspac...

Bio Computer

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Most of our workplaces are built using wood, metal and plastic. Adding some plants can go a long way to make the space a bit more comfortable. Have a look at the Bio Computer over at Total Geekdom. In this design the computer is used to help heat ...

FTA Dish converted to receive KU-band

21 Maj 2012 16:55 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Like so many people these days David Prutchi has a space communications array in his back yard. His modification of his FTA dish allows it to be used to receive Ku-band transmissions from geosynchronous FTA satellites as known-Az/El beacons. The ...

US Military Experimental Flying Platform from 1955

20 Maj 2012 16:41 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

This US Military Experimental Flying Platform from 1955 is like a flying Segway. I wonder how long it will be before we have a modern day version of this. With technology that is becoming common place because of devices like the AR Drone I think t...

Constant Current Dummy Load Project

20 Maj 2012 01:22 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

George Graves built this Constant Current Dummy Load Project based on this blog post over at the EEVBlog. It was built from a single sided board which was designed using ExpressPCB. That software is very nice to draft something up fast and it allo...

Name the Thing Contest – 204

19 Maj 2012 23:03 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

The prize this week is a non contact AC test pen. This pen can be used to test if AC voltage is present in a wire without needing to touch the bare conductor. This contest will run for one week (May 19  25, 2012). Ending time is based on central ...

Heavylift Hexacopter Build

19 Maj 2012 07:05 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Jacques Sperwer from Jacques Productions in the Netherlands shows us how he is building his Heavylift Hexacopter. Have a look at the video footage of the windmill below to get an idea of what these copters can do. This build is using a Wookong con...

Light Trikes at the Bay Area Maker Faire

18 Maj 2012 07:15 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

If you are in the Bay Area you better be checking out the Maker Faire this weekend. It is running May 19th and 20th. The Light Cycle above from Frog is sure to be a big crowd draw! This device is loosely based on the light bikes from Tron, the two...

WiiCube

17 Maj 2012 07:43 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

  If you are into modded consoles have a look at this WiiCube that lyberty sent in. It is a heavily modded gamecube, trimmed to fit in a much smaller case than the original, with controls and a screen. It also is equiped with a wiikey fusion, a ch...

DIY Sous-Vide Cooker

16 Maj 2012 06:05 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Humberto from Nerd Kits has built a DIY Sous-Vide Cooker. They are not touching any high voltage with their design, instead they are using a dimmer switch to power a crock pot and simply turn the dimmer switch with a small motor that is controlled...

Open Hardware High Resolution 3D Printer

15 Maj 2012 06:26 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

 Here is a great looking Open Hardware High Resolution 3D Printer. I think we will see a lot more 3D printers this year! The more the merrier since I would love one but I currently cant justify the cost. With this kickstarter you could have one o...

Robot Motor Control

14 Maj 2012 06:13 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

 Building a robot requires many things but movement is something that is common in all robots. There are many motor options when building a robot but no matter what type of motor you select they cant be powered directly from microcontroller pins ...

Alan Parekh Interview on EEWeb

11 Maj 2012 22:45 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Thanks to EEWeb for featuring an interview they did with me on their site. sr_adspace_id = 8883907; sr_adspace_width = 300; sr_adspace_height = 250; sr_ad_new_window = true; sr_adspace_type = "graphic";

Self Balancing Robot using the Microchip dspic33f

11 Maj 2012 20:19 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

The Microchip dspic33f  is used for this Self Balancing Robot that chayben from Australia put together. Bluetooth modules are used to achieve communication link between the robot and the computer running Matlab. On the computer you are able to see...

Mike Senna Wall-e Build almost complete

11 Maj 2012 19:45 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

We have featured some Wall-e builds in the past, you can see by the video above that Mike Sennas Wall-e Build is coming to an end. He just posted a video of the current state. It is almost complete and is looking great! He has built some cool mac...