Hacking

My old Ham-IV rotator has been in storage for a while, but I’m keen on using it again for satellite tracking. Following moving object such as satellites across the sky requires computer control, so I …

Since I have started adding fertilizers to my aquarium using the Estimative Index, I’ve found myself dosing 10ml of liquid into the tank 3 times a week. This gets old very soon, so I started thinking …

This article describes the modification of a domestic oven for reflowing printed circuit boards. To avoid re-inventing the wheel I’m using firmware from another project, the Hobbybotics reflow …

Now this is old-school: I sometimes play Tekken 2 and Tony Hawk 1 with my mates on an old PlayStation 1. I used to have a borrowed PS1 which I had modded, but had to return it. I have since acquired …

I own a Rigol DS1052E oscilloscope. It is a 2-channel 50MHz scope which offers excellent value for its price, and as an unintended bonus can be easily hacked to increase its bandwidth to the 100MHz of …