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Martin Melchior's homepage: Use the TP-Link TL-WR703N to send Arduino sensor data
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Thursday, 11 July 2013. Use the TP-Link TL-WR703N to send Arduino sensor data. Most solutions to send data through Wifi with your Arduino include an Ethernet shield. Another alternative I like a lot uses the PCB of a TP-Link router as a shield bridging Ethernet to Wifi. With OpenWRT installed on it), you have a serial port console logged in as root. All you have to do, is hook it up to your arduino's serial port. There are however a couple of things you need to be careful about. First things first, befor...
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Tools do it: Chosing a good screwdriver - review of the Facom ProTwist (1000V insulated screwdrivers)
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When you have the right ones. Sunday, 17 November 2013. Chosing a good screwdriver - review of the Facom ProTwist (1000V insulated screwdrivers). My personal first choice:. Get a good quality screwdriver. A good screwdriver set is crucial. It is one of the most used tools, even for DIY enthusiasts. Here is a non-exhaustive list of bad experiences I got with cheap screwdrivers:. Avoid poor build quality. Bad grip on the handle - pain. Bad grip in the screw - damaged screw screwdriver. I've probably used h...
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Building a Wooden Ghettoblaster: preparing the audio and electrical hardware (part 3)
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Friday, 18 April 2014. Building a Wooden Ghettoblaster: preparing the audio and electrical hardware (part 3). Almost finished, the speakers still. This post is the continuation of my two previous posts ( building the front face. And I will go through the preparation and wiring of all the electrical and audio equipment in this project. Note: there will be another post in the near future about finishing a couple of details (like painting the speakers in faux-rust). Bridging the burned trace. The Crunch amp...
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Bose QC15 make an adaptator from a damaged cable and use standard 3.5mm cables
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Thursday, 19 February 2015. Bose QC15 make an adaptator from a damaged cable and use standard 3.5mm cables. The connector can be easily opened. By sliding a thin blade on the side. Once open, you can see a small PCB on which the switch and male connector is attached:. Slide the PCB out of the casing. Be careful not to lose the plastic cap on the switch ;-). Use a multimeter to figure which wire should be corrected to which pin of your 3.5mm socket. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The IMAX B6AC Clone ...
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Conversion of an old Sigma lens to work with newer Canon bodies
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Friday, 5 April 2013. Conversion of an old Sigma lens to work with newer Canon bodies. The aim of this how-to/tutorial is to enable anyone with basic soldering skills to adapt old Sigma lenses to work with new (digital) Canon bodies. Jiri Otisk has made a better version of this conversion chip and can be found here. I strongly recommend you use his version as it is much better designed and less buggy than the original one form the germand forum described in this article. A soldering iron (not too powerfu...
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Tools do it: Abus GRANIT WBA100 - A stronger anchor would make no sense
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When you have the right ones. Tuesday, 18 February 2014. Abus GRANIT WBA100 - A stronger anchor would make no sense. The Abus granit WBA100. The Abus GRANIT WBA100. Is designed to lock two-wheel vehicles in places such as garages, houses, cellars, carports. it is tough, very tough. It can be installed either inside or outside (weatherproof) on the ground or wall. When you take the packaging in your hand you immediately feel the strength of this anchor by its (crazy) weight: 2kg! Can be overrun by vehicles.
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Tools do it: Abus 86TI/55 and 86/55: a padlock that can use your home key
http://www.toolsdo.it/2014/03/abus-86ti55-and-8655-padlock-that-can.html
When you have the right ones. Sunday, 2 March 2014. Abus 86TI/55 and 86/55: a padlock that can use your home key. What if you could use the same key for your home and bike? This is exactly what the Abus 86/55. And the newer Abus 86TI/55. Padlocks are about, you simply have to add a half euro cylinder. Dimensions: 55 x 92 x 27.5mm. This is a standard large padlock. Internal shackle dimensions: 26.5 x 25mm. Remember to use a secure enough half euro cylinder with it. This is standard on any quality padlock.
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Building a Wooden Ghettoblaster: the front face (part 1)
http://www.martinmelchior.be/2014/03/buildinga-wooden-getthoblaster-front.html
Saturday, 8 March 2014. Building a Wooden Ghettoblaster: the front face (part 1). I have some car audio equipment lying around and always wanted to build something retro (from my youth), beautiful, functional and fun. This is the first part of an ongoing project. I don't know where this boombox/ghettoblaster idea came from but I had some spare wood and time. Front onf the future wooden ghettoblaster. Double checked all dimensions with the car speakers to make sure it would all fit. Building a Wooden Ghet...
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Make your Raspberry pi b more power efficient with a cheap dc step down
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014. Make your Raspberry pi b more power efficient with a cheap dc step down. Modified RasPi B with a buck converter. The raspberry pi b (the original one, not the b ) uses a linear regulator to bring the 5V down to 3.3V. That's a lot of waste: 33% of the power consumed by the pi is dissipated as heat here! Instead of building a dc step down myself or buying one from a recognised electronics dealer, I chose to buy a cheap one from eBay. Input voltage: 4.75V-23V. I then decided not ...
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Martin Melchior's homepage: Building a BK Monolith+ clone, a 500w RMS subwoofer
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Sunday, 22 March 2015. Building a BK Monolith clone, a 500w RMS subwoofer. Have a wonderful reputation:. BK is the OEM manufacturer for REL subwoofers. Attractively priced ; you are buying them directly from the OEM and they make virtually no marketing (except the word of mouth on the Internet). I love building wooden objects (such as my wooden ghettoblaster. And would never have had the chance (not to say budget) to build such a well engineered subwoofer if it wasn't for this project ;-). Before permane...
