As I've mentioned in the project description, I started the project with a pen form factor controller in mind. So when I started to build the perfboard prototype, I decided to construct the prototype with exactly the same components as I would in a compact...
Sunday, 08:24, 26/02/2023Edit⁵:Well, guess who made mistakes AGAIN?!So, I made this project log with the idea that 10mm McKibben muscle can output 200 lbs of force because of the Hackaday video.The thing is that I missremembered it, and in...
Lee had considered several possibilities about how the company would react once they discovered what he'd done. None of them bore any resemblance to reality - the geosync platform wasn't at all what he remembered. When the science teams had arrived there...
Summary The various software tools were collected and deployed into a build virtual machine. A simple build was performed as a sanity check of the tools. Deets I generally use virtual machines for my project build systems. This make it easy...
What is your excuse? This header title of this section was supposed to be separate post on its own. One of the first things that surprised me when I started working on DB6502 version 1 design was the general hesitation for SMT soldering among beginner...
Pierre-Loup M.11:58 AMHi all, and welcome ! Pierre-Loup M.11:58 AMLet me briefly (or at least try to) introduce myself. I start hacking at the age of 3, using LEGO. At that time I didn't know there would one day be a name for it ! I've played with model...
This week's Hacklet is dedicated to arcade games. The arcade parlors of the 80′s and early 90′s may have given way to today's consoles and PC games, but the classic stand-up arcade cabinet lives on! Plenty of hackers have restored old arcade cabinets,...
Space. The final frontier. Every tinkerer, hacker, and maker has dreamed of flying out of Earth's atmosphere and into the heavens. Last year one hard-working team got a chance to fly a member to space by winning the Hackaday prize. For the rest of us,...
The biggest issue to getting this thing working has been the Electron Beam Gun power supply. This gun wants 10kv at up to 1.2amps to run it, thats 12KW! Not easy to do. I looked at trying to modify other stuff like ion pump power supplies, built voltage...
So my old 24V, 1A supply just wasn't cutting the mustard as much as it used to. just too many projects need just a little more kick, not as much for voltage, but current, atleast 3A would be nice. AND TWO OUTPUTS! Used and commercial supplies available...
Well, it finally happened.Few minutes before deadline, project files are being uploaded to github, video to youtube (its hell slow when you are hurry) and our tricorder is finally done.What went wrong:I'm not happy with I2C sensors, communication on...
So one of the end results of this project is to build what is essentially a water heater and cooler. What the hell are they going to do with it?Amplify DNA, yeah. Fun. If you've ever seen DNA, it's not that thrilling. (I'll give you a hint, you can get...
Bob Widlar (1937-1991) is without a doubt one of the most famous hardware engineers of all time. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is the person who single-handedly started the whole Analog IC Industry. Sure, it's Robert...
10/21/2013: Between stenciling sessions the house got struck by lightning about a week ago... so I've been digging out of the random bad electronics and such. One of which is my Color LaserJet which I need to finish the apron. Anyway; tonight after...
I Joined Freeside in 2017, but had known about it years earlier from a friend who'd paid the space a visit in its earlier days. One of my favorite things about the place is how much of a careful and wonderful hodgepodge it can be. When I give open house...