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How to make a Raspberry Pi doorbell camera

August 26, 2016February 28, 2018 Roy Schahrer 0 Comments 3D Printing, DIY, Home Automation, How-To, IoT, Prototyping, Raspberry Pi, Smart Home, Tutorial

My latest Raspberry Pi project is a Raspberry Pi doorbell camera. This simple project allows you to use a Raspberry

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Monitoring Variac Output with a Digital Panel Meter (DPM) [tutorial]

July 22, 2016May 5, 2020 George 4 Comments Digital Panel Meter, Hacks, How-To, Modification, Tutorial, Variable Autotransformer, Variac

While most users are not concerned about the absolute readout of variac output voltage, a more accurate digital meter may

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The Best Breadboard Wires

June 15, 2016June 20, 2016 Circuit Specialists 0 Comments Breadboards, How-To, Shopping Guide, Tutorial, wires

So you’ve got an idea for a new prototype that could possibly reshape the entire future of electronics forever… or

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Adding Temperature Control to an On/Off Crock-Pot

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 Cody Mack 0 Comments Crock-Pot, DIY, Experiment, Hacks, How-To, Mods, Variable Autotransformer, Variac

Today at Circuit Specialist HQ, our awesome accountant Anita brought in some delicious buffalo chicken cheese dip. After we all enjoyed

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Emergency Stepper Motor Cell Phone Charger

April 21, 2016April 22, 2016 George 0 Comments Batteries, Battery, Battery Charging, Cell Phone, DIY, How-To, Stepper Motors

Emergency Cell Phone Charger Using Stepper Motor A stepper motor may be used to recharge batteries in your cell phone

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Multi-Chemistry Battery Charging

April 19, 2016August 8, 2016 George 0 Comments Array, Batteries, Battery Charging, How-To, Power Supplies, Tutorial

Multi-Chemistry Battery Charging Using the Array 366X series Programmable Power Supplies The increasing demand for portable electronic devices has resulted in

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Powering a CNC – Stepper vs Servo Motors

February 8, 2012March 31, 2016 George 0 Comments CNC, How-To, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors

When it comes to powering a CNC machine, the heart and soul of the machine relies in the motor. The

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How to Wire a Stepper Motor

February 1, 2012October 23, 2017 George 0 Comments How-To, Stepper Motors, Wiring

In previous articles we have gone over how to choose a stepper motors for a particular application. This article goes

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Choosing a Stepper Motor Power Supply

January 17, 2012March 30, 2016 George 0 Comments How-To, Power Supplies, Product info, Stepper Motors

Some people may consider the stepper motor to be a bit more complex than a standard DC motor. This may be true to