For serious high-voltage plasma, you need a serious transformer. [Jay Bowles] from Plasma Channel is taking his projects to the next level, so he built a beefy 6000:1 flyback transformer. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/pushing-the-plasma-limits-with-a-custom-flyback-transformer/)
The 2024 Hackaday Supercon SAO Badge Reveal
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/the-2024-hackaday-supercon-sao-badge-reveal/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/the-2024-hackaday-supercon-sao-badge-reveal/
We’ve been hinting at it for a few months now, running a series of articles on SAOs, then a Supercon Add-On Challenge. We even let on that the badge would …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/the-2024-hackaday-supercon-sao-badge-reveal/)
For Desalination, Follow the Sun
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/for-desalination-follow-the-sun/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/for-desalination-follow-the-sun/
It’s easy to use electricity — solar-generated or otherwise — to desalinate water. However, traditional systems require a steady source of power. Since solar panels don’t always produce electricity, these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/for-desalination-follow-the-sun/)
A Wobble Disk Air Motor with One Moving Part
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-wobble-disk-air-motor-with-one-moving-part/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-wobble-disk-air-motor-with-one-moving-part/
In general, the simpler a thing is, the better. That doesn’t appear to apply to engines, though, at least not how we’ve been building them. Pistons, cranks, valves, and seals, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-wobble-disk-air-motor-with-one-moving-part/)
Give Your SMD Components a Lift
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/give-your-smd-components-a-lift/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/give-your-smd-components-a-lift/
When you are troubleshooting, it is sometimes useful to disconnect a part of your circuit to see what happens. If your new PCB isn’t perfect, you might also need to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/give-your-smd-components-a-lift/)
A Modern PC With a Retro OS
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-modern-pc-with-a-retro-os/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-modern-pc-with-a-retro-os/
Despite the rise of ARM processors in more and more computers from embedded systems to daily driver PCs, the x86 architecture maintains a stronghold in the computing space that won’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/a-modern-pc-with-a-retro-os/)
Heathkit Signal Generator Gets an Update
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/heathkit-signal-generator-gets-an-update/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/heathkit-signal-generator-gets-an-update/
[DTSS_Smudge] correctly intuits that if you are interested in an old Heathkit signal generator, you probably already know how to solder. So, in a recent video, he focused on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/22/heathkit-signal-generator-gets-an-update/)