Electronic Hacks

RFID Zapper

Julian put together a plan for a RFID zapper, the information below was translated but reads not bad. Project Page. UPDATE: Julian was kind enough to send in a hand translated version. The text below has been changed accordingly. (Thanks Julian) “This drawing represents schematically the circuit board of a disposable camera with built-in flash. Also, the necessary design changes are illustrated. Essentially, the “on-switch” (On-Schalter) must remain closed permanently,

Wireless Doorbell into a Remote Control Relay Hack

The Hackers Bench has put together an interesting way to hack a cheap remote door bell into a remote control relay. “I was looking for a cheap remote control that would turn on my driveway floodlights from the car. Yea, an IR motion detector would work, and I even tried that for a while. The problem is that we have coyotes, javalina, and other nocturnal creatures that wander around here

Antique Bike Light LED Mod

Rob M. from Michigan bought some parts from our store and was nice enough to share the resulting project with us. His son Will has an antique bike on display, it has an old acetylene light on it that hasn’t produced any light for many years. A few well placed LED sure solved that problem. Rob documented the circuit that he designed and is available in the photos below. The

DIY Halloween Cave Eyes

These Halloween Cave Eyes look like a cool project that will spook everyone that comes to your door. Check out the site for full details and PIC chip code. “This is a little microcontroller circuit that has 15 pairs of L.E.D.’s that look like rodent eyes. The pairs of eyes blink in a semi-random fashion. So, what you end up with is 15 pairs of eyes staring out at you

Shock Clock

  Who needs coffee when you can get woken up with a jolt each morning? That is what Clinton Mann can do now since he created a shock clock. I am thinking this could be the start of a good alarm system. When your house alarm goes off simply electrify the jewellery box to give the thieves a little surprise! “The idea for this project came to me about a

HOW TO - Build an Intel 8008 computer "Clock"

This clock may cost a bit more than the $10.00 models found at Wal-Mart, but I would much prefer one that sports a 8008 processor! “About every year I design and build a new clock. This year’s project is a clock based on an Intel 8008 first generation 8 bit microprocessor. Because it is a fairly unique project I’m putting more effort into the documentation. I’m also totally opening the

R/C Car VR System

  This home made VR R/C car is quit well done, it seem to be quite responsive. “A gyroscope is mount on the video headset. the movement of the head control the movement of the onboard cam”