I opened Firefox and it just went off and would not restart. The power supply has failed; seems it won’t supply the load. It’s a AMD dual core something-or-other, about 3GHz I think, 4G ram and a 1G low profile Asus ENGT220 video card on a Asus MB. Asus; that’s […]
The intended purpose is for RC control with telemetry of FPV and larger planes or multi-rotors. The link is two-way; RC control to the plane and telemetry back. With a GPS module plugged in at the plane, position, speed, altitude etc. can be returned in real time to the transmitter. […]
I designed and built one of these. Everybody needs one of these. I’ve had this one on test for some time now and it’s working well. If you have a computer or other electrical device running 24/7, out of the way in a corner or back room, what happens when […]
Yesterday was one of the hottest days we’ve had so far this summer and my laptop was getting very hot running the PCB CAD. I’ve tried a cooler pad before which was rubbish so I decided to solve the problem properly. Where the laptop always sits I made two […]
Update July 2019: I tried to use it again – I should have known better. This thing is a piece of crap. The designer of the user interface was either under orders and prevented from making a useful product or was a complete moron. As a device that you should […]
Just A few notes: my impression of Chinese product quality Many people currently think of product from China as a knockoff and/or rubbish. I think this will change. I heard recently that China is patenting more stuff now than the rest of the world is. It doesn’t mean it’s good […]
For some micro code development I wanted a simple serial terminal on another machine; something like Teraterm or Hyperterminal, but not windoze. I’ve had far too much trouble in the past with windoze and serial comms, and I want it to run USB to serial cables without fighting with stupid […]
A couple of weeks back mid evening I noticed that our fridge was a bit warmer than usual. A few tests showed that the thermostat was off and the control knob inside the fridge had no effect. I wired a lead to the compressor and ran it for a while […]