What Is Your Favorite Project?

dougw

15 Oct 2022

It is common to have a favorite song from when you first got heavily interested in music.

Do you have a favorite project from when you were getting into projects?

Maybe something that provided a lot of satisfaction and still inspires you to do projects.

Please elaborate in the comments. A picture would make it even more interesting.

Maybe your favorite song inspired a project...

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Fred27 over 2 years ago +1

My favourite project isn't an electronics one. It's from when I first got into CNC machining. It's a reverse engineering of a toy I remembered from my childhood and the realisation that the consumer tools…
robogary over 2 years ago +1

Almost 10 years ago, our local robot club sponsored a robot parade at the science museum. I went a bit overboard and made a line follower into a model steam engine with a really load sound system with…
genebren over 2 years ago +1

Through the first 25 years of my career, full time work was my only project (that and raising kids). In the mid 90's my first marriage ended and I began a phase of self discovery. One of the things that…

dougw over 2 years ago in reply to rsc

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/archer-programmable-sound-generator-1835180471

That is the same AY-3-8910 that I recently resurrected for a couple of projects (great chip):

Revenge of the Synth

It Came From The Synth - Mystery Melody Medley 5

I also built an electronic doorbell way back that played a selection of sound effects. I cannot remember the chip part number, and I no longer have it because "someone" threw it away because they didn't like the cheesy sounds.

What is with people who throw out great electronics projects?
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rsc over 2 years ago

In 1980 I purchased a Radio Shack Archer Programmable Sound Generator IC

The 40-pin DIP chip came with instructions for a test circuit that was rather complicated, however, I collected a bunch of switches and pots and built the test circuit. Then I added it to a small toy piano mounting micro switches under each key. Then I added a car stereo amplifier with equalizer to the machine and it became a portable synth. One of the coolest things I ever made. Of course my mom threw it away when I went off to college.
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dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to javagoza

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for checking the video out.
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dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

Thanjfully the guy who wrote the JZINTV emulator has been very good about documenting the technical details of the Intellivision.
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javagoza over 2 years ago in reply to dang74

You have to be very proud of that project, it's amazing.
For those who don't know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t16Xh01tunY
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