Crank Sensor Nightmare
I figured it would be a quick 10 min job to swap a bad crank sensor on my sons car. It sits above the oil filter and can’t really be…
Pumpkin Eyes for next Halloween
I always have decorations out for Halloween. This year I want to try using the Adafruit animated eyes code. I had a bunch of the displays already so I threw…
Shift Indicator
I wanted a shift light for my Racing sim dash but didn’t have any leftover ones from my cars so I decided to print a simple one. I used a…
Atmel VUSB library Testing
One of the nice things about the VUSB library is you can use cheap $2 chips for USB projects. I’ve used the PIC Microchips for years but now I’ve started…
Marionettes Anyone?
I really have to try this with the young ones at the library. Just cant decide if I should use an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Microbit….
Fuel Injector Tester
Time to sort through all the spare fuel injection parts in the garage This was one of the nicest looking but worst running Corvette intakes…. Speeduino may let me salvage…
Racing OutGauge to Real Dashboard – Update 2
That worked well so I got this R1 Motorcycle dash on Letgo and made a similar setup that should go nice with a logitech wheel…. Some Arcade pedals since the…
Speeduino on a Briggs V-Twin
Before I take my chances with a real car I figured I’d test things on a garden tractor. I have a spare Briggs V-Twin for my tractor so I decided…
Racing OutGauge to Real Dashboard – Update
A quick test with static numbers Produces nice clean waves. Which almost hit the mark…. Just a little bit high but hats easy to fix…. The mileage is going up!
Racing Sim OutGauge to Real Dashboard
At one of our Albert Wisner Public Library Makers Meetings Roberto brought these great flight sim consoles. I was obsessed with building something like this for a racing simulator likeDirt…
3D Printed Housing for an ASPX Air Fuel Gauge
I wanted a portable case for my ASPX Gauge. I don’t plan on keeping it in just one car but instead using it as a portable tuning meter. I made…
Arcade Cabinet Joystick Controller
I made a few Atmega8 VUSB controllers and they work great. All digital for these. Still have to paint and skin the cabinets but I’d rather play…. So where to…
VUSB Proto Board
I’ve been building USB Joystick controllers for the teen group at the local library. Last time I made Midi controllers and they loved it. Especially using Garageband to play with…
MPX4250 Cap for Speeduino Boards
One of the little annoyances for me on the older rev speeduino boards was the MPX sensor. It’s half cut screw posts made it fit so sloppy. I made a…
More Speeduino Work
Time to start cleaning out the garage and see whats available for next summers project… It’s going to be Fuel Injected by a Speeduino… Lets see whats there… A Crossram…
Custom Speeduino Trigger Wheel
I’ve been using these SeaDoo 36-2 trigger wheels I though I’d try to copy the ford 36-1 Wheel for use on an old Bolens Tractor I want to “update” So…
Blynk Board IOT
I wanted to use a Sparkfun Blynk Board for a remote temperature sensor. I made a little shield. luckily the pin spacing matches a protoboard. And I 3D printed a…
Power Jack for a Breadboard
Since I was making connector boxes anyway I made a bunch of these to update my breadboards… A little swipe from a black sharpie highlights the raised polarity symbols….
Adding Bluetooth to a Computer Speaker
I made those encapsulated USB connectors for a simple project. A bluetooth speaker for the patio. I know you can buy these but I got some really nice sounding computer…
Encapsulating Connectors in 3D prints
I’ve been playing with Cura’s pause at layer plugin to make USB panel mount connectors. So far they work pretty well.. When is pauses you can drop in a connector…
Cheap Project Boxes
I like to use NEMA enclosures for projects but even the plastic ones are expensive. Then I saw these double gang ABS boxes for less than $2… The only problem…
Simple camera gimbal
Just had to try one of these simple no frills camera gimbals. Not too bad and stable enough for what I need. Which is testing face tracking (OpenCV) on the…
Retrofitting a clone….
I found this baby Atari 2600 clone at a hamfest for $2. I knew it would be perfect for a raspberry Pi arcade station. Same little PIC Microcontroller for USB.…
Fixing a Broken Joystick
Arcade Joysticks are pretty tough but sometimes they do get broken or just chewed up… Like this spacer… A 3D printed collar will fix that one… Or a chewed up…
Still Building a Joystick Adapter
First real snow day this year gave me a chance to make a joystick layout and cut it out on the CNC machine… Not too bad. The buttons are a…