When we bought our house, we were excited that it came with a pool. Several years and several dollars in upkeep later, it’s still pretty nice to have a cool oasis in the summer Georgia heat. Unfortunately, the controller is failing and that cool, crystal clear water can turn into a swamp fast when the …
Author Archives: Ron B
Project: Desk Clock – 01
Today I’m beginning a new project: a desktop clock with a oled screen to tell time and temperature. This will be my first solo project. I have some basic Arduino and soldering experience thanks to an engineering course where my team and I built a mini sumo bot. We did not come in first place. …
TIL: Variable Resistors
Today I learned how to interpret the values of trim pot resistors based on the printed text. Back story: I recently found the wonderful world of cheap eBay electronics. This weekend I finally sat down with some trim pot variable resistors and learned that the 130 pieces I purchased were in separate bags for a …