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Mustool Scopemeter Review and Teardown

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Al Williams

There was a time when calculators became so powerful it was hard to tell them from little computers. The same thing seems to be happening now with multimeters. They now …read more Continue reading Mustool Scopemeter Review and Teardown→

Posted in multimeter, mustool, review, Reviews, scopemeter, teardown

Tech in Plain Sight: Tough as Nails

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Al Williams

When you think of machines you see around you every day, you probably think about your car, computer, or household appliances. However, the world is full of simple machines. One …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Tough as Nails→

Posted in fasteners, Hackaday Columns, nail, nails, tool hacks, woodworking

3D Printing Snap Fit Joints

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Al Williams

Owning a 3D printer seems to progress through stages. You start printing simple shapes. Then you get serious about calibration and quality. Eventually, you move to trying to design and …read more Continue reading 3D Printing Snap Fit Joints→

Posted in 3D Printing, parts, snap fit

Clock Testing Sans Oscilloscope?

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Al Williams

Like many people who repair stuff, [Learn Electronics Repair] has an oscilloscope. But after using it to test a motherboard crystal oscillator, he started thinking about how people who don’t …read more Continue reading Clock Testing Sans Oscilloscope?→

Posted in crystal oscillator, frequency counter, repair hacks, Reviews

Is Your Tape Dispenser Radioactive?

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Al Williams

Do you have anything radioactive in your house? Most people will say no, but they are probably wrong. A host of things ranging from glow-in-the dark timepieces to smoke detectors …read more Continue reading Is Your Tape Dispenser Radioactive?→

Posted in geiger counter, monazite, radioactive, Science, thorium

Short Circuit Tracer for a Buck

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Al Williams

Almost every meter you find today will have a continuity tester. Connect the probes and it will beep if there is a short and won’t if there isn’t. But where …read more Continue reading Short Circuit Tracer for a Buck→

Posted in 4 wire resistance, continuity tester, short circuit, tool hacks

Fumik: An Arduino Wall Drawing Robot Jellyfish

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Al Williams

If you’ve ever wanted to build a large format plotter but didn’t have the floor space, maybe put it up against the wall and make it cute. That’s the idea …read more Continue reading Fumik: An Arduino Wall Drawing Robot Jellyfish→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, plotter, wall plotter

Reflow Hotplate Teardown Uncovers the Bare Minimum

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Al Williams

[EEforEveryone] is trying to find a good hot plate for reflow soldering. After trying one cheap unit, he got another one. He was a bit underwhelmed. The grounding was suspect …read more Continue reading Reflow Hotplate Teardown Uncovers the Bare Minimum→

Posted in hot plate, hotplate, reflow, teardown, tool hacks

WebGPU… Better than WebGL?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Al Williams

As the browser becomes more like an operating system, we are seeing more deep features being built into them. For example, you can now do a form of assembly language …read more Continue reading WebGPU… Better than WebGL?→

Posted in gpu, opengl, software development, software hacks, WebGL, webgpu

Class A Amplifiers, Virtually

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Al Williams

If you didn’t know better, you might think the phrase “class A amplifier” was a marketing term to help sell amplifiers. But it is, of course, actually a technical description …read more Continue reading Class A Amplifiers, Virtually→

Posted in amplifier, class a amplifier, LTSpice, parts, spice

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