Touch sensor Speak&Spell AKA Transistors are awesome!
Install touch sensors into your favorite circuits using transistors.
DIY Projects
Cheap Yaris cabin air filter replacement
I’ll give dollars to donuts that Jake Von Slatt owns a Yaris because he likes to say “YAAAAAAAAAAARis” in a pirate voice. Anyhoo, Jake was tired of the ‘Yota dealership hitting him for 50 bucks to replace the factory cabin air filter, so he hacked together his own from a $5 home A/C filter and wrote a good tutorial about how to do so yourself. Take that ye scallywags!
DIY clock “Digital Defocus”
In front of the DRO is an array of lenses that allow for defocusing of the digits as they are shifted by the motor. This creates an unusual effect that can be implemented as desired in the programing. At this time the effect is randomized over the course of a single minute. The electronics clock is a real-time clock w/ battery so that when power is lost the time is retained.
Cenobite pumpkin
He does not look happy. Another gem from ExtremePumpkins.com.
Wireless RGB LED light bulb
Looking to increase his atmospheric lighting options, maker Jeroen Domburg built this wirelessly controlled RGB LED light bulb using an ATTiny44, RGB LED emitter, USB-PSU, and 433MHz RF receiver.
FX pedal proto board MAX
Build an audio circuit prototyping board that will save you time and help you retain your sanity!
CD drive scrounged junkbots
After exploring the innards of our CD drives, students in my robotics class are coming up with some clever junkbots. Here are a few of the first ones, more to come as they evolve.As the school year begins, how do you help students understand the basics of electricity, manufacturing, and creating original devices? As a student, what are the best projects for the start of the semester or school year to get you excited to go deeper and learn more?
