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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Feb 24, 2011

A function or signal generator is an electronic device that can create different types of waves and send them through a circuit without building oscillators. This video will teach you how they work an ...

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Feb 24, 2011

An amplifier is something that amplified the voltage on a circuit. The most basic kind is an operational amplifier, and this video will show you how these work and how to use them in your electronics. ...

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Feb 24, 2011

Many types of circuits are useless and less useful if you cannot control the amount of power going through them. For that, you need a PWN (pulse with modulation) switch. This electronic component will ...

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Feb 18, 2011

This is guide on how to unlock your Blackberry Bold 9000 to any GSM network.Phones will often come locked to a certain carrier or network so you cannot switch simcards using the same phone.In order to ...

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Feb 17, 2011

Musical boxes are best known for their kitschy designs and somewhat trivial renditions of musical masterpieces. They tend to frequent the dresser of young girls or elderly woman hanging on to their yo ...

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Feb 17, 2011

Do you have an old uninterruptable power supply you're not using or that's broken? Most people have scads of them these days, and they contain all sorts of useful electronics parts, including all of t ...

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Feb 17, 2011

This video, incredibly short for it's massive content, will teach you how to make a laser tripwire that, combined with a photoresistor, can trigger just about any device. You can make traps, alarms, a ...

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Feb 17, 2011

A voltage divider is one of the easier-to-understand pieces of circuity in use in modern electronics. They divide voltage, and are crucial to most modern electronics. This video will show you how they ...

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Feb 17, 2011

Oscillators are basically just machines that make waves, but they are used everywhere in modern life and if you want to know electronics you should understand them as well. This video will teach you h ...

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Feb 17, 2011

This handy electronics tutorial will teach you all about one of the most important electronic components: the linear voltage regulator. You'll learn how they work, how to wire them, where to find them ...