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LC meter based on LM311 and PIC16F84 micro controller. 0.0pF – 1uF and 0.0uH – 0.5H range. Quite precise meter. My Machtech tester is capable of metering the capacitors, but is very complicated to measure short lead capacitors, not speaking … Continue reading →

Lithuanian only blog entry. Abstract: I decided to change front fenders for my car. As they are not original, I needed to try if they fit to the car. So one weekend was committed for car repair. All you need … Continue reading →

The beginning was the damaged battery from my old video camera. The old battery for it was made from 6 (six!) NiMH cells. The cells were worn out and didn’t hold too much charge. Full loaded battery was emptied in … Continue reading →

I was testing radio link in our city and with mine country house. The testing transceiver was Kenwood TK-760G-1. I am a bit disappointed with the quality of radio link. The frequency of radio is about 132? ~ 174 MHz. … Continue reading →

This Lithuania only blog entry. Just about that I found lots of wild hemp growing near my horse house. And my dog just tore the pillow. Cannabis sativa, also known as hemp, is a species of Cannabis. It is a … Continue reading →

Due to some national holidays we had four free days. Ant the mother nature decided to show us some heat. In the shady spot it was about 30°C, ant the thermometers on the sunny side were “overloaded”. Reader must understand, … Continue reading →

I found nice VFD display on one 5.1 surround sub-woofer. It was quite big, powerful sound system with some indicator to display signal spectrum. I removed indicator and become suspicious- the device was too simple to be real. After looking … Continue reading →

New stuff was found in trash, so salvaged power amplifier from old tape recorder. It is made with with dual EL84 (6BQ5, 6П14П) tubes. One funny thing about this PCB. The tubes and most of components are made same year … Continue reading →