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Thermistor

A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance is dependent on temperature, more so than in standard resistors. The word is a combination of thermal and resistor. Thermistors are widely used as inrush current limiters, temperature sensors (negative temperature coefficient or NTC type typically), self-resetting overcurrent protectors, and self-regulating heating elements (positive temperature coefficient or PTC type typically).

A DIY ATtiny85 Temperature and Fire Alarm

“A visual alarm with varying intensities set off by abnormally high temperature thresholds of surrounding air. Create a DIY fire alarm. This temperature and fire alarm alerts users of instances of extreme heat and or a dangerous fire near or …

SMD Reflow Hot Plate (new version)

“A upgrade to my SMD Hot Plate with a larger hot plate, better cooling and updated software. About 6 months ago, I built a SMD hot plate using a standard 200W element (See SMD Reflow Hot Plate). Although I use …

Autopilot for sailing boats (NEW! - Version 2)

“Let’s take a break during navigation while Autopilot follows the route, control it with remote control. Project contains many improvements! The new autopilot: Hello! Coming from the experience of the first version here it is the second one. The …

SMD Reflow Hot Plate

“A DIY temperature controlled Hot Plate for soldering SMD components. Story Over the years, electronic components have changed both in terms of size and also their footprint. More and more designs incorporate or solely use surface mount components (SMD) rather …

Project  cloudSmoker

cloudSmoker

“The cloudSmoker Barbecue Monitor project is a WiFi-enable temperature monitor. cloudSmoker is designed to read two temperatures (pit and internal meat temperatures) within my Weber BBQ smoker and upload these to an IOT dashboard, allowing remote cloud monitoring of the …

Measure with Music: How to Read Analog Sensors Using a PC Sound Card

“This post describes a simple method of reading resistive and capacitive sensors using a standard PC sound card. Virtually any desktop or laptop could be turned into a simple data acquisition system using this method. Thanks to moderate system requirements …

Project  BBQ Aid

BBQ Aid

“Many people can’t tell the difference between barbeque and grilling. Heck, we almost always made a fire that put some blacksmiths to shame, just to grill those pork chops under 3 nanoseconds! (no, really, we used an industrial air …

Hacking Arduino Mega/RAMPS 3D Printer Shield to Control Any Project

“Introduction The Arduino Mega and Ramps Shield combination is a popular hardware platform for controlling FFF 3D printers. The Arduino Mega 2560 R3, based on the ATmega2560 micro-controller, is a powerful MCU board with 54 digital I/O pins, 16 …

Upcycling Dishwasher

“I used an Arduino Nano to fix my dishwasher. Story I had that all-high-voltage oldie dishwasher that stopped working. Its program switch has burned and I could not find the replacement part. But it is a quite good challenge for …

Raksha - Vitals Monitor for Frontline Workers

“Wearable health monitoring technologies, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, have attracted considerable consumer interest over the past few years. Not only has this interest has been mainly encouraged by the rapid demand growth in the wearable technology market for the …