Category Archives: HOW-TO

Reverse Shoplifting

Posted on 2019-06-24 by M. Eric Carr

Engineers love gadgets. Sometimes, we even anthropomorphize them a bit and get attached to pieces of vintage gear that we don’t really use anymore. The lure of the New And Shiny is strong, yes, but there’s something about the glow … Continue reading →

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Homemade Capacitors

Posted on 2019-01-26 by M. Eric Carr

Making a working homemade capacitor with mica, aluminum foil, and a 3D printer. Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Printing, Analog, Components, Electronics, HOW-TO, Mad Science, Science, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Pointers in BASIC

Posted on 2018-05-29 by M. Eric Carr

Pointers, in BASIC. Yes, really — dynamic memory allocation and all! Continue reading →

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DIY Ionic charging

Posted on 2018-04-24 by M. Eric Carr

Charging the Fitbit Ionic without the charging cable.
(TL;DR: The center pin is 5V; the outer two are Ground.) Continue reading →

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