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When [Carl] Says Jump, PCBs say “How High?”
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/when-carl-says-jump-pcbs-say-how-high/
We’ve noticed that [Carl Bugeja] likes flexible PCBs. His latest exploit is to make PCB-based springs that combine with some magnets to create little devices that jump. We aren’t sure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/when-carl-says-jump-pcbs-say-how-high/)
Fix Old Caps, But Keep That “Can Capacitor” Look
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/fix-old-caps-but-keep-that-can-capacitor-look/
Vintage electronics and capacitor replacements tend to go hand-in-hand. Why? Because electrolytic capacitors just don’t last, not the way most other components do, anyway. It’s one thing to swap old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/fix-old-caps-but-keep-that-can-capacitor-look/)
Dan Maloney and I were talking about the chess robot arm that broke a child’s finger during the podcast, and it turns out that we both have extreme respect for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/demonstrate-danger-safely/)
[Marek] has an impressive collection of old Soviet-style Geiger counters. These are handy tools to have in some specific situations, but for most of us they would be curiosities. Even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/hackaday-prize-2022-soviet-geiger-counter-gets-wifi/)
When Datamedia announced their new DT80 terminal as a VT100 killer back in 1979, they were so confident of its reliability, they threw in a full one-year warranty. Now, decades …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/re-reclaimed-from-nature-resurrecting-a-dt80-terminal/)
USB Drive Keeps Your Secrets… As Long As Your Fingers Are Wet?
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/usb-drive-keeps-your-secrets-as-long-as-your-fingers-are-wet/
[Walker] has a very interesting new project: a completely different take on a self-destructing USB drive. Instead of relying on encryption or other “visible” security features, this device looks and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/usb-drive-keeps-your-secrets-as-long-as-your-fingers-are-wet/)