 Wigman27 on the EEVblog has built a great looking Dummy Load. The nice and bright 4 line LCD display shows us voltage, current, resistance and power. This gives some great detail at a glance. The large lugs on the front and simple adjustment knob interface make this a great addition to your bench. The thread is interesting, he discusses the circuit design and shows some nice pictures of
If you are concerned with having power when the grid is down this Mini Solar Power Plant project will allow you to build a that will help you out in a pinch. “Arduino fan Kurt (from Kurt’s Arduino Projects), designed his ‘Mobile Sun Tracking Solar Power Plant to keep civilization running smooth. To get the solar panel to track the sun, Kurt used a cheap (little more than $1)
If you are into cool clocks have a look at this Voltmeter Clock Project. It is based on the version that I built but has been enhanced with a ton of features such as master clock sync. “I have used three voltmeters and mounted them on a wooden plinth with a clear Perspex cover to give the clock an industrial look. I have modified Alan’s code to run on
This neat µVolume project by Rupert Hirst of RunAwayBrainz allows you to control your tunes with a nice big knob that uses a rotary encoder to get the user input. You can see the previous version in action below. Via: Electronics Lab “Features:              Arduino Compatible (Atmel Atmega32u4)              Manual volume adjustment using the rotary encoder              (IR) Infra red remote control of volume and multimedia controls.              Apple
 Cornell ECE 5030 students Uma Mohan, Sarvesh Sukhatme and Priyanka Venkatesh have designed a Portable Device for Measuring Hydration and Body Fat. The project passes a small current through the body to measure the amount of hydration in the person. A 940 nm LED is used to detect the amount of fat the person has by shining it through a part of the body, the amount of light
If you are looking to get into the spy game have a look at your first gadget you need here, it is a Mini FM Transmitter. “It transmits FM waves so you could easily receive the signals on your mobile phone, radios, etc. As the name and the picture indicates it is very small and is approximately the size of a 9v battery clip. With this FM transmitter you
  13 year old Richard Turere lives in Kenya. Livestock is very important in their community, however lion are very smart and often kill their animals. The lions wait till everyone goes to bed before attacking. The first attempt at outsmarting the lions was to build scarecrows but the lions soon realized that since they were not moving around that there were not real people and didn’t pose and danger.
