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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. This article appears in the September 2021 print issue as "An Instant E-bike.".

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. This article appears in the September 2021 print issue as "An Instant E-bike.".

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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. I find it fascinating that you can get so much information out of a single device.

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Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

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So I read some World War II–era journal articles and learned about the magnetometers used to locate submerged German submarines. With that information, I constructed what’s called a fluxgate magnetometer. It can be purchased. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”.

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Happy IEEE Day!

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Featured Article. In our world full of fad diets and halfway completed DIY projects, grit — sustained passion and perseverance — seems to be wanting. Check out this Teaching Excellence Hub article to see how elements are needed for a successful laboratory activity. Happy IEEE Day! Learn more. Learn more. Certificates With IEEE.

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