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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Feb 17, 2011

If you're looking to see if you're working with a live, dead, or leaking capacitor, this video is just what you need. You'll want to have a multimeter and you need to remember: capacitors can be dange ...

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Feb 17, 2011

If you're working with a capacitor and wondering whether it's working or not, this video will help you find out. You're going to need a multimeter, available at any good electronics store. This device ...

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Feb 16, 2011

Take $1.35 of thrift store bric-à-brac, toss in a few spare parts from your electronics drawer and mix it all up with an earnest desire to alienate your loved ones forevermore and what do you get? A b ...

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Feb 15, 2011

Know how some people have a natural way of lighting up a room? Well, hacker i-am-jen has an artificial one—LED sneakers!Powered by a pair of 6-volt batteries and two teeny-tiny RBBB Arduino microcontr ...

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Feb 13, 2011

Instructable user samsmith17's solution for riding in the dark is a lot snazzier than your typical bicycle light:"This summer I realized that you don't need a driver to run your el wire if you're putt ...

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Feb 13, 2011

If the whale tail cookies and edible undies weren't naughty enough, you've still got about 24 hours left before Valentine's Day to whip up one of F.A.T. artist Randy Sarafan's step-by-step clap-off br ...

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Feb 9, 2011

Daito Manabe is awesome. Last we heard of him, he was setting up Japanese school girls with glow-in-the-dark grills. Before that, he was playing himself like a human drum kit. And before that, he was ...

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Feb 2, 2011

Play remotely with all your friends, stream videos and music from the Internet or even check your Facebook and email - all with your PSP. The PSP has Internet capability, but not every network will be ...

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Feb 2, 2011

If you can't get access to a wifi hotspot or an Internet connection with your PSP, you can use this method to get online. You will need access to a computer that is online, and a USB cord that can con ...

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Feb 2, 2011

A perfect project for the budding roboticist in you! This video shows you how to make a small robot gripper using basic household items. Press the button and make the robot's come together! You will n ...