Dirkus writes – “This altoids tin can help you replace an Xbox’s hard drive without any pesky modifications to the Xbox. It reads the EEPROM off in a fraction of a second, so you can feed it to whatever Xbox drive restoring/locking program you’re using and drop a new drive in the console and get […]
Looking for a good soldering iron? Check out the suggestions from other Makers out there, seems like Weller is a fave’ – Link.
Bob posted up a follow up to the previous PCB post – his photo resist PCB process – “Don’t be scared away with this method. It’s easy! The only thing I do different is I use regular ordinary fluorescent lights ($8.00 at WalMart for a small fixture with bulb). Exposure times go from 90 seconds […]
Laser transmitter from Electronics Australia – “Laser based projects used to be expensive, until the development of solid state lasers. This project is designed for the entry level laser experimenter. The circuit allows any two computers with serial (RS-232) communication capability to communicate over 200 meters using a laser beam. A low cost transmitter only […]
Alan writes “This article goes through the steps required to photo etch your own copper clad circuit boards. There is a relatively small amount of hardware that is required and the steps are quite simple. If you have done the toner transfer method in the past why not move to the next level?” – Link.
Finally, a high powered PIC controlled marshmallow gun – “This device uses a PIC12F629 to create a burst of 30 high voltage pulses. The PIC activates a 1000 volt N-Chan FET driving a standard ignition coil. After the ignition, the PIC goes dormant until activated again. Most of the electronics, including the battery and momentary […]
Utah Nature has a how to on making a LED emergency light – “This LED array uses 15 LEDs housed in a 1 inch PVC connector. Each LED has its own 100 ohm resistor to limit the current and reduce the voltage. The LEDs have a 20 degree light dispersion resulting in a beam much […]
