By tetsujin on 2016-08-21 in electronics | 4 Comments
Tags: 3DS, console modding, electronics, video games
I bought a 3DS recently, and I’ve had a lot of fun with it. But when I bought it, I was kind of shocked to learn it is sold without a charger. How can people be expected to continue to use their new portable game system after the first few hours of use without the […]
By tetsujin on 2016-01-21 in electronics | 1 Comment
Tags: 3dprinting, cheezbot, electronics
My 3D printer project (“Cheezbot”) has been progressing at a slow pace over the past year. It’s not up and running yet, but a lot has changed since the late-2014 post I made when I had just powder-coated and assembled the frame. Makeit Labs, where I store the project and do the majority of the […]
By tetsujin on 2014-09-20 in electronics | 0 Comments
Tags: 3dprinting, cheezbot, electronics
Earlier this year I decided that I’d like to have a 3D printer. I’d considered getting one for a while but I’d felt that they were too much hassle for not enough quality. This year I reconsidered and finally took the plunge. After considering my options I decided on a set of design features I […]
By tetsujin on 2014-06-08 in electronics | 8 Comments
Tags: console modding, electronics, video games
For a long time I was completely unaware of this: the composite video output that comes out of the NES is pretty terrible. When I got my first HDTV in 2007 and tried my Nintendo with it, I was able to see the problem clearly: straight edges were jagged, shapes staggered oddly as they moved […]
By tetsujin on 2011-02-02 in electronics | 25 Comments
Tags: doctor who, electronics, microcontrollers, sonic screwdriver
I built this about a year ago for a friend who was getting his PhD. It’s the 9th/10th Doctor’s sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who. I added an infrared remote control circuit to it (based on the Lady Ada version of TV-B-Gone), multiple UV LEDs in a random flashing pattern, then sealed the thing up and […]
By tetsujin on 2009-11-19 in Models | 3 Comments
Tags: 1:72 Armored Core CR-C75 "Hakuheisen", electronics, microcontrollers
In the last post I talked about how I recently had a board fabricated that I’d designed… The purpose of this board is to make it very easy for me to install a microcontroller inside a model, even in very tight spaces… The general parameters of the design (specifically, the size) were dictated by my […]
By tetsujin on 2009-11-16 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:72 Armored Core CR-C75 "Hakuheisen", electronics, microcontrollers
When I got started on my recent Armored Core project I decided I not only wanted it lit, I wanted to light the head and all the thrusters… Not only did I want ’em lit, I wanted to be able to control the brightness, too. And not only control the brightness, but control them via […]