January 31, 2008

DIY - High End Flash Slave
Electronic Hacks

Hello All, I have been battling this cold and flu stuff and loosing.   Here is a pretty cool article on how to build a high-end flash sync.  Most non-powered flash syncs only work up to around 100 feet and are only sensitive to infrared light.  The designer of  this unit is a cave explorer and has put together a pretty impressive design. The photo diode used in this unit

PIC Tengu - 18F2455 Microcontroller
Complex Hacks

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  This PIC Tengu by jfmateos is based on the 18F2455 Microcontroller is based on the Tengu that was made by Crispin Jones. It looks like lots of fun, this is a very ambishious project but the results are great. Thanks to jfmateos for the great detailed English details are shown below.   "When I first saw the cloned Tengu developed by Alex, I thought it was a proper project