Following up on user-reported cases of Battle Born LiFePO4 batteries displaying very hot positive terminals, [Will Prowse] decided to buy a brand new one of these LFP batteries for some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/battle-born-lfp-battery-melts-with-new-problem/)

Jam like It’s the 1980s With A Mini-IBM PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/jam-like-its-the-1980s-with-a-mini-ibm-pc/

A lot of retrocomputer enthusiasts have a favourite system, to the point of keeping up 40 year old flame wars over which system was “best”.   In spite of the serious, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/jam-like-its-the-1980s-with-a-mini-ibm-pc/)

Testing a Continuous Printing Mod for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/testing-a-continuous-printing-mod-for-the-bambu-lab-a1-mini/

There are a few types of continuous 3D printing with FDM printers, with a conveyer belt and automatic build plate swapping the most common types. The advantage of build plate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/testing-a-continuous-printing-mod-for-the-bambu-lab-a1-mini/)

How Accurate is a 125 Year Old Resistance Standard?
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/how-accurate-is-a-125-year-old-resistance-standard/

Resistance standards are incredibly useful, but like so many precision references they require regular calibration, maintenance and certification to ensure that they stay within their datasheet tolerances. This raises the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/how-accurate-is-a-125-year-old-resistance-standard/)