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	<title>Steve's Junk &#187; electronics</title>
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	<description>A showcase of Steven Mackaay's stuff</description>
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		<title>Building a quadrature generator with a PIC10F222</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I need to start my new project with my digital RTJ gage and in order to do so I need to use the quadrature decoder chip LS7166. I could use the actual encoder I&#8217;m going to use for the project &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2012/01/08/building-a-quadrature-generator-with-a-pic10f222/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Electronics lab on the cheap</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/12/11/electronics-lab-on-the-cheap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, for those of you who don&#8217;t know me, I&#8217;m a total cheapskate. I hate paying good money for good things and wind up buying lots of crap for lots of money. Over the years I&#8217;ve seen the question asked &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/12/11/electronics-lab-on-the-cheap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Old photocopiers and you!</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2011/07/21/old-photocopiers-and-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a company that shares a parking lot with out company sells and distributes photocopier services. One day I was told about a whole bunch of photocopiers that were just sitting there. Deciding to take the plunge and rip through them the &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2011/07/21/old-photocopiers-and-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>55g servo drawing.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/06/20/55g-servo-drawing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone that needs the drawing for a 55g servo, here we go. It&#8217;s been some time since I&#8217;ve updated but never fear, more boring stuff is to be posted soon heres is a link to the actual PDF if &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/06/20/55g-servo-drawing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coolant mixture sensor (psuedo-refractometer)</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/03/15/coolant-mixture-sensor-psuedo-refractometer/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/03/15/coolant-mixture-sensor-psuedo-refractometer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coolant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/03/15/coolant-mixture-sensor-psuedo-refractometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Long time no post. Machining and trying to get back on my feet.</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;m not really &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2010/02/08/long-time-no-post-machining-and-trying-to-get-back-on-my-feet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Ver.(Eleventy Billion Jillion) a la rotational</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;m simply happy that it works. I guess &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2009/03/02/viscometer-vereleventy-billion-jillion-a-la-rotational/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The LED Clock</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/the-led-clock/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/the-led-clock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, for the past little while, I&#8217;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. &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/11/the-led-clock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Rotary Strain Gage update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/03/viscometer-rotary-strain-gage-update/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/12/03/viscometer-rotary-strain-gage-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It hasn&#8217;t been long since my last update about this thing but I&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/12/03/viscometer-rotary-strain-gage-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Torque Coupling Update</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/24/torque-coupling-update/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/24/torque-coupling-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;ve discovered that the motor is far too &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/24/torque-coupling-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Viscometer Board</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/11/04/new-viscometer-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my design finally came to fruition from AP Circuits and I can say I&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/11/04/new-viscometer-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working on yet another stormer viscometer board. :(</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, For the last week or so I&#8217;ve been developing a new viscometer board. Sloppy as it is, it&#8217;s a jump ahead from the last board in terms of overall inputs allowed. I used the 68PLCC package PIC18F6680 in this &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/27/working-on-yet-another-stormer-viscometer-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repaired an abraser the other day</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://smackaay.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s an abraser you ask? Well, it&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/26/repaired-an-abrader-the-other-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finished another PCB for the Viscometer</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;m kind of proud of it, it works real slick just like the last &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/10/03/finished-another-pcb-for-the-viscometer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viscometer Report &#8211; Aug 6 2008</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/08/07/viscometer-report-aug-6-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The lamp I&#8217;ve been saying I was going to build</title>
		<link>http://smackaay.com/2008/07/05/the-lamp-ive-been-saying-i-was-going-to-build/</link>
		<comments>http://smackaay.com/2008/07/05/the-lamp-ive-been-saying-i-was-going-to-build/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smackaay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://smackaay.com/2008/07/05/the-lamp-ive-been-saying-i-was-going-to-build/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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