When lightning strikes
17 March 2020 9 min read
Antennas vaporising, telephone sockets launching across the room. What happens when lightning strikes a house?
All projects and posts - page 7
Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver 12V Remote Output Mod
11 March 2020 4 min read
Modifying a Pioneer SX-N30 Stereo Receiver to add a remote control 12-volt output
Synology DiskStation DS411+II Repair - Blue Flashing LED
28 February 2020 5 min read
Fixing a blue flashing LED problem on our Synology DiskStation DS411+II NAS drive due to a bug with the Intel Atom C2538 processor
The importance of checking your data backups
22 January 2020 5 min read
Check your data backups regularly. Don't wait until you need them and find out your backup system has failed
Sony Bravia 55XE90 KD-55XE9005 Teardown VR Damage
15 January 2020 6 min read
An unfortunate VR accident involving my 55-inch Sony Bravia TV created a perfect opportunity for a tear-down.
Collecting old photos of my hometown of Swanage
30 December 2019 3 min read
Keeping history alive by collecting old photos of my hometown of Swanage
Amazon Echo Input Teardown
03 December 2019 7 min read
Teardown of the Amazon Echo Input and trying to extract the firmware
Developing a new product to sell
29 November 2019 7 min read
The steps we take when designing a new product to sell
12V SLA Battery Testers
21 November 2019 3 min read
Creating new low-profile 12V battery testers to monitor sealed lead acid batteries
Trying to Save Power and Lower our Energy Bills
04 October 2019 8 min read
Looking at ways to reduce electricity consumption, help the environment and save some money.
Aim-TTi TF930 3GHz Frequency Counter Internal PSU
02 October 2019 3 min read
Adding an internal power supply to our Aim-TTi TF930 3GHz Frequency Counter
Workshop Tool Storage Rack
02 October 2019 3 min read
Building a bespoke oak and pine wooden storage rack for the hand tools in our workshop.
New Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereomicroscope
25 September 2019 4 min read
We have a new microscope, a Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereo microscope
Oculus Rift broken Cable repair attempt
18 September 2019 5 min read
Trying and failing to repair the cable which connects the headset to the computer for my Oculus Rift virtual reality system
New C.I.F FT 03 Batch reflow oven
05 September 2019 5 min read
Our old reflow oven finally died so we ordered a new C.I.F FT 03 Batch reflow oven