Workshop ESD Anti-Static upgrades
15 February 2021 2 min read
Trying to avoid zapping electronics by adding new ESD Anti-Static matting on the bench and floor in our workshop.
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Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera on the Microscope
29 January 2021 5 min read
Adding a live video feed to our Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereomicroscope using a Raspberry Pi High-Quality Camera module and USB interface
ESP8266 Wifi RGB LED Controller
18 January 2021 2 min read
Adding RGB to all the things in the loft workshop using an ESP8266 Wifi module to make a custom RGB LED Controller
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
14 January 2021 2 min read
PC built time for the loft workshop with a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X PC build in Fractal Design Meshify S2 case
Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown
19 December 2020 8 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 4th generation smart speaker, find out how Alexa is listening to you
Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart Speaker with Clock Teardown
18 December 2020 6 min read
Teardown time with an Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation smart speaker with a built-in LED clock on the side
New Workshop Video Recording Setup
18 December 2020 5 min read
Lights, Camera, and Action in the loft workshop with our new workshop video recording setup with some powerful LED lighting panels
Workshop LED Light Panels
12 December 2020 4 min read
Building LED Light panels and brightness controllers to improve the desk lighting in our workshop for photography and video production.
Sonos Door and Window Alerts from Home Assistant
01 November 2020 5 min read
Using Zigbee door and window sensors to trigger alerts in Home Assistant to our tablets, phones and Sonos smart speakers.
Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power Consumption Mods
25 October 2020 4 min read
Modifying a Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link Power to reduce its power consumption when being used to monitor a device's energy usage
Adding 10Gb Fibre to the home network
24 October 2020 9 min read
Everyone needs some fibre in their diet and we have added more to the home network using 10Gb Fibre to connect our computers and Synology network storage devices via a MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN network switch
Back Pain with Sciatica during Lockdown
17 October 2020 18 min read
In March I damaged my lower spine when working on our allotment resulting in a herniated disk at the base of my spine pressing into the nerves causing bad pain with sciatica during covid lockdown