Monthly Archives: November 2025
President Dwight D. CB Base Resto-Mod Part 1
🎙️ Resurrection of a Classic: President Dwight D. CB Base & Astatic D-104 TUP9 Resto-Mod! Stoked to finally crack open my President Dwight D. CB Base Station! This rig, a decade-long resident of the garage, fired right up a few…Read More
Intermittent Charging System Anomaly on a 2011 Kia Sedona EX
This technical case study details the advanced diagnosis of a persistent, intermittent charging system failure and stalling anomaly on a 2011 Kia Sedona EX (3.5L V6). After multiple failed alternator and battery replacements, the focus shifts to finding elusive high-resistance faults in terminations, grounds, and control relays. The guide outlines a precise diagnostic strategy utilizing Thermal Imaging (TI) and specialized electrical testing to pinpoint the true cause of the chronic electrical failure.
The Big AM Radio Watch
I was in my dad’s workshop the other day and I saw this big watch and was curious about it. He said take it… so I took it apart, cleaned everything, and put it back together. It is in remarkably…Read More
The Pocket Jacob’s Ladder
The power supply is a bit much for this scale but I think I can fine tune the electrodes to compensate and get a good ladder… and I have to find a lug lid glass jar that will screw in.…Read More
Soltron Electronic PCB VR Replacement
This ia a Soltron Electronic III Display PCB from an Ergoline Soltron Chill XL70 Tanning Bed. This board has obvious thermal defects to the L5973D voltage regulator IC as well as to the trace and the board. It is rumored…Read More
Overhauling My Old Benchmade AutoStryker
So I’ve been carrying a Benchmade Auto Stryker for decades now, and it was pretty beat up when I got it.. So I decided to use the fiber laser and sandpaper, etc… to clean it all up as much as…Read More
The Flamethrower
Intro Okay so this isn’t actually laser related (though I could add a red dot pointer to it i suppose!) but it involves high voltage, fire, and more… so the boys and I are going to build a flamethrower. We…Read More
The APCO 25 PII SDR Receiver
Testing Latency and Audio Compression UPDATE 8/12/2025 Most groups have been fully encrypted so this project is being tabled unless/until something changes.Read More
The 4 Axis CNC Machining Center
I picked up this Intelitek Expert Mill VMC-0600 with 4 axes, automatic tool changer, pneumatically actuated collet chuck, mister, touch probing, tool probing, mix and max limit switches on x, y, and z axes… and it runs a Beaglebones based…Read More
The TXC UV Wall Printer
This is a UV printer that prints on walls. I thought it was some cool tech and I wanted to learn more about one, so I traded one of my many hardly-used lasers for one. I’ve had experience with wide/large format…Read More