Author Archives: solderspot
XP-720: New Multi-Turn Pots
Very simply modification to the power supply; replacing single-turn potentiometers with multi-turn ones.
Elenco Radio Build: Part III
Nearly completed the AM portion of the radio but seem to have too much signal gain…
Elenco Radio Build: Part II
Building and testing the discrete amplifier, making a “dummy load” and fixing the radio stand.
XP-720: Simple Load Test
Performed simple loading test on the power supply to measure maximum ripple when drawing high currents.
Elenco Radio Build: Part I
First of a few posts detailing my experience building Elenco’s AM/FM Radio Kit. First stage is assembling and testing the audio output and power input sections.
Elenco’s XP-720 Power Supply Kit
I’ve been trying to figure out power supply options for my future projects and it’s been surprisingly difficult due to the fact that I need both positive and negative power rails. Elenco’s XP-720 might be the answer…
Getting Back to Electronics with Ben
It’s been awhile but thanks to Ben I’m building circuits again…
Cross Compiling for Raspberry Pi – Part II
My attempt to cross compile a more complicated Raspberry Pi application, that uses the native OpenCV and the PiCamera libraries on the target system.
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