For small electronics projects, prototyping a design on a breadboard is a must to iron out kinks in the design and ensure everything works properly before a final version is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/2024-business-card-challenge-adding-some-refinement-to-breadboard-power-supplies/)

Weird Old Stereo Accessories
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Some people trick out their cars. Some, their computers. There are even people who max out their audio systems, although back in 1979, there was more of that going on, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/weird-old-stereo-accessories/)

How Do You Fill The 1N34 Void?
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The germanium point contact diode, and almost every semiconductor device using germanium, is now obsolete. There was a time when almost every television or radio would have contained one or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/how-do-you-fill-the-1n34-void/)

ICQ Will Shut Down On June 26 This Year
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In many ways, ICQ has always been a bit of a curiosity. It was one of the first major instant messenger clients of the 1990s. It saw broad uptake alongside …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/icq-will-shut-down-on-june-26-this-year/)

Hackaday Links: May 26, 2024
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Another day, another crop of newly minted minimal astronauts, as Blue Origin’s New Shepard made a successful suborbital flight this week. Everything seemed to go according to plan, at least …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/hackaday-links-may-26-2024/)

Hunting For Part Numbers: Analyzing The Buck Converter On Mini 560 Modules
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Some of us may have recently stumbled over these mysterious ‘Mini 560’ synchronous buck converter modules at various e-shopping websites. These little modules claim to take in 7-20 VDC and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/hunting-for-part-numbers-analyzing-the-buck-converter-on-mini-560-modules/)

So What’s All This HaLow Long-Range WiFi About Then?
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We’re all used to wireless networking, but if there’s one thing the ubiquitous WiFi on 2.4 or 5 GHz lacks, it’s range. Inside buildings, it will be stopped in its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/so-whats-all-this-halow-long-range-wifi-about-then/)