April 21, 2016

Mechanical Television Build

    Ben Heck and his team built this Mechanical Television. It uses holes drilled into a vinyl record which is spun with a light source behind it. A light sensor is then used to determine the amount of light that is reflected off the surface of the item that they would like to transmit. A complimentary rotating disk with a controlled light source is used to duplicate what the

DIY Volume Control Builds

    If you are tired of reaching for your tiny volume control knob to adjust your music when using your computer look no further than these projects by Engineering Nonsense and DIY Perks. The top one uses a DIGISpark board and a rotary encoder to adjust the volume via USB and the one below uses a potentiometer to adjust the analog output of your signal feeding your amplifier.