07 April 2020 5,096 views
Modifying a new eBay USB data cable for a Yaesu VX-6 radio which was sending wrong voltages to the radio and other missing parts from the circuit
29 March 2020 4,505 views
After spending far too long looking for components and parts, I wrote a component inventory manager called PartFinder and released it as open source for anyone to download and use
28 March 2020 13,184 views
Teardown of an Amazon Echo Flex smart plug which listens to your commands via the Alexa service and replies using a very tiny speaker
17 March 2020 2,831 views
Antennas vaporising, telephone sockets launching across the room. What happens when lightning strikes a house?
11 March 2020 3,580 views
Modifying a Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver to add a remote control 12-volt output
28 February 2020 15,064 views
Fixing a blue flashing LED problem on our Synology DiskStation DS411+II NAS drive due to a bug with the Intel Atom C2538 processor
22 January 2020 2,032 views
Check your data backups regularly. Don't wait until you need them and find out your backup system has failed
15 January 2020 8,487 views
An unfortunate VR accident involving my 55-inch Sony Bravia TV created a perfect opportunity for a tear-down.
30 December 2019 2,414 views
Keeping history alive by collecting old photos of my hometown of Swanage
03 December 2019 22,437 views
Teardown of the Amazon Echo Input and trying to extract the firmware
29 November 2019 2,608 views
The steps we take when designing a new product to sell
21 November 2019 3,804 views
Creating new low-profile 12V battery testers to monitor sealed lead acid batteries
04 October 2019 2,173 views
Looking at ways to reduce electricity consumption, help the environment and save some money.
02 October 2019 2,646 views
Adding an internal power supply to our Aim-TTi TF930 3GHz Frequency Counter
02 October 2019 3,995 views
Building a wooden storage rack for the hand tools in our workshop.
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Welcome to my blog, here you will find my projects and other things. I make websites and manufacturer and sell expansion boards for the Raspberry Pi range of computers.
You can see where I live on my local community website, Virtual Swanage.