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January 25 2012
January 24 2012
A glimpse at Electronics Workbenches around the world…
Since creating the Electronics Workbench Flickr group last November, I have received lots and lots of really amazing submissions from electronics hobbyists and professionals around the world.
My two biggest takeaways so far? I do not own nearly enough test equipment, and my shop is not nearly as well-organized or space-efficient as it could be (I need to use all available wall space and build up).
Here are a few of my favorite images from the group:
Click any of these images for a larger version!
Joe Grand (of Prototype This! and Grand Idea Studio) and his awesome electronics workshop:
(Nice scope, Joe!)
blalor turned his BMW into a temporary workshop, and his passenger seat is the electronics workbench (note the laptop perched on the dash):
eschlaep (Eric Schlaepfer of tubetime.us) submitted this moody shot of a CRT project in progress:
Senke2 has a nice home lab with a lofty feel:
Looks like *someone* has a Tektronix fetish. Beautiful setup by Alan (W2AEW):
More scope envy, of both the oscillo- and micro- kinds (Thanks Mgburr!):
embeddederic sent in this picture of his workbench. Note the Tek 491 spectrum analyzer up top, 10MHz – 12GHz with 1950s(?) technology:
And lastly, check out this awesome workbench panorama by anachrocomputer (best viewed large):
See if you can spot the Tektronix 575 curve tracer!
There are lots more great photos in the group photo pool.
Do you have an electronics workbench that you’re proud of? Snap a photo and share it with the group!
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January 23 2012
Att Löda Är Lätt! (Soldering is Easy – Swedish (Svensk) Translation)
Christopher Eriksson sent in this Swedish translation of the Soldering is Easy comic book. Thanks, Christopher!
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January 16 2012
Soldering is Easy Comic Book now available for the Kindle
bloo just posted a Kindle version of the Soldering is Easy Comic Book on the forums. You can upload this file to your kindle with the send to kindle application or by e-mailing it to your Kindle’s e-mail address (unverified).
Cool! Thanks bloo!
Edit: Direct link to the Kindle version.
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January 14 2012
Saldare E’ Semplice (Soldering is Easy: Italian Translation)
Michele Maffucci sent in this Italian translation of the Soldering is Easy comic book. Thanks, Michele!
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January 09 2012
January 06 2012
New European Distributor: hackable Devices
hackable Devices is now selling Geiger Counter kits. This should mean significantly faster delivery times for customers in Europe! To place an order, visit the hackable Devices website.
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January 03 2012
December 28 2011
December 27 2011
Processing sketch displays realtime Geiger Counter data
Paul Allen sent in this neat Processing sketch that displays data collected by my Geiger Counter kit in real-time. Counts per minute is displayed in both linear and logarithmic scales, and CPS is also shown (the white trace in the plot above). Nice work, Paul!
The only change I had to make to get this to run on my PC was to change the COM port number on line 43 (I had to set it to COM13 on my machine, yours will probably be different). I haven’t verified operation on operating systems other than Windows.
(By the way, you’ll need an FTDI TTL-232R-3V3 USB-serial cable to connect your computer to the Geiger kit!)
Geiger Counter Workshops at #28C3
There will be 30 kits allocated for each workshop. The sign-up sheet is down right now, keep checking back. And if all else fails, we’ll fill the workshops as people show up. Come early to get a spot!
The cost for the workshop is 100 EUR, which includes the geiger kit, case, geiger tube, batteries, and 2 hours of instruction.
December 22 2011
Det Er Enkelt Å Lodde (Soldering is Easy: Norwegian translation)
HSPalm sent in this Norwegian translation of the Soldering is Easy comic book. Thanks, Henrik!
I replaced the burned-out backlight bulbs with white LEDs.
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