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The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning

Ed Nisley's Blog: Shop notes, electronics, firmware, machinery, 3D printing, laser cuttery, and curiosities. Contents: 100% human thinking, 0% AI slop.

Stick Blender Bearing Failure

2026-02-13

Home Ec, Machine Shop

MK4, Rants, Repairs

This one failed just slightly beyond the duration of its one-year warranty

Copying Video Files From Action Cameras to a NAS Drive

2017-05-19

Photography & Images Recumbent Bicycling Software

Improvements

The solution was to rename the files after copying them
Generic AD9850 DDS Modules: Beware Swapped D7 and GND Pins!

2017-05-18

Amateur Radio Electronics Workbench Oddities

Arduino | Repairs | SDR

The pins are correctly labeled
AD8310 Log Amp Module: Video Bandwidth Rolloff

2017-05-17

Amateur Radio Electronics Workbench

Improvements | SDR

So a cheap AD8310 Log Amp module from eBay can work in the LF band
AD8310 Log Amp Module: Corrected Input Circuit

2017-05-16

Amateur Radio Electronics Workbench

Improvements | Repairs | SDR

With the terminating resistor on the correct side of the input caps, the log amp seems to be working
Monthly Image: Here’s Looking at You!

2017-05-15

Oddities Photography & Images Recumbent Bicycling

Maybe they’re lost?
Kindle Fire Power Button: Some Things Don’t Last

2017-05-14

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop

Android | Repairs

This may be the last time I can repair the Kindle
Zire 71 Protector: Some Things Last

2017-05-13

Machine Shop Oddities

Improvements | Thing-O-Matic

Time passed, the Zire died