Category: Electronics
To some, the smell of solder is like the smell of fresh cookies. I can’t help tinkering with LEDs, microcontrollers, and computers. It’s what I’m paid to do, but also what I love to do with my free time.
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Samsung LCD monitor repair
A while back, a guy contacted me through my blog about contracting some monitor repair. He had come to acquire a bunch of LCD monitors that all had failed in similar fashion. So I took him up on his offer to repair them so he (and I) could resell them all.
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iPod jukebox (phase 1)
My projects seem to have a long gestation period, due in part to limited time, but mostly a result of procrastination. One such project that almost died on the vine was my iPod Jukebox.
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IKEA mini-kitchen mods
One of my daughter’s most beloved toys is her IKEA DUKTIG mini-kitchen. It was a gift from the grandparents, and it’s one that she’s never tired of. Iris is a lot like her mommy, and baking and cooking wonderful savory foods are some of the many things they love to do. The only problem with…
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Catastrophic Failure
A fluorescent light fixture in our house went out. After replacing the bulb, the light still didn’t turn on. So I figured I had nothing to lose by ripping apart the ballast. What I quickly discovered scared me.
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Traffic light parking assistant
I says to my wife, I says: Dear, this new project is going to bring tears to your eyes, it’s so cool! She’s shaking her head and says to me: Oh, I’m crying alright.
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Lamp repair project
My electronics inspection lamp died and I wasn’t sure why. So I set out to fix it. Check out the pictures below. Click on them for fuller descriptions of each step. Full Project Gallery:
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Bench power supply fix
This power supply belonged to my company and it died one day while we were using it. Just quit. So I took it home, tore it apart, and discovered that one pole of the power switch had failed. A replacement was in order!
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CamMate tally light indicator prototype
Quite a while ago, I made a “tally light indicator” prototype for my uncle’s CamMate. It was only a rough mockup, but functional. Here are the project highlights…
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AC outlet timer circuit
Time to get caught up on some old projects. Here’s the first of many…
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The Mystery Connector
I just got this Oral-B Sonic Complete. It has the coolest recharging dock in the world.