Videos
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YX8018 datasheet (yes, I found it in the end):
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Followup to the unboxing and examination of the eBay FA-400
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I bought this "Hakko" smoke absorber on eBay. Is it really Hakko? Or is it some cheap Chinese (or Malaysian, or Indian, or Azerbaijani - I don't mean to be racist. I love the Chinese. They're a fantastic culture) knock-off?
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I had to replace an old dimmer switch for one of our lights. The knob just turns and turns, so I though I'd tear it down and see what went wrong with it.
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Testing coin cells as a power source for the Micro Pulse Rifle.
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The smallest board I have ever produced. A small WS2812B LED strip driver for LIBus which solders directly on to the end of the LED strip.
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I thought I'd try out a really really cheap macro lens from eBay with my phone - especially for taking closeup images of circuitry. This is one of the cheapest I could find, and the Chinglish on the box was so fantastic I had to share it with you...
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The WS2812B addressable LEDs (AKA NeoPixels) are wonderful little beasts, and since they are available at low cost from China in large quantities in the form of strips it makes them ideal candidates for turning into a nice RGB digital display panel.
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WATCH IN HD OR YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO READ IT
The first glimmers of hope in the USB MSD class for chipKIT.
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A quick test of using the chipKIT Lenny to drive WS2812B LEDs. This is intended, eventually, to illuminate the warp nacelles of NCC-1701 refit models.
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Deflector Dish test using modified nacelle spinner
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A quick demo of LIBus controlled sound and lights. One looping sound playing on the right speaker. Press the button, and another sound plays on the left speaker and a signal is sent to the other board to start a blink animation on the LED.