Month: September 2024
Repurposed 18650 Batteries into a power station – pt1.3
Part 1.3 : Charger/discharger completion… ish? So, the next step was to install the PSU and wire everything, which went rather well. The connector did fit super nicely in the slot designed for it and I opted for only putting 2 screws instead of 4 on the PSU since it is pretty solid like that. […]
Repurposed 18650 Batteries into a power station – pt1.2
Part 1.2 : Progress on the charger/discharger So, since I needed to make a charger and discharger to test the tons of 18650s I’ll have to deal with, I decided to make it convenient. plus the form factor of the discharger is a bit odd to work with. At this point, I designed a frame […]
Repurposed 18650 Batteries into a power station – pt1.1
Part 1.1 : Getting the right tools for the job. Since I had these grandiose idea with limited tools, it was a bit long and difficult to do all the testing needed. So as my usual self, I ended up ordering the stuff I needed to make a proper charging and discharging station. The station […]
Lovely cotton swab holder for the bench
With the printer now working, also means I’m able to get new upgrade for my bench, especially for organizing stuff. One of these upgrade is a little surprise my partner decided to print for me. It’s a cotton swab holder because I was always trying to find where there were in the bathroom when I […]
Simple Wall-Mount Power Switch for rPi – pt3
Part 3: Completion With the 3d print officially working, came more project advancement! I’m glad to report that the wall switch is now complete ! As a first project in fusion 360, I think it worked out ok but I will definitely need to practice further more. Going back in the design to do fixes […]
Battery-driven Bluetooth receiver for a wired headphone.
I swear, most people asked if that was a detonator… So, my phone does not have a 3.5mm jack, and my headphones are not bluetooth…. I wanted to have a semi wireless solution so, I did the most MacGyver engineering thing ever. Behold!… the thing! Basically, it’s a M28 bluetooth audio receiver for speakers that […]
Repurposed 18650 Batteries into a power station – pt1
Part 1 : Salvaging old packs Hey guys! I got another project that I started a little while ago. I want to make a power station from repurposed 18650 batteries from old laptop packs. Initially, it started with the idea of testing my old 18650s, to fill up some USB battery packs but I soon […]