Tag Archives: diy

A crummy little servo tester and other minutia

Posted on December 14, 2009 by smackaay

The little servo tester Well, I needed a way to test all of these servos I got from EBay and I decided to spend a little time making a quick and dirty little board for doing that. It uses a … Continue reading →

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Getting closer to final completion

Posted on September 22, 2009 by smackaay

A long road behind and still some ahead, here are some pic of the viscometer in its state of completion. Now to implement the ModBUS protocol and finish up this project.

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In-Process Stormer Viscometer – Damn near complete

Posted on August 24, 2009 by smackaay

  The viscometer is nearing full completion! YAY! To mark this occasion to mark the end of a long two years, I am placing a small gallery of the almost finished product. The only thing missing is the outside cover which … Continue reading →

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Rotational Viscometer design proceeding apace

Posted on April 6, 2009 by smackaay

It’s been a while since I’ve worked at full steam on the viscometer project. Though now a long way from it’s DIY roots I am making this new version from mostly Aluminum, Phenolic, Nylon and Low Density PolyEthylene. I had … Continue reading →

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Viscometer Ver.(Eleventy Billion Jillion) a la rotational

Posted on March 2, 2009 by smackaay

Well, this has a been a long few days of work. I have created the ideal rotary viscometer in both terms of price and repeatability. Now, this idea is nothing new but I’m simply happy that it works. I guess … Continue reading →

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