Dumpster Rescue: Sony CPD-15SF1 14" CRT Monitor
Unpublished
Fixing and cleaning a very cool trash saved 14" Trinitron monitor
2026
Apr
Apr
Finally Creating my Own Personal Website
Unpublished
This very website sees the light of day after delaying it for years
Mar
VFIO GPU Passthrough on Ubuntu & Windows Dual Boot
Unpublished
GPU dynamic switch, Looking Glass, VM and native boot of VHDX
Feb
Dumpster Rescue: Bernina 930 Sewing Maching
Unpublished
Attempting to repair a beautiful and thought after sewing maching
Jan
Nightcore Tube Keychain Flashlight Emitter Swap
Unpublished
Replacing the original cold LED by a high CRI Yuji 3200K 5mm emitter
2025
Aug
JNS S35 Assembly and Quick Test: Huge Power Output!
Unpublished
Testing the newer model JNS S35 after assembling it
Jul
Year 2006 Retro Laptop: Dell M1210 CPU Upgrade
Unpublished
Disassembly of the Dell M1210 for a CPU upgrade and cleaning
Jun
Power Station DIY Build: MultiPlus Inverter Module
Unpublished
Transfering a Victron MultiPlus into a Milwaukee Packout toolbox
May
Bose Soundlink Mini II Battery Pack Rebuild
Unpublished
Rebuilding a seemingly dead potted battery in a bluetooth speaker
Apr
JNS S34 XT60 DC Mod: Swiss Knife of a Powerbank!
Unpublished
Demo of the JNS S34 powerbank, and adding a direct battery port
Mar
Upgrading my New Thinkpad T480 to the Max
Unpublished
Upgrading the screen, RAM, WiFi, SSDs, and more
Mar
Power Station DIY Build: Milwaukee Powerpack Battery
Unpublished
Complete battery box build from scratch, and design choices
Feb
Shipping Damage: Sony CPD-E100 14" CRT Monitor Repair
Unpublished
Inspection and repair of a CRT slightly damaged during shipping
Feb
Year 2001 Retro Laptop: Toshiba 2805-S503
Unpublished
A rare unexpected find, BIOS password reset, and a closer look
Jan
Rare 4X Speed USB Floppy Drives: Speed comparison
Unpublished
A look at the Y-E Data and Sony 4X external floppy drive models
2024
Dec
Jonsbo D41 Compact Full Watercooling Build
Unpublished
Full CPU & GPU loop build in the D41 for a friend, dual 360 rads
Dec
Installing Windows 11 ARM on Microsoft Surface Duo
Unpublished
Testing the full Windows 11 port on the Surface Duo smartphone
Oct
Adapting an Honda Civic D16 Shifter to a Peugeot 206
Unpublished
Making an adapter plate to replace a sloppy worn out 206 S16 shifter
Oct
Dumpster Rescue: Thomson 37MH44E, a Huge 37" CRT TV
Unpublished
A rare local find, in working order after some RIFA magic smoke
Sep
Tektronix 221 Oscilloscope Battery Pack Rebuild
Unpublished
Rebuilding the internal battery packs with Eneloop AA cells
Sep
Stacking Peltier Modules to Build a Small Cloud Chamber
Unpublished
Attempt at pushing TEC modules down to very low temperatures
Apr
Interlaced High Resolutions on High End CRT Monitors
Unpublished
Displaying above 4K at 72Hz on the FW900 and F520 on Intel UHD iGPUs
Mar
Streamlining my Battery Cells Testing Process
Unpublished
Figuring out how to test lots of batteries, and generating graphs
Jan
LZMod A24-V5 Super Compact Backpackable SFF Build
Unpublished
Smallest build I ever attempted, still using powerful components
Jan
Full Home Solar & Energy Storage System Test Build
Unpublished
Complete installation, components & design choices, future plans
2023
Dec
A Very Unique Color Wheel CRT in a Camera Viewfinder
Unpublished
Teardown of the viewfinder, and making a stand showcasing the CRT
Dec
DIY Repair of a Laser Printer Toner Cartridge
Unpublished
Saving a brand new printer from an expensive cartridge replacement
Oct
Malahit DSP2 SDR Receiver 2.40 Beta Firmware Upgrade
Unpublished
Going through the upgrade process, added FT8 and RTTY decoding
Jul
A DIY Transparent Cover for an Old IDE Hard Drive
Unpublished
Design of a transparent cover for early IDE hard drive models
Jul
Year 1994 Retro PC Build: 486 VLB, DIY AT SFF Case
Unpublished
Compact case designed to support VLB cards & all physical drives
Mar
Local Find: Original 1959 Frigidaire in Working Order
Unpublished
Pick up, inspection, and test, a future planned restoration
2022
Dec
Temporary Open Air PC Build for Christmas Holidays
Unpublished
Quick watercooling loop, waiting to finish the main PC build
Dec
"Signature ITX" Meshlicious SFF Watercooling Build
Unpublished
Custom case mod, internal loop and separate external loop
Sep
Replacing the Switches of my Logitech G Pro Mouse
Unpublished
Repair and upgrade of the click switches and scroll wheel encoder
Sep
Keychron Q5 Mechanical Keyboard Assembly
Unpublished
My first custom-ish mechanical keyboard assembly
Aug
Cooler Master NR200P SFF Watercooling Build
Unpublished
Custom case mod, dual 240 slim radiators and slim fans
2021
Jun
Lian Li O11D-XL Dual GPU Watercooling Build
Unpublished
Evolution of the build, from single to dual GPU custom mount
Apr
Beam Index CRT Technology Inside a Camera Viewfinder
Unpublished
Turning the viewfinder into a DIY standalone Beam Index showpiece
Mar
Designing an Enclosure for the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
Unpublished
A 3D printed enclosure for a battery powered Pi Zero camera
Mar
Repairing a Sony Walkman WM-F10II Cassette Player
Unpublished
Replacing the belt, straightening some bent parts, and other fixes
Feb
Repairing a JVC KD-A11 Cassette Deck
Unpublished
Investigating some issues, making a 3D printed replacement part
Feb
Thorough Cleaning of a Technics M205 Cassette Deck
Unpublished
Just taking this cassette desk I picked up apart for cleaning
Feb
A Cheap DIY Antenna Rotator for my HF Active Loop
Unpublished
Making a 3D printed gear driven antenna rotator for HF reception
2020
Nov
Headphones Tube Amp: DIY Clone of an Existing Design
Unpublished
Disclaimer: Just an experiment with components I had at hand...
Oct
Amateur Radio 80-10m EFHW HF Antenna Deployment
Unpublished
Installation of a new End Fed Half Wave multiband HF antenna
Sep
Adapting an Honda Civic D16 Shifter to a Peugeot 309
Unpublished
Making a shifter mount plate and linkages for the BE3 gearbox
Sep
Making a mount for a large dish antenna for QO-100
Unpublished
Large prime-focus dish for amateur radio satellite QO-100 uplink
Jul
Upgrading my Desk With Shelving for Heavy Devices
Unpublished
Wall mounted square tube structure with height adjustable pine boards
Jun
Designing a Custom 18650 Battery Pack for Sony PVMs
Unpublished
Designing and 3D printing a custom battery holder for the PVM-6041QM
Apr
Lian Li PC-P50BW Old Build 2020 Watercooling Refresh
Unpublished
Custom case mod, 2020 refresh of my old 2009-2015 PC build
Feb
Honda Civic EJ8 Rebuild Continuation: Turbo Setup
Unpublished
Second part of the build moving from NA to turbo, and issues
2019
Dec
µBITX Multiband HF Transceiver Experiments
Unpublished
Improving the µBITX, custom VFO with an Arduino Due and more
Mar
Honda Civic EJ8 Complete Rebuild: NA Setup
Unpublished
The full project from start to finish for the NA build
2018
Sep
Piton de la Fournaise: 2018 Eruption Photos
Unpublished
Night shots of the eruption of the local Reunion Island volcano
Aug
Travel Photos: A Trip to France and Austria
Unpublished
My second time to France, first time travelling to another country
Jul
The Very Unique Flat CRT Tube of the Sinclair FTV1
Unpublished
Attempting to design driving circuits for this special CRT tube
Feb
Alienware M17x R4 Upgrades: PSU, GTX 1070, WiFi
Unpublished
Modding the M17x R4 to upgrade to the most powerful compatible GPU
2017
Sep
Fixing a Flawed but Interesting VGA Adapter
Unpublished
Replacing the DisplayPort cable of the Delock 62967 for the FW900
Aug
DIY µBITX HF Transceiver Circuits Experiments
Unpublished
Early stages of an HF transceiver build based off the µBITX design
May
BITX-40 HF Transceiver Experiments
Unpublished
Making a simple enclosure for the BITX-40 and testing a few mods
Mar
HF Receive Only K9AY Loop Antenna Build
Unpublished
Building a K9AY receive antenna and its remote control box
Mar
Simple Low Power HF Dummy Load Build
Unpublished
Just putting together a very crude HF dummy load for quick testing
Feb
HF Receive Only Active Loop Antenna Build
Unpublished
Building a receive loop antenna and its preamplifier circuits
Jan
Tektronix 547 Repair: HV Transformer
Unpublished
Replacement of HV transformer suffering from moisture
2016
Dec
Testing SIM Racing Direct Drive OSW Hardware
Unpublished
Using an industrial stepper motor as a direct drive SIM racing wheel
Oct
Tektronix 547 Repair: Delayed Timebase
Unpublished
Tunnel diode failure and tin whiskers in vintage transistors
Sep
Tektronix 547: Shipment Across the World
Unpublished
The story of my purchase and reception of this vintage scope
Sep
2016 Beautiful Annular Solar Eclipse Photography
Unpublished
Some nice photos I shot of the solar eclipse from Reunion Island
Aug
Heathkit IP-2717 High Voltage Power Supply Repair
Unpublished
Full recap, new vacuum tubes and meter movements replacement
Jul
The NCase M1: My First Mini ITX SFF Build
Unpublished
My smallest PC build at the time, after a Shuttle XPC in 2007
Jul
Design of Electrostatic CRT Tubes Driver Boards
Unpublished
Designing modular circuits to drive electrostatic CRT tubes
May
Tektronix 2465B Repair: RIFA Madness
Unpublished
Full recap of all RIFAs in the power supply section
May
Year 2002 Retro PC Build: P3 Tualatin, 440BX Chipset
Unpublished
Running the latest and greatest Pentium III on the legacy 440BX
Mar
Hakko FX-888D 110V to 220V Conversion
Unpublished
Transformer swap in the Hakko FX-888D soldering station
2015
Nov
Winding a Simple Deflection Yoke for CRT Vector Tests
Unpublished
Vector yokes being quite hard to find, here is a DIY attempt at one
Nov
Circle Graphics Scope Clock Clone Circuit Design
Unpublished
Attempting my own clone of the scope clock part of Sgitheach SC2
Sep
A Simple Scope Clock Clone Circuit Design
Unpublished
Attempting my own clone of the Dutchtronix scope clock
Mar
Sony GDM-FW900 CRT Monitor: An Overseas Purchase
Unpublished
The story of my acquisition of this beast from the early 2000s
Jan
Installing Ubuntu Linux on the NVIDIA Shield Tablet
Unpublished
Testing a native Linux boot on the NVIDIA Shield Android tablet
2014
Feb
Peugeot 309 Full Rebuild: Incomplete At This Time
Unpublished
My first ever attempt rebuilding a car, 1.6L gas engine, Weber carbs
2013
Dec
Design and Build of a Stirling Engine Model
Unpublished
Learning CAD design building a lamina flow Stirling engine model
Jan
Early Arduino Experiments: Washing Machine Control PCB
Unpublished
Learning electronics attempting to make a control board from scratch
2012
Dec
Early Arduino Experiments: Driving Nixie Tubes
Unpublished
Driving Nixie tubes with an Arduino to learn electronics
Oct
Building a Solid Wall Mounted Desk
Unpublished
Welded square tubing structure, with glass covered pine boards
2011
Nov
Watercooling Upgrade Full Motherboard and RAM Loop
Unpublished
Adding the upgraded motherboard and RAM to the watercooling loop
2009
Oct
First Time Watercooling: CPU and GPU Loop
Unpublished
After a complete 2009 PC upgrade, time to look into watercooling