Electronics

• Lenovo X200 Repairs
  
  Not long ago I got a circa 2012 Lenovo X220. It’s an old laptop, but represents one of the last of an era of well-made modular commercial laptops that are designed to be easily serviceable. [ Read more... ]
• Programming the Bifrost
  
  Here’s a quick guide to programming the Heimdall BiFrost v2 [ Read more... ]
• Gigatron
  
  The Gigatron is an 8-bit computer kit, developed a couple of years ago, in March 2018, by Marcel van Kervinck and Walter Belgers. [ Read more... ]
• Amiga Mods
  
  Here are just a few more images of my Amiga, now complete with Gotek USB drive mods, custom case and keys. [ Read more... ]
• Replacing the Amiga 1200 Capacitors
  
  I’ve been upgrading and revamping my old Amiga 1200 a little recently. [ Read more... ]
• BigBox 3D
  
  Back in summer 2015, I was a Kickstarter backer of the highly successful BigBox 3D project, and it’s also my first and only 3D printer thus far. [ Read more... ]
• Picade
  
  Early this year I got a Picade, a fantastic kit that allows you to mount a Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone or mini-ITX board and wire it up to a screen (8" to 12"), speakers and arcade controls all in a neat desktop arcade cabinet. [ Read more... ]
• Desktop Binary Thermometer
  
  I assembled a geeky new kit today. It displays the current temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius in binary format. [ Read more... ]
• Arduino Nunchuck project
  
  I have cobbled together a couple of circuits to combine output to an OLED with input from a Nunchuck, through a WiiChuck adapter. [ Read more... ]
• Genius use of lego to measure resistance
  
  This project is so cool: the aim was to measure resistance and charge of resisters and batteries, and the result is spoken back to you via an app linked via USB on an attached PC. [ Read more... ]