Category Archives: Projects

Tri-fuel Generator Conversion

Posted on 2019-11-09 by Nigel VH

I’ve had a cheap Predator generator from Harbor Freight for a few years now. They’re cheap, and handy to have for camping/remote projects like Black Rock, or more locally, keeping the lights on, furnace blowing, and fridge cold if the … Continue reading →

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Shed Solar Panels

Posted on 2019-09-21 by Nigel VH

A local friend recently was doing some work upgrading some solar panels at a remote site he has, and offered me the older panels that weren’t optimized for his setup. I decided I’d pick them up and mount them on … Continue reading →

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2019 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2019-06-02 by Nigel VH

2019’s launch included a single balloon which reached 101,433 feet. The flight carried carried a number of student payloads, the 900MHz voice telemetry system, a commercial APRS tracker board, my custom IRIS board, as well as a Raspberry Pi Zero … Continue reading →

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Brothers 2019

Posted on 2019-04-28 by Nigel VH

The weather again chose not to cooperate this year for our regular venture down to Black Rock for the UW rocketry class. However instead of cancelling altogether, we were able to adjust our plans and visit a launch site in … Continue reading →

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LitePlacer Pick and Place

Posted on 2019-04-06 by Nigel VH

I end up doing a number of PCB designs for various projects. Most are small one offs that aren’t a huge problem to assemble by hand, but there are instances where I have multiple to build, or large boards with … Continue reading →

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