Originally published in 2017. PDP-1 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory As you might have gathered from my projects, I am a bit of computer and electronics history buff. I’m old enough to actually remember using an 8-bit Heathkit H-89 computer...
Fabrication Services OSH Park is a community printed circuit board (PCB) order that brings you high quality, lead-free boards which are manufactured in the United States and shipped for free to anywhere in the world.We offer purple soldermask over bare...
The BPI-Pico-S3 is an ESP32S3 development board that has been fully adapted to CircuitPython, and the TinyUF2 + CircuitPython firmware is installed by default. No need to install any drivers in Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu Desktop, or Mac OS operating...
Are you the type of person who likes listening to good ol' radio like I do? Unfortunately, medium-wave broadcasting has decayed in the last few decades. There's nothing in many areas, even at night when medium wavelengths work best. That’s why the radios...
My daughter loves reading, and I appreciate her hobby as it helps her collect information. To honor her hobby, I will give her a customized bookmark that I made. It will be a symbol of love and appreciation for taking her hobby so seriously...
Dyson V6 Setup and Running System Dyson handheld vacuum cleaners utilize high RPM brushless DC motors. Specifications indicate that some models can reach as high as 125000 RPM. I’ve disassembled DC56(V2), V6, and V10 models. Each has a brushless single-phase...
The battery in my Lenovo laptop were slowly losing charge. Remaining capacity was 69% (good score after 2,5 years) but I need the really long battery time while travelling. The battery statistics according to Lenovo power utility:So, I bought some...
Hackaday Projects is opening up to everyone on Monday, March 10th, 2014. Since our soft launch back in January, accounts have been available by invitation only. Thanks to all of the hackers who got in here early, tested out the features, and gave us...
Long ago, in a land called Kettering, OH, my 14-year-old self got bored, restless and discontent, but this was no ordinary case of adolescent ennui. I was jealous, longing, consumed by the desire to do one thing above all else. It was a crazy...
It seems like most HackADay projects involve Arduinos, in their various forms. I view Arduino as a gateway drug: it lets people start experimenting with micro controllers, but you will (probably) soon outgrow them. My first micro controller project,...
Hey people, I've been checking out hackaday for a long time, maybe since it first came up on the internet. I'm very interested in where it's going. I like that they reach out to find peoples work. I've done multiple projects on my own for the past 10...
Like it or not, a whole new wave of Hardware Startups is coming our way. Crowdfunding campaigns are making it possible for everyone with an idea to "test the waters", tech-savvy Angel investors are eager to help successful ones cross over, and Venture...
My first 3D Printer made of old scanner and inkjet printer partshttp://hackaday.com/2013/04/30/scratch-built-3d-printer-shows-rock-solid-performance/http://www.mariolukas.de/2012/12/repstrap-3d-drucker-aus-computerschrott-teil-4/
Shirts are now shipping!We are finally starting to ship the shirts. The United States addresses are being shipped starting today and we'll move onto International shipments as soon as we work our way through those. Oh, and there will be stickers too...
DESCRIPTIONA gradually improving attempt to make a useful pcb mill out of a printer and other assorted garbage, with a minimal budget and no fancy tools. It works!, but let's see how much better it can be.DETAILSNOTE: This project is gradually improving....