Archive for December, 2007

MindBite DMM 101

uCHobby does an instruction MindBite video about Digital Multimeters (DMM). You can view the MindBite here. In this short article I describe the new MindBite service and how I constructed a camera stand by modifying an old swing arm desk lamp.

MindBites is a new community service that should be very popular with the Maker crowd. […]

$15 Soldering Station Review

MPJA has a $15 soldering station which I could not resist to try out. I already have a Weller station but for the price I figured why not get a spare. In this article I compare the low cost $15 station to the $120 professional grade Weller. I highly recommend the Weller station but if […]

Lab Tip - Soldering Station Water Bottle

You need a water bottle to keep your soldering station sponge wet. I made a great soldering station water bottle from, you guessed it, a plastic water bottle. This is no big revelation but it is easy to do and works well. Just drill a small hole in the cap from your next bottled water. […]