Collaborate Disseminate
Instant access to electric light is a luxury that most of us take for granted, but in times of crisis, the power is often the first thing to go. So …read more Continue reading 2022 Hackaday Prize: ArmaLamp Provides Light, No Matter What
We know your shame. Like you, we wanted to save some scratch and bought the bottom-of-the-range UPS, only to discover that it is no use to man or beast as it lacks the power to perform any reasonable task. It’s now sitting in a corner, to gather dust as its batteries deteriorate.
Not so fast with the UPS abandonment! [rue_mohr] came up with a modification for a small APC UPS that turned it into something a little more useful. Removing the mains inverter from the picture with a few displaced wires and PCB mod, the UPS is now a 12V …read more
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