Like many hackers, [Matthias Wandel] has a penchant for measuring the world around him, and quantifying the goings-on in his home is a bit of a hobby. And so when …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/using-homebrew-coils-measure-mains-current-and-taking-the-circuit-breaker-challenge/)

Making a Car Key From a Ratcheting Wrench
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/making-a-car-key-from-a-ratcheting-wrench/

Car keys these days are remarkably complex beasts. Covered in buttons and loaded with security transponders, they often cost hundreds of dollars to replace if you’re unlucky enough to lose …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/making-a-car-key-from-a-ratcheting-wrench/)

Massive Cleaning Effort Saves Acid-Drenched Atari
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/massive-cleaning-effort-saves-acid-drenched-atari/

Anyone who’s ever had to deal with the aftermath of a leaking battery knows how much damage such a failure can cause. Degrading batteries leak corrosive chemicals that eat away …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/massive-cleaning-effort-saves-acid-drenched-atari/)

Successfully Crowdfunded Hardware: Everything Behind The Scenes
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/successfully-crowdfunded-hardware-everything-behind-the-scenes/

Crowdfunding hardware has its own unique challenges, and [Uri Shaked] wrote a fascinating report that goes into excellent detail about his experience bringing a crowdfunded hardware project to life. [Uri]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/successfully-crowdfunded-hardware-everything-behind-the-scenes/)

Hackaday Links: September 12, 2021
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/hackaday-links-september-12-2021/

The last thing an astronaut or cosmonaut on the International Space Stations wants to hear from one of their crewmates is, “Do you smell plastic burning?” But that’s apparently what happened …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/hackaday-links-september-12-2021/)

Overengineering A Smart Doorbell
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/overengineering-a-smart-doorbell/

Fresh from the mediaeval splendour of the Belgian city of Gent, we bring you more from the Newline hacker conference organised by Hackerspace Gent. [Victor Sonck] works at the top …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/overengineering-a-smart-doorbell/)

Documentation is Hard, Let the SkunkWorks Project Show You How to Do It Well
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/documentation-is-hard-let-the-skunkworks-project-show-you-how-to-do-it-well/

Documentation can be a bit of a nasty word, but it’s certainly one aspect of our own design process that we all wish we could improve upon. As an award-winning …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/12/documentation-is-hard-let-the-skunkworks-project-show-you-how-to-do-it-well/)

How the PS5’s Genuinely Clever Adaptive Triggers Work
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/13/how-the-ps5s-genuinely-clever-adaptive-triggers-work/