small parts for big ideas
The LM350 is a tried and true adjustable voltage regulator. It is rugged beyond belief. Where fairly beefy step-down converters go up in smoke,…
The Timelord is a time control device that you can customize to automate practically anything. Make it. Set it. Forget it.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to:
While small solar panels are a convenient way of getting power on-the-go, and you can certainly buy them off-the-shelf at an unfair price, a little understanding of their practical setup can go a long way. This DIY solar…
Once you’ve done the initial build setup from Part 1, now we can move on to completing the battery for the solar tracker…
Are you feeling lucky? How about techy? Why not try your luck with one of these green tech projects for St. Patrick’s Day!
The Morai Motion Inline Nexus micro linear actuator is beguiling. I have shown it to a few technicians I know, and all responded as most people do when they see a new Apple product – they…
In home automation, individual controller units that respond to infrared control, light changes, temperature, motion, PIN entry or NFC/RFID scans are perfectly fine. These light-weight DIY projects are compact, simple and easily scalable. But in…
A nice and comfortable way to child proof your home using micro linear actuators and keypads involves nothing more than membrane switch keypads of the generic variant and a Morai Motion Inline Nexus micro linear actuator. Google for “4×3 membrane switch keypad”…
