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OCTOBER 12, 2023
Car owners may be tempted to skip maintenance because it is an extra cost they need to pay for. Fortunately, certain maintenance tasks are DIY projects and can save you money, as the average cost of car repairs ranges between $300 to $500. This article highlights some DIY car maintenance tasks you can tackle at home.
Cars That Think
MARCH 24, 2022
Unfortunately, the cost of buying instruments commercially severely limited how many trackers we could deploy. 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.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. The trickiest part, the double-curved "throat" section that connects the combustion chamber to the exhaust nozzle, requires computer-controlled machining equipment that we don't have.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
this month's Gizmo column , which each cost thousands of dollars. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? The speed controller is connected to the motor and battery in the usual fashion, with an automotive-type blade fuse in line for safety.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2024
Rubidium clocks provide incredible accuracy, but cost thousands of U.S. The Raltron OCXO I chose for my clock costs $58, operates at 3.3 A rotary controller connected directly to the Nano lets you set the time. Not the kind that’s marketed as an “atomic clock” but one that actually relies on picking up radio time signals.)
Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2021
Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
this month's Gizmo column , which each cost thousands of dollars. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? The speed controller is connected to the motor and battery in the usual fashion, with an automotive-type blade fuse in line for safety.
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