February 23, 2014

Dummy Load Water Bucket

  When you need to ensure your power supply is up to snuff a dummy load is often used when it isn’t feasible to test with the real load. You will often see this on a big scale when load testing emergency generators. Normally you would use a large resistive load that is air cooled by fans.  Mikeselectricstuff demonstrates his array of resistive loads but for a new project he

Name the Thing Contest – 249

  The prize this week is an Arduino Pro Mini. This contest will run for one week (February 23 – 28, 2014). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please note the image above is a side view of the thing. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @