How a dimmer switch works - diacs and triacs
Reviving a foot dimmer switch and learning about the operation of diacs and triacs in the process.
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Resurecting a pair of bluetooth earbuds
Reviving small electronics by opening them up and forcing the battery back to charge.
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Designing a simple object from scratch: two-minute timer
The details of my latest short project, where I design and 3D-print the case and create a PCB on a protoboard for a two-minute timer.
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Using Blender for editing STL 3D‑print models
A few tips & tricks on how to use blender effectively to produce valid STL files for 3D‑printing that I learned while creating models for tools I want to give to my kids.
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OVH apache logs fetch and analysis
A bit of a meta entry where we build a tool to fetch OVH apache logs, analyze the blog's logs and filter them to get a more realistic user count.
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MIDI to SN76489 to chip music, part 3: putting it all together
It is now time to take this project to the next level: soldering 4 chips to a protoboard, adding an Arduino, a mixing circuit, putting it all into a box, and making music! Finally!.
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