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55g servo drawing.
For anyone that needs the drawing for a 55g servo, here we go. It’s been some time since I’ve updated but never fear, more boring stuff is to be posted soon heres is a link to the actual PDF if … Continue reading
Coolant mixture sensor (psuedo-refractometer)
A bit ago I got the idea of trying to determine the mixture of coolant vs. water by detecting both light occlusion of the mixture and the wavelengths blocked / passed. This initial device is just a rough prototype that … Continue reading
Long time no post. Machining and trying to get back on my feet.
Well, it has been some time since I posted, about a month and a half or so. There have a been a number of events that have occurred in that time that have both beneficial yet disappointing. I’m not really … Continue reading
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Tagged dot peen, electronics, haas, machining, machinist, marking
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Viscometer Ver.(Eleventy Billion Jillion) a la rotational
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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Tagged diy, electronics, pic18f2620, rotary viscometer, Stormer, Stormer viscometer, viscometer
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The LED Clock
Well, for the past little while, I’ve been working on a bizarre clock made with LEDs glued into a dollar-store cookie sheet. I got the idea just out of the blue and decided that it would be fun to build. … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Personal Projects
Tagged clock, electronics, led, pic18f4685, stupid
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Viscometer Rotary Strain Gage update
It hasn’t been long since my last update about this thing but I’ve made some progress as far as making the unit into a single board. I simply used the AD7705B as I suspected it work work great for this … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, rotary viscometer, sensor, Stormer viscometer, transducer
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Torque Coupling Update
This update is a little bigger than usual since I want keep the images and text as a sort of record of what I did for future reference. For the viscometer project, I’ve discovered that the motor is far too … Continue reading
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Tagged ad7705, circuit, electrical, electronics, Stormer viscometer, viscometer, Work
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New Viscometer Board
Well, my design finally came to fruition from AP Circuits and I can say I’m quite pleased with the results. The overall appearance of it is really nice, for me at least. Interestingly enough, I had some problems and made … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, microchip, pic18f, Stormer viscometer, viscometer
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Working on yet another stormer viscometer board. :(
Well, For the last week or so I’ve been developing a new viscometer board. Sloppy as it is, it’s a jump ahead from the last board in terms of overall inputs allowed. I used the 68PLCC package PIC18F6680 in this … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, pcb, pic18f2620, pic18f6680, Stormer, Stormer viscometer, viscometer
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Repaired an abraser the other day
What’s an abraser you ask? Well, it’s a device that has two abrasive wheels that are pressed against a plate with paint on it. The idea is to determine the wear a certain coating or paint will get with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abrader, abraser, electronics, fix, Taber, Taber Abrader, Taber abraser
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Finished another PCB for the Viscometer
Well, as far as viscometers go, I could be considered an expert by now (no, not really). Today my new board arrived and I assembled it, I’m kind of proud of it, it works real slick just like the last … Continue reading
Viscometer Report – Aug 6 2008
Since the last report done on the viscometer, a great many things have changed in regards to the mechanical and electrical design of the unit. It is now a rotary viscometer instead of a paddle based unit. It operates in … Continue reading
The lamp I’ve been saying I was going to build
Well, I’ve built it, the useless yet fun, timer lamp. The idea behind the timer lamp is to have a bedside lamp that you can turn on and of but also set it to turn off after a certain amount … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, lamp, pic16f505, project, timer
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