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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. James Provost We tested the basic design by deploying a prototype onto the ice in February 2021.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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Space Campers shares new look inside its Tesla Cybertruck Camper

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Compatibility with the Cybertruck’s battery for accessory add-ons and DIY builds. In the explainer video below, Space Campers offered a look inside and more information on several features and functions. Its full-camp kitchen, bathroom, shower, and rack accessories were designed to utilize most of the Cybertruck’s space.

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DIY Electric Car Wiki - A Tremendous Conversion Resource

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It's the same one as the link on the top right of the page, but I admit, our site design is a little weak so I'm not terribly surprised that it gets overlooked. Special thanks to all the members who spent so many hours compiling and formatting all of the information there! Hey, it's all about the content, right? It's a fantastic thing.

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Hacking Ham Radio for Texting

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Navy researcher Robert Bruninga and was originally designed to track tactical information in real time. MicroAPRS , which is an open-source and Arduino-compatible firmware package for DIY packet radio modems. NEO 6M-based GPS receiver that is popular with hobbyists for things such as DIY drones. right now. I chose a $10.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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Therefore, when it received new information that there was a great shortage of combat application tourniquets (CATs) for the military, in just a few days they had developed a tourniquet design that could be 3D printed, and began to modify it for better performance.

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