This is a very long-term project, and one that I’ve been wanting to start for a few years. I purchased the Ultimate Microcontroller Kit with a Netduino microcontroller from Make (p/n MSUMP2). That part number is no longer available, however…
Our cats enjoy chewing on headphone cables, and of course we never catch them in the act. So in this case, a pair of Apple headphones were the victim. This model also has the inline mic and remote, which adds a couple…
The switch box project is finished, at least one of the three. A couple of notes, first of which is that I was going to use a heavier gauge wire from a discarded computer power…
I was commissioned to build a couple small and silent computers. The idea behind the specification list is that the computers will be powerful enough to last for a few years and have Windows 7 installed (Windows 8 computers are…
We have a builder-grade furnace that came with our house (a Comfort Maker FBF100F14A4). It’s terribly inefficient, on 80%, and the quality is not so great either. One component that has to be replaced routinely is the “Furnace Vent Combustion Draft…
Continued work on the plexiglass front and back panels. The difficultly in this operation is with the stereo jacks, the threaded mount is not long enough to reach through the 3/16″ plexi, so a countersink…
Engine sputtering again.. Check engine light again.. Here’s a list of the symptoms: Misfire only occurs when it’s been raining The truck is parked outside Eventually it will start running ok after driving it for a while If stored in…
I always have an old hard drive (or 2 or 3) laying around. I’ve found a great use for them (assuming that the drive is not functional) is to remove the magnets inside. You’ll need…
I’ve always had the need to share my computer speakers with a computer and a portable CD player, laptop, or a MP3 player. Years ago, I used a boombox with inputs that were RCA jacks.…
Back in the 1980’s I had a pair of RTR 600D speakers. Massive 4′ tall speakers that could vibrate windows (for houses next door too). They were fantastic speakers, expensive and loud. Too bad a cat used them as a…