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ThunderSqueak

Electrical Engineering Student, Retro Gamer, Musician, and Dreamer. My mission, to have a good time and make the world more fun!

Anchorage, Alaska
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Who I Am

Hello! I have been around the world, managed a successful IT company and electronics shop in which reverse engineering products was the norm. Recently I dumped all that to go back to school to study Electrical Engineering and begin filling in some of the gaps in my education.

Why I'm on Hackaday.io

I love to randomly pick a challenge to complete and then see how far I can take it! In the past I have done such things as build a CO2 laser using 100 dollars or less and only parts found in the local hardware store. Other projects often center around human interfaces or audio. Almost always I am inspired by the natural world.

I signed up for projects because it looks like one of those great things to be part of. :)

turbogrfx 16 computer nes commodore MAME laser sega guitar amps retro computer effects pedals tin whistle
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This user joined on 05/01/2014.

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Goal: To assemble a working CO2 Laser from a minimum investment using only tools one can find at your average home improvement store.
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Low Cost CO2 Laser Build

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Yes - No - Maybe? The goal is to completely step away from the normal binary system and investigate alternative computing systems.
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Base 3 -Ternary Computer from scratch.

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P.A.L. : Personable Autonomous Learning - Self Programming Robot that learns and grows - Each robot developes a unique personality.
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P.A.L. - Self Programming AI Robot

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I love Virtual Reality but hate VR sickness, I decided to take a look at some options.... and a possible cure
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Project Hike - Walking in Virtual Reality

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A mostly hardware based solution suitable for micro controllers and other small systems.
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Inexpensive Lightweight Speech Recognition

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Looking for a way to control the input voltage on a neon sign transformer... this was my solution.
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DIY Variac

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Travelling Hacker Box

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Robotics Chat

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My Pages

  • Just a list of tools that I find useful and links to buy them

    07/16/2018 at 09:39 • 0 comments

    Hi there!  

    I have been working on getting my youtube channel going again at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT8ZCyZKebfSoz71i0o6sbw  Feel free to stop by!

    As I get this question a lot, I compiled a list of some of the most used items in my lab!  If you decide that you want to purchase any of these tools, please do it through the links below.  It costs you nothing extra and helps support my projects! :)  The links are all through the amazon affiliate program.  I know that most of them are not budget tools.  I am a firm believer in just buying a good product to begin with and take care of it.
    Thank you!  

    Stuff on the bench:

    • Hakko Side Cutters: https://amzn.to/2zDSRAo
    • PACE ADS200 : https://amzn.to/2uno1Hu 
    • HAKKO 888D :  https://amzn.to/2NitFkV
    • Hot Air, Quick 861DW: https://amzn.to/2uC72Ax
    • ECG J-045-DS desoldering iron: https://amzn.to/2uESM9W
    • Sigilent SPD3303X-E Power Supply : https://amzn.to/2JrMqjH
    • Silicone mat: https://amzn.to/2Jrb18g
    • Anti-static Mat: https://amzn.to/2uBTWTT
    •  Not one I use but I often get asked for low budget recommendation,  Siglent Technologies SDS1202X-E 200Mhz Oscilloscope: https://amzn.to/2NT5KcV
    • Oscilloscope I use Tektronix MSO2024B: https://amzn.to/2JqXYDD
    • Budget Multimeter Extech EX330 : https://amzn.to/2Lcr5zG
    • Much Higher End Multimeter Fluke 87V: https://amzn.to/2NURqAL
    • UV EEPROM eraser: https://amzn.to/2NRKxjH
    • EEPROM Programmer: https://amzn.to/2L98kx9
    • Pickit 3: https://amzn.to/2JvN4fY
    • Microchip ICD3: https://amzn.to/2unC8MC
    • iGaging Speedmic: https://amzn.to/2JqSCsa
    • Amazing item for those just getting started in electronics. The Analog Discovery 2: https://amzn.to/2Lcbnog

    Recording Gear:

    • AMSCOPE SM-4TP Microscope: https://amzn.to/2LlHjTO
    • Barrow Lens 0.7x: https://amzn.to/2NT46rL
    • Amscope Light  LED-144W-ZK: https://amzn.to/2NgYPcw
    • Amscope MU503B Camera: https://amzn.to/2Lj6OFj
    • Logitech Brio: https://amzn.to/2uBTbKx
    • HDMI Capture HD60S: https://amzn.to/2Leps4t
    • Camera Boom: https://amzn.to/2NT4iY1
    • XRGB Mini: https://amzn.to/2NRVUYM

    Robot:

    • Cozmo:  https://amzn.to/2mjYkTJ
    • Special Edition Cozmo: https://amzn.to/2NTORz5
    • Cozmo Tracks: https://amzn.to/2LmdbrD
    • Cozmo Case: https://amzn.to/2uoQLiY
    • Robo Sapien: https://amzn.to/2LcCiQB

    Development boards:

    • Raspberry pi 3B: https://amzn.to/2zFkVDN
    • Raspberry pi Zero W: https://amzn.to/2JqIwHR
    • Arduino Uno: https://amzn.to/2LaDynp
    • Digilent Arty A7 FPGA devboard: https://amzn.to/2L8fGkz 
    • Digilent Picmicro Chipkit Max32: https://amzn.to/2Lg2Lge

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Things I've Built

Pi Grrl 2

I started building this project almost a year and a half ago... finally got around to finishing it.

Technician Folk Art!

When your sitting at your workbench with a stack of obsolete AMD CPUs and a laptop that happens to have a huge american flag sticker on the back.... The most expensive set of blocks I have ever made :) Patriotic :>

Retro Computer Restorations

I am not going to picture all of them here, but I love checking out the technology of the past! Pictured is a heathkit/zenith Z-120 after a full restoration to working condition.

Abusing a defenseless logic IC

This is an overdrive pedal that seriously abuses a logic IC to get that transparent yet over driven sound that everyone loves :)

Homebrew Guitar amp

Amps are expensive... and when you are hunting for "YOUR" sound... what better way than to build it from the ground up. Behold, my guitar amp project. I learned a lot about valves, if you want to try I recommend checking out http://ax84.com/

605nm Laser

Back when I was building lasers I needed a small laser to align the larger ones. So I built one, this is the visible beam from my 605nm laser. It really is pretty. :)

Broken TurboGrfx 16? I don't think so!

Sometimes you have to do what ya gotta do. I wanted to play some of the great TG16 games, these mods bypass the defective RF circuit and without modifying the TG16 itself let you get full video and stereo out... without all the snow.

Sega Master System Mods

Like the NES, the master system will always have a place in my heart. That still doesn't stop me from trying to improve on an already great design!

NES Mods

I have done a LOT of retro console restorations and mods over the years. Everything from composite mods (pictured) to stereo and overclocking. These are a lot of fun to do and you learn a lot about how the old circuits functioned.

Atari 7800 Controllers

The US controllers for the Atari 7800 are very difficult to use. I converted some old Sega Master System controllers to do the job and have every button functional. If you just use stock sega controllers, they do not function properly.

Atari 5200 controller

This console is notorious for having the worst controllers ever designed. I love the games, so I build myself some new controllers to enjoy them. These have been featured on various gaming websites.

Music stand "hack"

Just what it says, I wanted a nice stand for my boss BR900CD recording system, so I converted a music stand by "hacking" it. Literally.

Functional laser "raygun"

This was another "its snowing outside" project. It features a 1.5 watt 405nm laser. As with all my laser projects, I do wear the proper eye protection.

MAME Cabinet

I pulled a 1982 joust cabinet out of the trash. It had been stripped and the monitor was dead. I repaired the CRT and build a new panel for it. It can run MAME or jamma compatible boards.

Tin Whistle... sorta

Not high tech, but sometimes you just have to relax. Done in an evening this was a great project during a local snow storm. It has a very warm, mellow tone and is made from copper and silver.

CO2 Laser version 2

With the success of the first one, I had to do the only logical thing... build it bigger! This is a picture of the plasma chamber I blew after learning the fun art of glass blowing! :D

CO2 Laser for less than $100USD

I got bored one winter and decided ... lets build a laser! Only 2 rules: It had to be cheap, less than 100 dollars and I could only source parts from the local hardware stores. I ended up in several magazines for this one :)

Commodore 64 Media PC

This is a project that I did over 10 years ago now, has it been that long? I managed to squeeze a complete computer into an old nonfunctional C=64 and using a picmicro, interface the existing keyboard. It was a great first MCU project.

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My goal is a 4-bit CPU using recycled cardboard substrate and Diode Transistor Logic. This is an educational platform for me.
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Retro calculator that uses only antique germanium semiconductors ;)
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ThunderSqueak wrote 10/30/2014 at 02:49 • point
There are copies of the needed information in the project itself right now :) Some of the truth tables are up as well, I plan on doing a video on the math part of it when I get some time as several people have asked me to demonstrate it for them.

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Benchoff wrote 07/22/2014 at 00:16 • point
Hey! I met a friend of yours at HOPE this weekend. There's a hackaday t-shirt en route to you courtesy of him along with a few stickers.

Keep being awesome.

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ThunderSqueak wrote 07/22/2014 at 02:56 • point
Oh Cool! I look forward to seeing it :)

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Eddie Krassenstein wrote 07/15/2014 at 01:16 • point
I'm interested in perhaps doing a story on your Toner/Laser 3D printer for 3dprint.com. Could you please email me with some more details at 3dprintdotcom@gmail.com?
Eddie

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ThunderSqueak wrote 07/15/2014 at 07:05 • point
Sure when I get a chance to put more info up, I will be putting everything on this blog as I build it. ^^ Just waiting for payday to go pick up some parts :)

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k. Joel Winkler wrote 07/03/2014 at 01:43 • point
hey you still around?? I'm checking out the CO2 Laser Project and it's great. Questions ,,, Oh I have a few...

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ThunderSqueak wrote 07/15/2014 at 07:07 • point
Thanks, and yes I am still around. Just working 2 jobs and keeping busy :)

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skyberrys wrote 06/06/2014 at 00:55 • point
Hurray Space!

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ThunderSqueak wrote 05/01/2014 at 07:21 • point
Now to see if I can get into space! :D

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FLAGG wrote 05/03/2014 at 13:49 • point
Best of luck!

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