International Repair Day is tiday on 19 October 2024 to promote and celebrate the value of fixing. International Repair Day is an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world. Be part of the global movement calling for The Right to Repair. People are celebrating the power of repair →
Depends what you want. I’d go with a microcontroller for starts so you can change it programmatically. I’d bet someone has done it with an Arduino or Pi. Here are some links to interesting looking projects. Those circuits operate mostly at safe low voltages and control low power LEDs. The same ideas can be used →
Why??? They are so cheap these days compared to what they used to cost, why would you even bother to build your own fixtures? You will have more invested in parts and time then just buying them outright. I did build some disco lights in 1990′s. Nowadays you can buy many disco lights more cheaply →
Halloween is coming and you might think you need some scary/funny decoration for it. It’s a chance to give everyone in the neighborhood a jump scare. Here are some links ideas. Modern Halloween Decorations can be built with some Addressable LEDs, weather-resistant speakers and some other effects. 2023 Halloween Hackfest: Musical Jack-o-Lanterns Harmonize For Halloween →
Replacing or installing a ceiling light fixture is often necessary because an old fixture has worn out or you want to do a decor overhaul. The work itself is usually quite easy, though anytime you are working with electricity there is some danger. Since an incorrectly installed lamp can cause an electric shock or fire →
European ceiling lights will start to use a common plug for easy installation. Device for Connection of Luminaires (DCL) is a European standard for ceiling light fixtures introduced in 2005 and refined in 2009. The history is longer. The history of the common ceiling light plug goes longer. In Finnish apartments, for over thirty years, →
Very many battery packs are built using standard size cells inside the plastic package. When cells go bad, it is often possible to replace the cells with new one either as DIY project or have some repair company to do that. Usually my option one is to find replacement battery for devices, and if it →
Here is my newest build: Microphone wiring tester. This tester will turn on LED when microphone wiring is OK and phantom power is turned on. If there is any common problem, LED will stay off. This circuit will detect ground connected to wrong pin, broken wires that make no contact and short circuit between wires. →
After I posted my plans for XLR cable tester to Facebook audio DUY group, there was discussion on similar circuits other people has made. Steve Smith wrote (put here with his permission): “If you’re into making your own stuff, this will show up any fault with a mic cable when connected to phantom power. Three →
After the mid 90s boom in popularity glitch has become a critical part of contemporary popular esthetics. How to make Analog Video Glitches | Circuit Bending video discusses how to make unique analog “glitch” textures for your next video: Karl Klomp‘s Dirty Video Mixer is one of the best known and wide used simple circuits →