Category Archives: Electronics

Laser Tape Measure

I got one of the little Bosch laser tape measure devices as a gift for the holidays. It’s an impressive little device, and is remarkably accurate. I’m curious how it makes the measurement, because the timing requirements to directly measure … Continue reading

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Customizing a Smart Plug – Part 2

In the first part of this endeavor, I opened up a some Wyze Plug Outdoor units, and reprogrammed the ESP32 inside with my own control code. These units have been working really well, and I wanted to add some of … Continue reading

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Holiday Ornament

A quick photo of some holiday ornaments I made this year. The boards use RGB LEDs, silkscreen, and gold plating for decoration. The batteries will run it for more than 100 hours of continuous runtime. Made for some good little … Continue reading

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Measuring Mechanical Clock Accuracy

A little while back I was given one of my great grandmother’s mechanical clocks, which appears to be a Seth Thomas from (as best as I can tell) 1906. I remember this clock sitting on the mantle as a kid, … Continue reading

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Quick Fiber Optics Tip

I was recently having a conversation with a colleague about doing some troubleshooting on a fiber optic network connection he was working on, and was looking for a way to verify light was actually making it down the fiber. There … Continue reading

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