Locate Faults With the Leakseeker-89R
Have you ever needed to hunt down a short circuit, but you’ve had no idea where it is or how it’s happening? As it turns out, there are tools to …read more Continue reading Locate Faults With the Leakseeker-89R
Category Archives: tool hacks
Turning an ATX PSU Into a Variable Bench Supply
Bench power supplies can sometimes be frustratingly expensive and also kind of limited. If you’re enterprising and creative, though, you can create your own bench supply with tons of features, …read more Continue reading Turning an ATX PSU Into a Variable Bench Supply
Is This The World’s Smallest Multichannel Voltmeter?
The instrument which probably the greatest number of Hackaday readers own is likely to be the humble digital multimeter. They’re cheap and useful, but they’re single-channel, and difficult to incorporate …read more Continue reading Is This The World’s Smallest Multichannel Voltmeter?
Hands On: AD409-Max Microscope
It used to be that only the most well-equipped home electronics lab had a microscope. However, with SMD parts getting smaller and smaller, some kind of microscope is almost a …read more Continue reading Hands On: AD409-Max Microscope
Students’ Leaf Blower Suppressor To Hit Retail
Electric leaf blowers are already far quieter than their gas-powered peers, but they still aren’t the kind of thing you’d like to hear first-thing on a Saturday morning. Looking to …read more Continue reading Students’ Leaf Blower Suppressor To Hit Retail
Flexures Keep This Printed Displacement Sensor In Line
When the job at hand is measuring something with micron-range precision, thoughts generally turn to a tool with a Mitutoyo or Starrett nameplate. But with a clever design and a …read more Continue reading Flexures Keep This Printed Displacement Sensor In Line
Big Server Fan Becomes Fume Extractor
[Anthony Kouttron] wanted a fume extractor for his personal electronics lab, but he didn’t like the look of the cheap off-the-shelf units that he found. Ultimately, he figured it couldn’t …read more Continue reading Big Server Fan Becomes Fume Extractor
Adaptive Chef’s Knife Provides Better Leverage
[Colleen] struggled with using a chef’s knife to cut a variety of foods while suffering from arthritis in her wrist and hand. There are knives aimed at people with special …read more Continue reading Adaptive Chef’s Knife Provides Better Leverage
Sandwizz Promises to Reinvent the Breadboard
The solderless breadboard is perhaps the electronic hobbyist’s most commonly used tool, but let’s be honest, it isn’t exactly anyone’s favorite piece of gear. Even if you’ve got an infinite …read more Continue reading Sandwizz Promises to Reinvent the Breadboard
JTAG Hacking An SSD With A Pi: A Primer
[Matthew “wrongbaud” Alt] is well known around these parts for his hardware hacking and reverse-engineering lessons, and today he’s bringing us a JTAG hacking primer that demoes some cool new …read more Continue reading JTAG Hacking An SSD With A Pi: A Primer