Another PCB Sent to Fab
I’ve completed the design and layout for another PC board, all part of the CNC milling machine electronics cleanup project. This one is a nicer version of…
Shaking off the Rust
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve done a PC board layout. Like, probably on the order of ten years. I think I may have done…
Ampeg Bass Amp Repair Part 1
[singlepic id=276 w=320 h=240 float=left]I’ve had my uncle’s broken Ampeg SVT-4 Pro sitting down in my electronics lab for a couple of years now. The story was that…
I Want to Live in Japan
Because they have awesome retail electronics parts shops. [youtube ZKmwIBfT5U4] Be sure to watch more at Tokyo Hackerspace.
Custom Droid Car Dock
[singlepic id=237 w=320 h=240 float=right] My passion for in-car tunes goes back well over ten years, with the a half-finished (but functional) automotive MP3 player that could…
Birth of the Smoke-O-Tron Enclosure
Before… [singlepic id=149 w=300] After… [singlepic id=143 w=300] My friend Dan built the electronics for a temperature controller for his electric smoker. I figured since I have…
Opto Interrupter 101
It occurred to me that not everyone may have any idea what an opto interrupter is and does. Opto interrupters are small sensors, used to detect the…
Groove Ho(l)mes
After more work than I anticipated making the Y homing sensor mounting block and making a bracket and sensor setup for the Z axis, tearing down half…
Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
Unfortunately, back in October, I discovered that my level of conversion kit for my mill did not include the hardware for home sensors for each axis. Everything…
Pendant Links
So I don’t lose these links, here are some fancy advanced pendants that someone has implemented for EMC2, along with the underlying software necessary. I have already…
USB Host Mode on Motorola Droid
It’s good to note that someone’s been making some progress getting USB host mode to work on the Droid… I have a few ideas for things to…
Progress
So the CNC conversion is really not quite done, even though I’ve been using the machine to create parts. Still lots of cleanup, fine tuning, and other…
First Metal!
I made my first part out of aluminum last evening. I’ve been slowly designing the electronics enclosure, and I needed a means to mount and cool the…
Big Ostentatious Power Switch – Experiment #1
I’ve been starting to think about making an enclosure for my friend Mike’s UCD400 amplifier kit. I want to use my new CNC toy, obviously, and make…