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Christmas Tree Watering Sensor

Posted on 2025-08-23 by Nigel VH

Last year I saw a friend of mine, Kenneth at thelifeofkenneth.com, had a clever idea where he made a little blinking indicator with a 555 timer and a float switch to let you know when you needed to add water … Continue reading →

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Pacific Northwest Aurora

Posted on 2024-05-11 by Nigel VH

With the anticipated Aurora being visible, I decided to head out to a dark area on Camano Island to try and get a better view. On initial arrival, I really couldn’t see much, but over the course of the evening, … Continue reading →

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Automatic Transfer Switch

Posted on 2022-11-15 by Nigel VH

After a recent conversation with a friend regarding some datacenter equipment that had only a single power supply, I was curious about building a simple Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) that would accept two separate AC inputs, and provide a redundant … Continue reading →

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GOES West HRIT Reciever

Posted on 2019-08-21 by Nigel VH

In the past I’ve posted about my experiments in receiving the image broadcasts from the POES polar orbiting weather satellites. These satellites are an interesting resource and have had a low barrier to entry for a long time, being able … Continue reading →

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