Category: Random stuff
Attempt to repair a cracked PCB
With a title like that, you can figure out that it didn’t went extremely well. š Nonetheless, let’s start from the start shall we? I was presented with a wireless charger circuit that had a crack in the PCB near the USB-C connector. Normally these kind of gizmos are so cheap, they’re just going to […]
IĀ²C OLED display experimentation ā pt1
Part 1 ā Failure is the first step to success (?) So, Iāve been trying to get a 0.96ā³ OLED display too work with a rp2040. it seemed really easy to figure out how to get it to behave but, for some reason, I get all kinds of issues. I found a micropython driver for […]
Thermostat hacking?
Canāt win them all, right? So, Iāve been donated some old thermostats from a coworker and one of them had a stuck button, I had to open it to unjam it and in the process, I moved the LCD screen connector and kinda ruined it ( these rubber connectors are SOOOOO temperamentalā¦ ) . Since […]
Large battery storage, kinda
Big project means putting it somewhere. So with my latest project ( the power station ), Iāll be needed a LOT of 18650. Since these comes from repurposed laptop battery packs, they donāt come in a nifty case or package that I can put them in while the project is ready to be assembled. Behold, […]
Battery-driven Bluetooth receiver for a wired headphone.
I swear, most people asked if that was a detonatorā¦ So, my phone does not have a 3.5mm jack, and my headphones are not bluetoothā¦. I wanted to have a semi wireless solution so, I did the most MacGyver engineering thing ever. Behold!ā¦ the thing! Basically, itās a M28 bluetooth audio receiver for speakers that […]
Fixing a cat toy and forensic of the old part
Did somebody saidā¦ CAT?! Hey folks! I thought Iād make a quick post about this. Basically about 3 months ago I have been given an old laser cat toy thing that was working sporadically. Itās not one of these super expensive toys but still a fair 40-50$CAD. Was definitely worth an attempt to fix. I […]