Comparison of my DIY Arduino Uno DHT22 temperature and humidity IOT sensor with ESP8266 WiFi module. Up against the commercial Airthings View Plus sensor hub which can do radon, temperature, humidity, pressure, VOC, PM and CO2. This video is also a complete walkthrough of how I built the Arduino solution and how to setup the […]
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A overdue needed upgrade of my PC! The Intel i7-4790K gets replaced with a i5-12600K. Double the RAM and Quadruple the SSD. This is my take on a budget PC upgrade for a powerful 4K PC. This new PC will help me with faster processing and rendering times on 4K video, from the new Sony
Intel i5-12600K 4K Rendering PC Build (930€) Read More »
A look at a box of IGBTs and MOSFETs that I have salvaged from household electronics like microwave ovens, induction stoves, solar inverters, welding machines, car and battery charges and other common high power electronics with switching inverters. The TO-247 IGBTs can be used in a DRSSTC Tesla Coil using the free half- and full-bridge
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I found a discarded street light head at a scrap yard and wanted to give it a new life instead of being shredded. Re-use, re-purpose or re-invent. Do not just throw out stuff, see if you can use it in another way. The Earth Overshoot Day is something to take seriously. https://www.overshootday.org/ The original lamp
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Building large flight cases and transport boxes is easy and much cheaper than buying them. Hinges, locks, fittings and aluminum rails is readily available at almost all audio / light retailers of equipment for disco, clubs and festivals. I share the tips on how to construct it in a simple way. While still make sure
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The old rotten and leaking workshop wall and door appeared to be installed on top of an even older rotted wall. It was time to do it properly, I broke everything down and built a new wall with fiber cement, insulation and some proper wood panels on the inside.
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In part 4 I take a look at the efficiency and look at the performance over the last 60 days. If you want to see how all this was built, check out the part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the DIY solar panel project!
750W Victron Solar Project – 60 Days Performance – Part 4 Read More »