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Occasionally, we find fun new electronic instruments in the wild and can’t resist sharing them with our readers. The item in question is the FNIRSI HRM-10 Internal resistance meter, which …read more Continue reading The FNIRSI HRM-10 Internal Resistance Meter
We’ve seen a few retro products using core rope memory, such as telephone autodiallers. Obviously, we’ve covered the Apollo program computers, but we don’t think we’ve seen a complete and …read more Continue reading DIY Core Rope Memory Z80 Demonstrator Generating a Fibonacci Sequence
We’re suckers for good-looking old-school calculators, so this interesting numerical equation-solving calculator by [Peter Balch] caught our attention. Based around the ESP32-WROOM-32 module and an LCD, the build is quite straightforward …read more Continue reading Solve: An ESP32-Based Equation Solving Calculator
We really like PCB-level hacks, especially ones that show ingenuity in solving a real problem while being super cheap to implement. Hackaday.IO user [Steph] wanted a cheap way to switch …read more Continue reading Your Battery Holder Is Also Your Power Switch With ToggleSlot
Embedded programming is a tricky task that looks straightforward to the uninitiated, but those with a few decades of experience know differently. Getting what you want to work predictably or …read more Continue reading ANTIRTOS: No RTOS Needed
The 3D printing process is cool, but it’s also really annoying at times. Specifically, when you want to get a part printed, and no matter how you orientate things, what …read more Continue reading What Actually Causes Warping In 3D Prints?
Ah, Lisp, the archaic language that just keeps on giving. You either love or hate it, but you’ll never stop it. [David Johnson-Davies] is clearly in the love it camp …read more Continue reading A RISC-V LISP Compiler…Written In Lisp
For those who have not dealt with the automotive side of electronics before, it comes as somewhat of a shock when you find out just how much extra you have …read more Continue reading Building An Automotive Load Dump Tester
We always thought the older console games looked way better back in the day on old CRTs than now on a modern digital display. [Stephen Walters] thinks so too, and …read more Continue reading Are CRT TVs Important For Retro Gaming?
YouTuber [MechPanda] has recreated a DIY STM hack we covered about ten years ago, updating it to be primarily 3D-printed, using modern electronics, making it much more accessible to many …read more Continue reading Building a 3D Printed Scanning Tunneling Microscope