Category Archives: Electronics

Cacti Poller Issues

Posted on 2014-05-11 by Nigel VH

Cacti has proven to be a pretty useful tool in my experience, but recently, one of my installations seemed to be plagued with random graph drop outs. I’d not seen this sort of issue before that wasn’t related to network … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi – Stratum 1 NTP Server

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Nigel VH

So, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Raspberry Pi, which is a fancy little linux computer that fits in the palm of your hand. It’s certainly not the biggest, fastest, most capable thing out there, but it’s got a … Continue reading →

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Ludicrous LEDs

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Nigel VH

A little while back I was visiting a local electronics/hobbyist store called Vetco, which has, in addition to their normally stocked new components, a selection of limited quantity new/used items they manage to get their hands on. On this particular … Continue reading →

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First Lathe Project

Posted on 2014-03-03 by Nigel VH

Recently, I posted about picking up a small lathe, and hinted at a project I had been working on, but didn’t give much info about it, so here it is. I’ve been wanting to make a custom pocket watch for … Continue reading →

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2013 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2013-06-01 by Nigel VH

Launch happened the morning of Saturday, June 1st. We had three launches spaced out during the morning and early afternoon hours from Moses Lake, WA. We were successful in recovering two of the payload strings, and received good data from … Continue reading →

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