A big well done to everybody who took part in the Spring Clean competition this year, it has been great seeing so many amazing projects.
Let’s do a quick recap of the challenge and the prizes, then get right into announcing the winners.
Challenge Requirements
Complete an electronics project which was previously incomplete or non-functioning in some way and submit it here on the community. Originality, innovation and technical merit are all potential factors taken into consideration.
The Prizes
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Don't worry if a prize is out of stock in your region or does not have the right plug for you. We can ship from global stocks, include a plug adaptor, or find a local equivalent of a prize.
It is always difficult to select the winners for each competition and with so many fantastic submissions that is absolutely the case for this year’s contest. In fact, there were so many we have created a fourth additional Runner Up spot.
After much deliberation, here are our 2026 Spring Clean competition winners!
The Winners
1st Place Prize Winner
Oday - Meet Bowie! The Printed Circuit Bowtie
2nd Place Prize Winners
colporteur - A Repair Turns Into An Overhaul
proccyboi - Sydney Rail Network Live Map
Runners Up Prize Winners
KieferD17 - Big Bot Billy Bass
arvindsa - Replacing an Aging Cochlear Implant Battery Carry Box
Braydenmoo - Spring Clean Compact Power Supply
Congratulations to the winners - I'll be in touch to confirm your prize choices and assist with shipping 
An honorable mention also goes to abtAmit , arvindsa and fyaocn for submitting multiple projects. Every project is judged on its own merits but that is some serious spring cleaning!
Every project deserves recognition so I will be sharing a round-up next week of every project submitted.
With the Spring Clean competition over for another year, watch out for the next Project14 competition coming soon which is the winner of the Project14 poll - Make A Connection, create a project that sends a message or signal...
