Cheap DIY Tech 
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. 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.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Far and away our most popular article in the last five years has been “ Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort of Cheap ” (November 2018). And a follow-up to that article, “ A Web-Enabled, High Quality, DIY Audio Amp ” (March 2022), comes in at No. Are there trends in DIY projects you think we’re missing?
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. 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.
DIY Electric Car
JULY 14, 2010
If you can build Lego and with the tech help and resources of this great DIY forum you can do it! Make it your style, have fun and prove them all wrong. You deserve this.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
But this tech gets you only so far: Noise cancellation works just for relatively low frequencies, and the overall hearing protection that earbuds can offer is also relatively limited. I was on the hunt for another cheap small MEMS mic that could handle louder sound sources. I found the Vesper VM2020 , with an impressive AOP of 149 dB!
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers. Building off the demand stimulated by this activity, a number of manufacturers have started making premium, but still relatively cheap, SDRs.
Baua Electric
JULY 29, 2024
Easybike G16 video review Easybike G16 tech specs Motor: 750W continuous-rated, 1,500W peak-rated rear hub motor Top speed: 45 km/h (28 mph) Range: 40 km (25 mi) Battery: 52V 13Ah (676 Wh) Weight : 22.5 This isn’t just-for-show suspension like we’ve seen on plenty of cheap e-bikes and e-scooters. Next, this isn’t a cheap ride.
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