I have a 50Kv electrostatic voltmeter lying about with nothing to do. It looks like this: It has an awesome 4-5 inch long insulator on the back for the input connection. Inside its basically a balance scale that reads the force of attraction between two plates and is mostly empty space inside to air gap [...]
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I am working on a animatronics type project and needed to find just the right type of servo. After a bit of web stumbling I found ServoDatabase.com which helped me find just the right one!
Somewhere at the junction of modern open-source hardware and early 80′s Russia lives a beautiful new DIY kit from the Maker Shed called the Ice Tube Clock. The centerpiece of this old-meets-new clock is a Russian-made, 9-digit, vacuum florescent display (VFD). Included in the kit is everything you need to build a complete VFD [...]
A while ago I created a simple RGB illuminator using a BlinkM RGB module an IKEA lamp and a 5v regulated wall power supply. I removed the existing lamp and cord from the enclosure, put a 4 pin header on the 5v power supply cord and affixed the blinkM inside the enclosure using poster tack. [...]
The Good Stuff at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories just keeps coming!
Posted: December 3, 2009 in Projects, WishlistThe Bulbdial Clock Kit This is SO going on my holiday wish list! Clear case of course, but I am having a real hard time deciding between full color and monochrome… Making the World a Better Place, One Evil Mad Scientist at a Time – Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
I ordered one of these to play with. My plan is to put it behind the frosted glass in my office and do some fun stuff with it.. Should be a fun build (The LEDs might get a little tedious, but with some good music I should be in good shape) Once I get it [...]
