charge a large cap with the battery disconnect it then hook it up to a lamp

electroplating  (which can be done in a jelly jar and a dc supply)


http://www.squidoo.com/basicelectroplating

those are fine looking rc's but yea I would go with the dual first as they are reportedly much easier to get the basics down with

Now to save up a couple hundred $ to get a real RC helicopter.

I used to race RC cars, still have a screamer of a electric model (got rid of the gas ones when I moved out of the parents house 10+ years ago) and I know how much 1 little slipup can cost on those

a plane or a helicopter on the other hand, yea takes some guts

All I need is infinite cash, infinite time, and no job...

yea same here

Ive had 7 for about a month now on my "main" pc, never had a issue with its network

my pos netgear wifi router on the other hand ... so yes good luck on your idea

to completley sidetrack the shelving discussion (my mom has one of those chrome freestanding racks in her greenhouse for 5 years now) I would like to talk about my newest addition!

a el cheapo usb kvm switch! yay!

as I work on PC's as a side job it got quite irritating to get on my knees and reach around the back of the pc and fiddle with cables plus my usb keyboard / mouse barley had enough reach in the cords to make it onto the desk

so now I just push a button and usb keyboard, mouse and vga gets flipped, along with a third usb device (memory stick for instance), and i have plenty of cord length, and can use my 2 front usb ports again

silly how something stupid can make ya happy

True but I am trying to be environmentally friendly and not throwing it out because it still works.

yea, when I replaced mine I almost tossed it in the dumpster, it still worked (but fuzzy) but I took it to the thrift store, where they laughed at me so when they went back inside I tossed it in their dumpster

got my little 15 inch lcd for 25 bucks off of ebay, its ugly, has holes drilled in the base and over all a POS, but its fine for the workbench

that clamp thing seems interesting, maybe we will bug you to demonstrate it one day

my first computer desk was a nightstand with a chunk of plywood

you can do it!

heh I had that compaq deskpro too

Its easy for me, in my old apartment i setup next to the window and froze during winter ... didnt matter we just had baseboard heaters so we froze anyway

now i just crack the back door open abit, since im right next to it

Im sure we have all spent time outcast to the shop with our ski gear on and a crappy firetrap spaceheater

some of these photo's look cool!!!

yea I cant wait to see even more, its always cool to see what people are working with, kinda like going to each others garage

i dont even have a multimeter

you need to get one of those, if nothing else but to check your work, and they are pretty cheap, harbor freight just had one on sale for like 3 bucks, check around your local tool / house / farm type stores

i need a proper test bench and work station though

who says? I may be cramped but my little, actually since im here its more like 2.5 x 2.5 foot card table has served me very well, you just need a little space, and a piece of scrap particleboard to protect it

mines a ebay scope, dirty and has not been calibrated since y2k ... and it was shipped from cost to coast (nearly) in the USA

but!
1) it was under 100$ with shipping (+ like 20 bucks for the probes from sure)

2) its a dual channel analog with digital measurement on screen display

3) its a dual channel digital storage scope, with a looping refresh display, so its like a hybrid digital scope using real time analog or a digital screenshot slide show of real time **

** you can ask me for real numbers, I paid 14 dollars online to get the users manual and repair manual online in pdf form, printed it, hole punched it and put it in a 1.5 inch thick 3 ring binder. Placed it under the scope for convenience, and never looked at it since... MAKE MY DAY! **

I am quite pleased with it to say the least, my complaints about it tho are

too darn big! but it was made in 1987

needs a new clock battery, its kinda annoying to have 1987 in your screenshots lol

the screen lighting needs to be replaced, now there are 3 incandescent bulbs , in dull dim 1970's-80's dashboard orange that are positioned where they beam up behind the crt's front glass and mostly only lights up the scale, thats begging for a LED mod

I need a lcd scope, as you can tell on mine, the old crt sucks up a third of my workspace *actually takes up more room than the 17 inch crt monitor i had there, footprint wise

Directed at macegr?

no there is enough clutter in that photo to be OK

Oh, in case you're wondering, it's in the shed out back.  It isn't heated.  It gets cold during the winter

yea when I was a Kid mine was out in the garage with no heat ... well a little space heater, beats pulling little tiny pieces of wire out of the carpet tho