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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. This is fast enough to identify wind waves, which typically have a frequency of about 0.2 Hz, and longer swells, which range from about 0.08

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

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Building off the demand stimulated by this activity, a number of manufacturers have started making premium, but still relatively cheap, SDRs. The Pi is connected to the SDR via a data link, and in turn the SDR is connected via coaxial cables to two directional TV antennas [right and left]. James Provost. James Provost.

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Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

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The notion of being led to a hidden object by virtue of the magnetic anomaly it creates must have really intrigued my 9-year-old self, because a decade after seeing that movie I decided to build a circuit to measure the strength of Earth’s magnetic field. I connected this. And that was the only hard-to-obtain item I needed.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Neutral Kaitou KID @ Apr 19th 2009 4:45PM not if the electricity is from ultra efficient solar panels, hydroelectric dams or wind. I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Putting a data connection in the same bundle would be like wrapping your HDMI cable around your washer and dryer.