• DIY Animatronic 3D Printed Mouth using Arduino and Python

    Here's the assembly instructions for my 3D printed Arduino / Python controlled animatronic mouth! Contact: enquiries@willcogley.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/df57eVP Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/NilheimMechatronics Compo...
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  • Tutorial: Animatronics software to drive servos synchronous to sound.

    How to operate the software bechele2 to drive servos synchronous to sound. In this tutorial you will learn how to operate the software.
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  • How To Add A Speaker To A Raspberry Pi

    For Project Rankin to come alive, I needed it to have some level of audio, but I didn't want to plug some USB solution in or even use the on-board mini jack if I could help it, so I figured out a quick hack to get sound from the Raspberry Pi A+ ou...
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  • Fairy Light String Teardown

    Teardown and exploration of how a string of fairy lights/Christmas lights/holiday lights works. Part of the Project Rankin series that intends to build a holiday ornament powered by the AC electricity in a light strand. Watch the complete Project ...
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  • How To Convert an ATX PSU Into a Bench Power Supply

    An old ATX power supply can be a useful bench power supply with minimal modifications. In this video, I'll show you how to convert an ATX PSU into a DC bench power supply for working with electronics. This DIY lab bench power supply is part of the...
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  • How To Set Up a Raspberry Pi as a NOAA Satellite Receiver with RTL-SDR

    For Project TIROS, I'm building a briefcase-style NOAA satellite receiver using upcycled parts centered around a Raspberry Pi. In this video, I will walk you through the process of installing the necessary software components to use the RTL-SDR mo...
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  • How To Tear Down a Computer Monitor

    I need to tear down a computer monitor to use the LCD flat panel for a project. In this video, I'll walk you through the computer monitor teardown process to get the display as slim as possible while still being fully functional. This is part of a...
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  • Commodore SX-64 1541 Floppy Drive Repair

    The Commodore 1541 floppy diskette drive is notorious for breaking down. The Commodore SX-64 floppy drive is no different. As I continue my Commodore SX-64 restoration, I find that the 1541 floppy drive doesn't read diskettes any more and makes a ...
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  • Commodore SX-64 Keyboard Repair

    The Commodore SX-64 keyboard is usually the first thing to fail on these old systems. As such, I need to repair the keyboard on this SX-64 restoration. To begin, I'll need to DIY an SX-64 keyboard cable from a 25-pin serial cable. I'll use the SX-...
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  • Commodore SX-64 Blank Screen Fix

    In my quest to restore the Commodore SX-64, my first obstacle was the lack of video signal on the internal monitor. I needed to diagnose the Commodore SX-64 video signal before I would be able to move on to any other Commodore SX-64 repairs. In th...
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  • How To Build An Arduino-Controlled LED Matrix

    If you need more blinkenlights than Pin 13 can provide on its own, it's time to build an LED matrix to make the most of the few pins that you have! In this video, we'll take a look at a simple transistor-based LED matrix and how it can be driven b...
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  • How To Build An Arduino-Controlled LED Matrix

    Arduino Retro LED Matrix Handheld element14 Presents | AirborneSurfer's VCP Profile | Project Videos The matrix circuit for Project Hawthorne is a little different in that it's all NPN transistors instead of the "simpler" combination of a shift register…