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> But what sets a Heathkit apart from a regular kit? I guess I've never seen any other solder-it-yourself kits. Do they exist? I'd love to make some. Or giv
by ken 9y ago
> But what sets a Heathkit apart from a regular kit?
I guess I've never seen any other solder-it-yourself kits. Do they exist? I'd love to make some. Or give them as gifts.
> (Also, didn't Heathkit make a little bit of a comeback? http://heathkit.com http://heathkit.com)
Great, if true. Right now I only see 2 kits on their website, and both are just newer versions of ones I built years ago (clock, AM radio).
> We've had an influx of animal shaped PCBs recently (partly my own fault)
Heh, I was wondering about those.
Do you take requests? Home audio is the DIY classic. Maybe power supplies or battery chargers -- I always seem to need more of those. And of course, anything related to home automation. Maybe you could start small (like an IR remote control), and move up. A fully open-source alternative to the IOT junk that's on the market today would be most welcome!
- kasbah 9y agoI do take requests but mostly for documenting other people's projects and getting them in a state to be put up. I was going to have a go at HackRF [1] next but if you know any good projects you would like to see put up, let me know. https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf P.S. I should really have a go at this power supply too: https://github.com/eez-open/psu-hw https://github.com/eez-open/psu-hw
- ken 9y agoI was thinking more along the lines of "the power brick for my old monitor died again", but that dual-channel programmable PSU looks amazing. I wish I had a use for it so I had an excuse to build it! Thanks for the link.