You may be thinking that usb charging devices use just the 5v and ground wires? Well your wrong as those devices don’t want to break the charger by drawing too much current. They require certain voltages on the 2 data lines. It took me alot of research to figure out how to configure it. If […]
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How to mount small hobby solar cells, plus a USB Solar power supply?
I looked all over the internet for a way to mount these solar cells, And only come up was ones you mount on houses. So I got a cardboard box and glue gun and tried gluing them to the piece of cardboard and it was a success! I got 19 of the 0.5v 0.8A solar […]
How to get the old Equation Editor back
In this blog I will show you where to download EQNEDT32.exe file. The Microsoft equation editor tool. It was taken out of the new versions of office and windows. To fix it and get this cool equation editor back click this link https://www.exefiles.com/en/exe/eqnedt32-exe/ Then scroll down until you see Download EQNEDT32.EXE Files (Malware-Tested 100% Clean), […]
Why vintage headphones are better than today headphones
Headphones made today goes bad and doesn’t last as long. It is because of the crap quality wire they use. It’s very thin. Why the 3.5mm to RCA cord use better wires than it. Here’s a list of symptoms of when headphone are going bad: One or two speakers only sound good when the cord […]
How to stream TV to VLC
This method works a lot better than the first method. It works with phones, windows, Linux and other devices that support HLS. Mainly in this blog post we will be streaming to VLC Player. VLC Player is available for the phone and windows. HLS stands for HTTP Live Stream. You will also use a RAM […]
How to record and stream your TV shows
In this blog post I will show you how easy simple it is to stream and record your TV shows. Also check out the new post that uses the same software but makes it compatible with VLC. What you will need? 1x EasyCap USB Video capture device. 1x RCA to 3.5mm adaptor(I recommend using your […]
Things you can do with Soundcards
There are a couple things a soundcard could come in handy for electricians. Dual channel oscilloscope and RCL meter/ The first circuit shows you a design for oscilloscope: That circuit gives an impedance <500K on CH1 and CH2. R1 and R2 adjust the voltage range. R3 and R4 is for current limiting resistors for the […]
Powering a Scanner from a power supply and battery pack at the same time
I had a 6vdc power supply laying around and John Zogg(my friend) wanted to power his scanner from both batteries and power supply. The power supply didn’t have the correct connector. So what could I possibly do to safely run it off of the batteries and power supply at the same time? So I got […]
Portable DVD player charger cord mod
When I got John zogg’s DVD player it didn’t come with the AC adapter, just the carrying case, battery and the car Cord. At first I thought that it would of charged on 12vdc, but no it has to be 9vdc. So what I did is buy a adjustable voltage regulator, heatsink and a couple […]
Diy Cigarette lighter extension cord
This do-it-yourself extension cord is simple and straight forward. The reason! Why I built it was to make my cell phone reach the outlet. I just used 2 strains of wires connected to both ends. The one I built has 3 different kinds of wires. This is because I wanted to build it out of […]
Circuit Simulator