Category: Electronics

Rosewill USB Hub and Hard Drive Magnets

This quick project builds on a previous idea about using hard drive magnets to attach items to the workbench.  Instead of a light this time, it will be a Rosewill USB hub.  This device already has a couple magnets attached,…

Amplifier Project – Part 6

This is the sixth part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The previous installments of this project are located here: Amplifier Project…

Amplifier Project – Part 5

This is the fifth part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The first four parts of this project are located here:…

Console 80 Refurb Project

Back in 1984 I started my post-high school education at DeVry.  I was there to get a ET certificate (Electronic Technician).  The first project that I worked on was the Console 80, and it was the basis for all experiments…

Amplifier Project – Part 4

This is the fourth part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The first three parts of this project are located here:…

Amplifier Project – Part 3: Power Supply

This is the third part in the Amplifier Project series.  This covers the entire process of building an audio amplifier based on the information located at Red Free Circuit Designs.  The first two parts of this project are located here:…

Amplifier Project – Part 2

Sourcing Parts The part sourcing turned out to be more difficult than originally thought.  The concept of harvesting components turned out to be a bit optimistic, there were but a handful of parts that can be used, mostly to do…

Amplifier Project

I have an old RCA SA-155 in the garage that drives four speakers removed from a Ford Explorer.  It has worked well enough, but at 1.8w per channel, it doesn’t really get too loud.  And lately, it has been less…