When I was a teen rocket geek, I had an almost fetishistic fascination with launch controllers. In our rocket club, we could afford only the most basic single button/key/light controllers wired to a car battery. But we could dream… about devices such as this beauty, a fully tricked-out 12-channel wireless control system for fireworks. DIY […]
Here is the the making of concrete rings – looks like a pretty interesting project if you wanted to make your own version too.
This mod project shows how to power a Xbox 360 using an old PC power supply. Especially handy if you have multiple copies of the gaming consoles and don’t want to shell out the big bucks for the official Microsoft supplies. 360 Powered By PC PSU
This is a nice way to access a TDA7313 Audio processor via an AVR, an LCD screen, and a few simple buttons. The website has all the compiled firmware, WinAVR ready source files, and Eagle files available to download. The TDA7313 audio processor has been used for more than ten years in the industry because […]
This is an interesting hack that uses a disposable camera to make a 4-Watt Fluorescent light power supply. The light is powered using a 1.5 volt battery and the flash circuit from the camera. I wonder how long the light will last? Read all about making your own 4-Watt fluorescent light.
This may not be the most efficient sun tracker, but it sure is simple. This is a really clever way to make a sun tracker, and here is how it works: The small cell provides power to the motor directly. If there is no sun, or night, the motor is not going to work. The […]
Here’s a cool design for an LED pen using an old mouse enclosure – I meet Lori Stotko and Stuart Nafey http://lightdoodles.com/ at this years Makers Faire Auditions. They had these cool Light pens they had made to doodle with. I decided to make some when I got home, and remembered the old Sun three […]
