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[Ted Fried] recently found a beautiful HP 1600A/1607A logic analyzer set. State of the art in 1975, it looks like glorious Space Age equipment today. He decided to hook it …read more Continue reading Modern Microcontroller Boosts Classic Logic Analyzer To New Heights
If you’re getting PCBs professionally made, silkscreen usually comes free as part of the package. However, if you’re making your own, the job is on you. [Tony Goacher] makes his …read more Continue reading Faux Silkscreen On A PCB Made With A Laser Cutter
A great majority of hackers build a clock at some point. It’s a great way to get familiar with electronics and (often) microcontrollers, and you get to express some creativity …read more Continue reading Simple NTP Clock Uses Custom RGB 7-Segment Displays
Numbers stations are a weird phenomenon where odd voices read out long strings of numbers or random codewords to the confusion of the vast majority of the listening audience. If …read more Continue reading Creating a Numbers Station Of Your Very Own
Video may have killed the radio star, but cell phones and smart phones all but killed the pager. They still exist, of course, but only in very niche applications. [João …read more Continue reading Arduino Turned Into Something Kinda Like A Pager
If you’re a child, there are certain things you’re taught even though they’re probably not directly relevant to your life. We teach young kids all about dinosaurs, and we teach …read more Continue reading A Simple Seismometer You Can Build Yourself
For optical microscopes, light is everything. If you don’t have a good amount of light passing through or bouncing off your sample, you’ve got nothing for your eyeballs or a …read more Continue reading Cheap DIY Microscope Lamp Makes Tiny Macro Shots Look Great
These days, unit conversions aren’t something we have to worry about so much. If you’re sitting at a computer, you can usually just tap away in your browser to get …read more Continue reading Retro Unit Converter is a Neat Little Gadget
Nerf blasters are fun toys, to be sure. However, they’re limited by factors like price and safety and what Hasbro thinks parents will put up with. Few caregivers would ever …read more Continue reading Bonkers Nerf Blaster Sprays Balls Everywhere
Lawn tractors are a great way to mow a large yard or small paddock. They save you the effort of pushing a mower around and they’re fun to drive, to …read more Continue reading Building A Hydraulic Loader For A Lawn Tractor