Projects
I work on various projects pretty much constantly but only post things to this site in sporadic bursts. Expect to see a mix of electronics, craftwork, chemistry, and miscellaneous experiments on here.
Date | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | 01/15/08 | Solar Panel | I found what seemed to be a real deal on individual polysilicon solar cells, and thought that I would save some money by building my own panel. Well, I made the panel, and it works, but it sure wasn't worth the time, effort, and most importantly, money that went into it. I would definitely think twice about building my own in the future. |
 | 01/15/08 | Transistor as LED | All semiconductor junctions are photoactive to some degree. Somewhat surprisingly, a power transistor can be made to act as a (very, very inefficient) LED! |
 | 01/14/08 | Capacitor Six-Pack | It's a six-pack, but it isn't beer. |
 | 11/04/06 | Bookdrive | USB-connected FlashROM digital storage concealed inside a book. |
 | 05/22/06 | Hard Drive Stereo | The logical extension of the hard drive speaker is the hard drive stereo. Two hard drive speakers with independent volume control, 12 volt power, and an MP3 player all securely mounted on a cheap plastic cutting board. |
 | 05/22/06 | Lessons Learned: My first PCB | My experiences relating to the printed circuit I produced for my group's senior design project. |
 | 04/22/06 | Hard Drive Audio | A perversion of hard disk drive technology that allows one to play music using the R/W head position actuator as a speaker element. I showed it to one of my professors and he called it "evil." A compliment? |
 | 04/21/06 | Long-term Memory | My long term memory is a leather-bound notebook into which I transcribe concise, organized re-writes of all my notes for a term of college courses. Unlike a textbook, I can come back to this years later and instantly understand the contents, because it is in my own words. |
 | 04/21/06 | Early Rocket Fuel Trials | Old pictures of one of my first attempts at making an effective sugar-nitrate solid rocket fuel. |
 | 04/05/06 | Serial Pic Programmer, revised | A newer version of my first programmer that works for newer PICs with internal oscillators. |
