Collaborate Disseminate
In the modern age, when you hear “component tester” you probably think of one of those cheap microcontroller-based devices that can identify components and provide basic measurements on an LCD …read more Continue reading Component Tester Teardown
Before flat screen technologies took over, we associate TV with the CRT. But there were other display technologies that worked, they just weren’t as practical. One scheme was the Nipkow …read more Continue reading Building a DIY Nipkow Disk Display
If you ever played an arcade game and wondered what was inside that joystick you were gripping, [Big Clive] can save you some trouble. He picked up a cheap replacement …read more Continue reading Inside an Arcade Joystick
[Classic Microcomputers] read in a book that there was a computer-generated film made in the late 1960s, and he knew he had to watch it. He found it and shared …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Computer-Generate Video 1968 Style!
You might wonder why [Kevin] wanted to build digital calipers when you can buy them for very little these days. But, then again, you are reading Hackaday, so we probably …read more Continue reading DIY Digital Caliper Measures Up
We’ve noticed that adding electronic paper displays to projects is getting easier. [NerdCave] picked up a 4.2-inch E-ink panel but found its documentation a bit lacking when it came to …read more Continue reading Teaching a Pi Pico E-Ink Panel New Tricks
If you have a metal lathe just looking for some work, why not make your own lock nuts? That’s what [my mechanics insight] did when faced with a peculiar lock …read more Continue reading DIY Lock Nuts
A thermal camera is a very handy tool to have, and [Learn Electronics Repair] wanted to try out the Thermal Master P2 for electronic repair, especially since it claims to …read more Continue reading Reviewing the World’s 2nd Smallest Thermal Camera
[Matthias] bought cheap clip leads online and, wisely, decided to check them. We’ve had the same experience that he’s had. Sometimes, these cheap leads are crimped and don’t make good …read more Continue reading Check Your Clip Leads
Ideally, if you are going to transmit, you want a properly-tuned resonant antenna. But, sometimes, it isn’t practical. [Ham Radio Rookie] knew about random wire antennas but didn’t want a …read more Continue reading Random Wire Antenna Uses No Wire