July 26, 2006

80 Watt HF PA

Nice job rebuilding the guts of the transmitter. Why buy when you can rebuild. “This PA is a homemade copy of the famous Zetagi B150, I got a box and PL sockets from an old dead B-150. The PCB was so tired and burned so I had to construct it using no PCB at all.. At 4 Watt input I have 60 Watt out, 6 W in gives 80 W

LED Floor Tiles

Here is a great bathroom idea! Standard LEDs have a life of 100,000 hours so these should have no problem lasting till the next renovation. “Ceramic tile installations are meant to last a long time- We hope that LED’s live as long as their reputation or this bathroom is going to look pretty silly in a couple of years. The idea of marking steps and edges with LED’s is interesting;

Red LED Desk Lamp

If you have a few Red LEDs looking for a purpose, this desk lamp looks like a great project. Might be able to do it with a little less regulation but taking the cautious road never hurts. “Need a red lamp to provide soft red illumination around the telescope? Described here is an easy way to do this. Take a commonly available desklamp and convert it to LED’s. This is