With Russian military hardware quite literally raining down onto the ground in Ukraine, it’s little wonder that a sizeable part of PCBs and more from these end up being sold …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/reverse-engineering-a-russian-tornado-s-guidance-circuit-board/)

Need a Refresher on RMS?
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/need-a-refresher-on-rms/

If you mostly deal with DC current, you might not think much of root mean square or RMS measurements. Sure, you’ve seen meters that have “true RMS” settings, but what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/need-a-refresher-on-rms/)

Check Out This PDP-11 Running Unix With A Teletype Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/check-out-this-pdp-11-running-unix-with-a-teletype-terminal/

If you’ve spent a few years around Hackaday, you’ve probably seen or heard of the DEC PDP-11 before. It was one of the great machines of the minicomputer era, back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/check-out-this-pdp-11-running-unix-with-a-teletype-terminal/)

Printed Centrifugal Dust Separator Stays on Budget
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/printed-centrifugal-dust-separator-stays-on-budget/

Anyone who’s ever spent time in a woodworking shop knows how much dust is produced when cutting, sanding, and so on. [Tim] of Pilson Guitars was looking to outfit his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/printed-centrifugal-dust-separator-stays-on-budget/)

Compute the Mandelbrot Set With a Custom RISC-V CPU
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/compute-the-mandelbrot-set-with-a-custom-risc-v-cpu/

When faced with an FPGA, some people might use it to visualize the Mandelbrot set. Others might use it to make CPUs. But what happens if you combine the two? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/compute-the-mandelbrot-set-with-a-custom-risc-v-cpu/)

Sun on the Run: Diving into Solar with a Mobile PV System
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/sun-on-the-run-diving-into-solar-with-a-mobile-pv-system/

For obvious reasons, there has been a lot of interest in small-scale residential solar power systems lately. Even in my neck of the woods, where the sun doesn’t shine much …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/sun-on-the-run-diving-into-solar-with-a-mobile-pv-system/)

Fan With Automatic Door Is Perfect For Camper Vans
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/fan-with-automatic-door-is-perfect-for-camper-vans/

Ventilation fans are useful for clearing stuffy or stale air out of a space. However, they also tend to act as a gaping hole into said space. In the case …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/17/fan-with-automatic-door-is-perfect-for-camper-vans/)