Rebuild of a Powerstat 136-2 Dual Gang Autotransformer
Posted on May 18th, 2014 in Electronics, Electronics Repair, Energy, High Voltage, Technology, Video
I came across a Powerstat 136b dual gang autotransformer / variac the other day at the surplus shop. These are rated at 120V @ 22 Amps per section. It was in pretty sad shape and needed a lot of rework, but autotransformers are pretty handy pieces of equipment and it’s a real shame to leave […]
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Repairing Turnigy X900 Tricopter – Motor Mounts
Posted on April 10th, 2014 in Custom Projects, DIY CNC, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I’ve been working on a tricopter using a Turnigy X900 frame for some FPV fun-flying this year and having some fun putting that together. Unfortunately I had a bad motor and during my first test I damaged one of the fiberglass motor mounts beyond actual repair. I could (and still may) have made a home […]
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High Density WS2812B Panel Project
Posted on March 16th, 2014 in Arduino, Custom Projects, DIY Equipment, Electronics, LEDs, Lighting, Teensy, Video
The WS2812B RGB LED chip is a wonderful little device. It contains Red, Green and Blue LED elements and also a WS2811 RGB LED driver. The chip has only 4 pins. Power, Ground, Data In and Data Out and can easily be chained to another chip. With enough of these chips chained together your can […]
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3D Printed Landing Gear and Camera Mount for my DJI F550
Posted on September 29th, 2013 in 3D Printing, Custom Projects, FPV, GoPro, Multicopter, Photography, Radio Control, Science, Technology, Video
Several weeks ago I ordered a new Naza-M V2 for my DJI F550 Flame Wheel multicopter. I originally had the DJI Wookong-M controller but had to sell that. The Naza v2 has all of the stability of that more expensive model and works great. Another feature I wanted to add was a brushless stabilized camera […]
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Building a 3D Printer for a Friend
Posted on April 5th, 2013 in 3D Printing, Custom Projects, DIY Anodizing, DIY CNC, Science, Technology, Video
Partway through building my own 3D Printer my friend Addidis no (Google+) expressed interest in having his own so I offered to put a hardware kit together for him as long as he covered the material costs and thus began the process of cloning my OB1.4 3D printer (designed by Wired1 on Thingiverse) in black […]
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