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CueCat Hacking
2007-03-06 18:38:02 I bought 3 nice, new, and almost shiny CueCat s in a package deal from eBay. As far as a tutorial for hacking CueCats, here goes.read more More About: Hack , King
MSNTV2 Close-up
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Here's a better shot of the MSNTV2. Note: I added an old heatsink to the Northbridge, as it tends to run warm. More About: Close , Close-up , Close up
RGB Leds
2007-03-06 18:38:02 I recently got my packet of 50 RGB LEDs, and free 50 current-limiting resistors to go along with it, direct from China. read more
Cake Rolls 2-for-1 Special?
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Apparently, if you speak French, you get 2 cake rolls, and when you speak English, you get only 1. That's not very fair, is it? More About: Cake , Roll , Special
SparkFun FT232RL Breakout Board
2007-03-06 18:38:02 This little guy will be making his appearance in some future electronics projects read more More About: Fun , Break , Board , Park , Spark
WRTSL54GS Antenna Replacement
2007-03-06 18:38:02 This photo shows you the location of the solder points for the antenna. The "tip", or center of the antenna wire, is a little longer than the braided shield, and is soldered to the point marked "Tip". The shield is just soldered together onto the portion marked "Shield". read more More About: Men , Place , Cement , Antenna , Lace
C64 Direct-to-TV Joystick
2007-03-06 18:38:02 This is my new, snazzy Commodore 64 Dire ct -to-TV 30-in-1-games joystick. I ran it, played some games, now it's time to hack it up! read more More About: Stick , Tick , Rect
Lightning-Activated Camera Shutter Trigger
2007-03-06 18:38:02 This circuit is used to trigger a camera's electronic shutter circuit when a flash of lightning is present. This circuit would also work for photographing fireworks displays or other events involving flashes of light. It uses a photo-darlington sensor that looks through the viewfinder, and triggers the camera when the light is bright enough. read more More About: Camera , Lightning , Light , Shutter , Shut
LVTTL (0/3.3v) to RS-232 (+/-12v) Adapter
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Here's the quickest hack in the history of MSNTV2 hacking. 1x Spark Fun Electronics "Shifter"1x Floppy Drive Power Cable (from an old power supply) read more More About: Adapter
Car Alarm Interface (Work In Progress)
2007-03-06 18:38:02 I bought the CodeAlarm CA-145 off eBay for a reasonable price, but since I just installed a better, more expensive alarm system, and since the CA-145 is an "expansion pack", not a system by itself, I figured I could hack around with it a bit :) It came with a nice multi-tone siren, a 2-way remote, and a receiver for the remote, so I figure I can delve into the wild world of PIC microcontrollers by starting off with an interface between the input/output lines of my installed car alarm, a PIC, and the 2-way interface for the remote. More on this page as it happens :) More About: Inter , Work , Prog , Face
Arduino: Barcode Scanner (Work In Progress)
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Ok, here I have a Symbol LT-1780 handheld barcode scanner. It has an RJ-45 cable with a 9-pin end (Not RS-232). I took an old RS-232 plug and put that on the end of the cable, and used that to wire it up to the Arduino. Pics Soon. read more More About: Work , Code , Prog , Cann , Progress
New Goods
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Ok, so not really a project, but just to show off, here's the newest addition to the party going on in my camera bag. read more More About: Goods , Good
Breadboard Power Supply
2007-03-06 18:38:02 Here's my "partially-assembled-and-disassembled-for -the-photo" breadboard power supply. It comes as a kit from SparkFun Electronics read more More About: Power , Board , Read , Bread , Brea
How to: Fix a rear door that won't lock [Corsica]
2007-03-06 18:38:02 These instructions are for a 1991-1996 Chevrolet Corsica, the instructions are similar for a pre-1991 Corsica, with the exception of the removal of the door panel. read more More About: How To , Hat , That , Rear , Door
How to: Replace an AC Compressor from a GM 3100 engine
2007-03-06 18:38:02 These instructions are for any GM car with the 3100 engine, with air conditioning. (Engine code: M) These engines are found in the 1994-1996 Chevrolet Corsica, among other cars and years. read more More About: How To , Press , Comp , Place
Multi-colored Case Lights
More articles from this author:2007-03-06 18:38:02 Well, here's the front of my recently-rennovated computer case. By 'rennovated', I mean "replaced old-and-boring blue LEDs with the multicolor color-changing LEDs of coolness. How I managed this was to:read more More About: Color , Multi , Case , Light , Lights 1, 2 |



