Sound Activated Laser Parking System

 
 

This is a link to the article I published in the May 2012 edition of the Nuts & Volts magazine: a sound activated, laser parking system.

 

 

 

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Building a USB Charger for Toys and Other Devices

 
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How to build an AC-powered USB charger for toys or other devices by re-purposing an old cell-phone charger.

 

 

 

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DIY Solar Charge Controller

 
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Build a solar charge controller with a few simple components.

 

 

 

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Sound Activated Camera Control Revisited

 
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Another look at a sound activated camera trigger.

 

 

 

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Automobile under the hood inspection

   

 

I wrote this article for an automotive technology class I took in 2005. It is basically a visual guide showing how to inspect your vehicle "under-the-hood" to make sure things are running smoothly.

 

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Make a Camera Cable Release From an Old Cellphone Headset

   

 How to make an inexpensive SLR camera cable release using an old cellphone headset .

 

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Controlling your SLR Camera from an Ipod

   

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 How to control your camera shutter release from your Ipod (r) or other MP3 player.

 

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