I’ve been there.
This happened to me when I was starting out:
I wanted to build a music amplifier.
I knew how to solder and read schematics.
I found a circuit diagram that looked interesting and started to think about the project.
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Tough decision made
Today I took a very important decision.
It was hard.
Often, the most important decisions are the hardest ones to take.
Without going into detail, the decision was that I quit being a part of a project that was really cool.
It was a hard decision because a friend worked really hard to make it happen.
And I was earning good money. And it was fun!
Who wants to say no to that??
The problem was that it took me away from what I really love and want to dedicate my life to: [Read more…] about Tough decision made
Never built a circuit before?
You’re not alone.
Many join my newsletter because they are curious.
That’s how I started out too.
When I was a kid, my father showed me how to build an electric motor. [Read more…] about Never built a circuit before?
Fun to build, hard to explain
A circuit that many see early on is this one:
The astable multivibrator.
It’s not an inviting name, but definitely a fun circuit to build!
The astable multivibrator is a classic circuit for flashing two LEDs.
How to troubleshoot electronics?
The other day, a customer sent me a question:
“My touch lamp which was working perfectly for some months now fails. In this case what would be the first step to start fault finding with a multimeter?”
[OYVIND]:
For troubleshooting, I usually start by measuring voltages around the circuit.
I try to find points out that should have a certain voltage, then measure it.
My trip to Shenzen [VIDEO]
“We’re never going to make it!”
Jensa (from the hackerspace Bitraf) and I arrived early at the airport in Oslo.
But that didn’t help.
Our flight from Oslo had technical problems.
So it was delayed and we missed our connecting flight to Hong Kong…
Not a good start of our trip.
