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Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. The trickiest part, the double-curved "throat" section that connects the combustion chamber to the exhaust nozzle, requires computer-controlled machining equipment that we don't have.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
The motors, controllers, batteries, and everything else is usually built into a flat deck connected to the wheels, meaning the rest of the vehicle is basically just bolted on top. The engineer in me always thought it’d be fun to have just the bare skateboard, meaning you could go wild with your ideas of what to put on top.
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Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2021
Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required. Or, that was the idea, anyway.
DIY Electric Car
JUNE 10, 2025
I can connect and read/change config settings fine. But the same cable/software won't connect to the 1253-8001. Any ideas? Hi, I have 2 controllers, I need to get the 1253-8001 working for my conversion build. I created a frankenstein serial cable and it works fine with the 1205M-5601. I'm scratching my head here.
DIY Electric Car
JUNE 5, 2025
So directly connecting the leaf motor to the transmission input is a no-go. I'm thinking about the following workarounds: Idea 1: find a narrower motor Are there any motors with a diameter less than 9 inches and capable of 80+ kw output? The TransWarp 7 would physically fit, but it's.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Now, after countless versions of wiring things together, and even designing my own audio mixers, I finally have a DIY solution that works within a reasonable budget. My approach was to adapt an idea used in some pass-through systems, placing ambient microphones on the outside of sound-isolating headphones.
Cars That Think
APRIL 20, 2025
How a DIY radio kit launched Henry Samuelis career Samuelis path toward becoming one of todays key players in digital communications started 33 years ago, when he was a seventh grader. Though he had managed to put it together, he had no idea how it worked. I had no idea what that meant at the time, but, boy, did I learn quick.
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