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Posts with label "DIY"

15 entries

Lenovo IdeaPad 120S SSD Upgrade

Making a really cheap laptop much better with an SSD (soldering required!)
30 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics | Laptops | Linux

Electric Heating Radiators Timer Thermostat using Raspberry Pi Pico W

Wi-Fi enable your heaters
29 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics

Nobo Heating Electric Radiators Battery Repair

Don't send that heater to landfill if the timer misbehaves - here's how to fix it.
29 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics

PC Gamemax GT-300 TFX (ATX) Power Supply Fan Replacement

If you are very careful, and have some electronics tools, the fan in a PC PSU can be replaced
15 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics | PC

PC Upgrades Ryzen 5900x

Purchased some new upgrades for my desktop - here's how it turned out.
23 Feb 2023
Labels: DIY | PC

Tri-amped Klipsch R-34C Centre Speaker

I changed my centre speaker to improve vocal clarity, but then went several steps further by removing the speaker's passive crossover and building an active equivalent powered by three amplifiers (one stereo and one mono).
10 Oct 2022
Labels: DIY | Electronics | TV

Recliner Sofa Repair DFS eMoMo-HX90

A possible repair job for Recliner Sofa, if you have the equipment.
16 May 2022
Labels: DIY | Electronics

Mono TDA7056B Speaker with Bluetooth and White Noise

Here is some details about speaker that I built for occasional use that supports Bluetooth audio to allow connecting smartphones, and a white noise generator to help mask noises.
04 May 2022
Labels: DIY | Electronics

Shared 12V to 12V and 5V Output PSU for Power Amp and Bluetooth with Protection

Here is a power supply layout that can be made on Stripboard for powering both an amplifier that runs off 12V, and a Bluetooth module or other digital source that runs off 5V.
02 May 2022
Labels: DIY | Electronics

White and Pink Noise Generator - ESP Project 182

Here is my build of ESP Project 182 - a 'digital' way of generating white noise using discrete digital ICs to generate a pseudo-random sequence. Includes a Pink Noise filter operating off a 12V PSU.
17 Aug 2021
Labels: DIY | Electronics
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