Poor man’s RC Battle Switch/RC Relay
This is quite a fun little project that can easily help you to build a battle switch for your radio-controlled (RC) model aircraft. The reality is the basic design can be used and/or adapted to […]
Audio Induction Loop Receiver (Quirky Ideas)
Little version of the audio induction loop receiver presented here can serve a variety of purposes. It is extremely useful for receiving audio from an audio induction loop transmitter or any other source that generates […]
Solar LED Book Light
You never know what kind of funny gizmos you’ll find online, especially when you’ve a bunch of notifications configured to go off when such wonders pop up. I even find myself searching for something despite […]
Poor man’s Lost Model Alarm (LMA)
Ever lost your radio-controlled aircraft in a jungly field? Well, even a simple lost model alarm detects its location. Following is a couple of design ideas for making your own poor man’s lost model alarm […]
Poor man’s Dog Silencer/Whistle
Everybody knows that a dog barks to get his/her master’s attention, to alert other dogs, to announce that they’re scared or in danger, and for a variety of other reasons too. However, if your dog […]
Spark Transmitter & Receiver (another dirty diy trick)
The first radio transmitters of the early 1900s were known as spark-gap transmitters. Spark-gap transmitters were broadly used on board ships where they provided the first means of communication to shore-based stations. As the name […]
A Mighty LED Flasher
I still believed electronics hobby can be promoted through the application of nostalgic components and circuits. This is a meek try to inspire someone learning and experimenting with basic electronics circuits, or to wake up […]
Aquarium Cooler Fan
A while back I made a mighty aquarium cooler fan which initially was going to have an Arduino microcontroller to control the automatic cooling system but I moved to a Digispak board when I found […]
Nap Zapper Alarm? Don’t Buy! Do It Yourself!!
Everyone knows about the anti-sleep alarms that can keep us awake while we’re driving. There are two types of anti-sleep alarms – the first (and costly) type of alarm is built right into the vehicle […]
Musical Doorbell
How to build a cheap and cheerful musical doorbell using a few electronics parts laying around? I recently planned to try one idea, and this week I had the time for that. Now, I would […]