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HOW TO – Canon EOS remote

HOW TO – Canon EOS remote

Samer writes – “I made a remote for my new Canon Digital Rebel XT/350D. It’s a wired remote, cost about $10 in parts, and works pretty well. A friend did the soldering, cause my skills are lacking in that department. The plans are from Camera Hacker, and I ordered the electronics from All Electronics (cheaper […]

HOW TO – Magno-Sniffer (Magnetic sniffer probe whistler thing using a hall effect sensor)

HOW TO – Magno-Sniffer (Magnetic sniffer probe whistler thing using a hall effect sensor)

Here’s a cool entry for the Instructables magnet contest, Pronteon writes – “Working with magnets and want a fast way to tell their NORTHs from their SOUTHs? Want to get an idea of their field shapes? Like making weeeeeeeooooooeeeeeeoooo noises? Build a Magno-Sniffer using a hall effect sensor, 555 oscillator circuit, piezo speaker, tongue depressor, […]

DIY Living room PC

DIY Living room PC

Pat writes – “I needed a case for my computer with would blend into the living room, where it would be playing MP3’s. About this time, a broken CD player came along, and an unholy marriage resulted – The PC in a CD player was born! “ – Link. Related: Free TiVo: Build a Better […]