Soldering/desoldering tools Projects

DC Boarduino (Arduino Clone) Kit

DC Boarduino (Arduino Clone) Kit

If you’ve ever struggled to use a solderless breadboard with an Arduino, you understand how frustrating it can be! The Boarduino clone acts just like an Arduino, and works with...

Posted by Nick Brenn

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Circuit Skills:     LED Color Organ

Circuit Skills: LED Color Organ

Long before the dawn of digital music, folks employed the power of the electric color organ (aka “light organ”) to add some synced visuals to their hi-fi experience. Schematics for...

Posted by Mark de Vinck

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Circuit Skills: Surface Mount Devices

Circuit Skills: Surface Mount Devices

This project by Collin uses a familiar schematic — the light-sensitive oscillator (aka “phototheremin”) as originally described in Forrest Mims’ book Timer, Op Amp and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects. Once...

Posted by Mark de Vinck

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Living Room Baja Buggies

Living Room Baja Buggies

Do you like radio-controlled (R/C) cars? Do you like the desert, but hate the heat? Well, sit down and kick back as you engage in the excitement of Living Room...

Posted by John Mouton

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Pixelmusic 3000

Pixelmusic 3000

In 1976, Atari introduced Atari Video Music, a plugged-in music visualizer designed by Pong creator Bob Brown that bridged the yawning gap between consumers’ stereos and their TV sets. The...

Posted by Tarikh Korula

Categories: Hacks, Music | 1 Comment


Hacking the Brain Machine

Hacking the Brain Machine

This is an alternate build of the Brain Machine from the Maker Shed. I really like the Brain Machine, but I wanted to make a version that does not mount...

Posted by Mark de Vinck

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