boy snow bird
This was on my nook from my daughter. Interesting start but geographically fanciful version of the Worcester area. I wasn’t sure what to expect but a book about mixed… Read more »
Chevy Volt 2012 vs 2017
I upgraded my 2012 Volt for a 2017 Volt today. The Volt is the best car I have ever owned and the decision to get a new one was… Read more »
LED Slide Projector Retrofit Part 2: Fail
The basic problem is the COB LED I used is too large to focus well. I could solve it with various optical techniques. The first thing I tried was to… Read more »
LED Slide Projector Retrofit
I got an old slide projector last year to display some moving gears for a steampunk event downtown. It uses a 200 watt projector bulb and gets quite hot. Inspired… Read more »
FPV Crossband Video Repeater
The basic idea is to extend the range and effectiveness behind obstructions of FPV video for my smaller racing quads. I use a tiny 1.3 GHZ transmitter on the… Read more »
Prescription Fat Shark Lenses
I had been using the “diopter kit” from Fat Shark but it only comes in -2, -4, -6 and I am like a -5 so it helped but never got… Read more »
Retro Transmitter Retrofit (Part 1)
Click here for Part 2 The idea is to take an old FM transmitter and replace it with modern electronics to make a usable every day TX for quadcopter use…. Read more »
Solar Production November 2015
Mostly a placeholder to keep some graphs as the Enphase site doesn’t keep them long.
Books From the 80s
Recorded in a journal: Kafka The Trial 10/1/1986 Tao of Pooh 10/1/1986 Kafka The Castle 10/1/1986 Heinlin The Cat Who Walked Through Walls 1/1/1987 Camus The Stranger 2/1/1987 Gibson… Read more »
Lithium Charging Curve
This is the first charge of the new battery pack using the cells from the Chevy Volt. Generally it charged perfectly except that it never reached the Vhi cutoff voltage… Read more »