Electronics

Projects using electronic components and circuits

View the blog post for Be quiet silent loop water cooler fail

Be quiet silent loop water cooler fail

Be quiet silent loop water cooler failed after only a few months

15 October 2018 2 min read


View the blog post for Testing 18650 Li-ion Batteries

Testing 18650 Li-ion Batteries

Buying cheap 18650 Li-ion batteries from eBay and testing their performance.

11 May 2017 2 min read


View the blog post for HP MediaSmart EX475 VGA Port Mod and Linux Install

HP MediaSmart EX475 VGA Port Mod and Linux Install

Adding a VGA port to an HP MediaSmart EX475 home server and installing Linux

19 February 2017 6 min read


View the blog post for CIF CF02 Reflow Oven Upgrade to Zallus Learning Controller

CIF CF02 Reflow Oven Upgrade to Zallus Learning Controller

Adding a Zallus Learning Controller to our CIF CF02 Reflow Oven to give Android tablet control of the reflow process

09 December 2016 11 min read


View the blog post for 10Mhz Frequency Standard Distribution Project

10Mhz Frequency Standard Distribution Project

Creating a 10Mhz Rubidium Frequency Standard with an SMA distribution board

04 September 2016 8 min read


View the blog post for CIF Relflow oven forced air cooling fan addon

CIF Relflow oven forced air cooling fan addon

Adding forced air cooling to our CIF Reflow oven

23 April 2016 6 min read


View the blog post for 5uH LISN Tester Project

5uH LISN Tester Project

Building a 5uH Line Impedance Stabilization Network Tester Project

16 April 2016 3 min read


View the blog post for ESP8266 Mains Energy Monitor

ESP8266 Mains Energy Monitor

Building a custom ESP8266-based Wi-Fi mains electric and gas monitoring system

01 January 2016 8 min read


View the blog post for Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation

Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation

Replacing our old dumb central heating controller with a Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen and Hot Water Installation

04 December 2015 8 min read


View the blog post for Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2

Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2

Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors

30 November 2015 13 min read


View the blog post for Mastervolt Soladin 600 Optical Interface Noise Fail

Mastervolt Soladin 600 Optical Interface Noise Fail

Trying to add an optical interface to our Mastervolt Soladin 600 solar mains inverter but had problems with unwanted RF noise from the inverter

11 November 2015 4 min read


View the blog post for USB MultiComms Part Four Case

USB MultiComms Part Four Case

Putting everything together in an enclosure and making custom front panels.

11 November 2015 4 min read


View the blog post for USB MultiComms Part Three UART Board

USB MultiComms Part Three UART Board

Designing an isolated USB to UART interface.

11 November 2015 4 min read


View the blog post for USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board

USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board

Designing an isolated USB to RS232 interface.

31 October 2015 6 min read


View the blog post for USB MultiComms Part One USB Board

USB MultiComms Part One USB Board

Designing a modular serial interface for RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI and JTAG.

15 October 2015 3 min read


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