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Raspberry Pi-3 Laptop
I wanted a Raspberry Pi Laptop to take into coffee shops but for some reason they are very expensive. The green "Pi-Top" on Ebay looks nice but is about 850 dol...
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Wireless Microphone Transmitter
Got this small wireless FM transmitter the other day to play around with. Range with good quality voice was around 50feet for my test unit but would probably be...
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Emergency Water Heater
My girlfriend was throwing out her Shark Steam Cleaner .. not working so I ripped it apart to see if I could get a useful hack project out of it. Anyway, it tur...
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In Home Key Fob switch
This is a Sonoff remote control 110 volt switch from Sonoff. These are available on Ebay for about 10.oo US: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Sonoff-433Mhz-RF-WiFi-Wir...
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Internet Quick Disconnect
There are many types of network switches available and they're only about $50.00. This is an "unmanaged network switch" which basically means that its the simpl...
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Raspberry Pi-2 Laptop
This is a laptop I made with a Raspberry Pi-2, and a plastic case from an old Arduino kit. I used two 6-volt batteries in series for a 12 volt power source, (be...
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Computer power plug
When I was servicing computers, the most common problem was a broken power plug. Here is a tip on how to fix a broken power plug in a Computer. First disassembl...
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2005 Pontiac Vibe Door Buzzer removal
The door/key/seatbelt buzzer was driving me crazy.... it had to go. Here is how to I ripped it out. (Don't throw it away, you can always put it back in for when...
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Alternator rebuild
An alternator is a fairly simple car item to repair. I've repaired about 50 of them and 99% of the time the fault is always worn brushes. You can buy new brushe...
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Raspberry- Pi On/Off switch
This is a simple on/off switch for a Raspberry Pi or Arduino. I wrecked an Arduino board by unplugging the power cord too many times, so I put a simple switch ...
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