AC/PC cooling mod
You may have already seen this floating around the mod sites of the InterTubes: a PC cooling solution built from an old air conditioner window unit. AC Liquid CPU Chiller – [via] Link
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NASA Workmanship pictorial reference
NASA has a “Workmanship” section of their site to “illustrate some of the reasons behind NASA’s workmanship and process requirements. The pictures contained in these pages are actual images of space flight hardware that failed during testing (primarily during vibration or thermal cycle environmental tests). The troubleshooting and repairs necessary to restore the hardware to […]
Knee dynamo could solve energy crisis
This “knee dynamo” taps your normal walking movement to charge your mobile devices. The device uses the motion of your leg swinging forward at the beginning of your stride to generate power. Now you really don’t have any excuse for missing an important call because your phone was out of juice. Knee Dynamo [via]. Link
LED Motorcycle Tail Light
Here is how to make an LED brake light for your motorcycle. It doesn’t have detailed schematics, but there is a nice photo gallery of the build process. There are several advantages to using LED’s according to the author: Instant-on – There is no filament to heat up, so the light comes on immediately. This […]
One shot 555 timer
Finkbuilt has very detailed instructions on building a one-shot 555 timer. The article is full of diagrams and pictures of the circuit building process. This is a great read for anyone interested in the famous 555 timer. – Link Related: Electronics projects @ MAKE – Link. 555 timer projects @ MAKE – Link. 555 timer […]
HOW TO – LED firefly pendant
Instructables user clamoring made this fantastic LED firefly pendant using both stained glass and electronics techniques, plus a great tutorial for putting it all together – Link.
Wii Twilight Hack
A demo of the first Wii ELF loader is now available for download, thanks to bushing, Segher, and tmbinc. It takes advantage of the Twilight Princess savegame overflow from a couple of weeks ago, but now there’s something more substantial for people to try out on their own hardware. Had my Wii not been stolen, […]