Category Archives: Random

Fully Desk Controller

Posted on 2021-09-06 by Nigel VH

Recently I picked up a second hand Fully brand sit/stand desk and modified it with a larger table top to replace my old sitting-only desk. Unfortunately it didn’t come with the memory controller, and trying to get it back to … Continue reading →

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Roomba Troubleshooting

Posted on 2021-02-25 by Nigel VH

I picked up a Roomba I7 last year with the automatic emptying Clean Base, and have very much enjoyed having it take care of some light vacuuming regularly to take care of the house. In general it has worked very … Continue reading →

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Quick Oil Lamp Note

Posted on 2021-02-25 by Nigel VH

A family member recently passed an old oil lamp we’ve had in the family for quite a while, it had been left with old fuel in it, which had gone bad, and left some brown residue inside, which was entirely … 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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2018 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2018-05-19 by Nigel VH

The 2018 launch used a single balloon. The flight reached approximately 104,000ft in altitude, and carried carried a number of student payloads, the 900MHz voice telemetry system, a commercial APRS tracker board, my custom IRIS board. Additionally, a Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →

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