<div dir="auto">Mike had to send me a photo of his car under a thick layer of snow in VB a few days ago when I doubted him. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">n3rdx</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 11:27 Alex Fraser <<a href="mailto:beatnic@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">beatnic@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font face="Comic Sans MS">So, what you are saying is that
Virginia Beach is still above sea level?</font><br>
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<pre>Hi all,
Greetings from Virginia Beach.
Just for the record, some parts of life worked out well, and some went to hell on a rocket.
Anyhow, been busy on some interesting side projects.
When I was at NRL got involved in 3D printing making explosives holders.
Some years later I snagged a home printer and started to make stuff on my own again.
One recent project was to reproduce an old camera battery that had been obsoleted for many years.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/WYLsHCF" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/WYLsHCF</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/KVbAwVT" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/KVbAwVT</a>
Sent some to a youtube presenter and got a nice mention in the vid.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y542v75nNHM&t=50s&ab_channel=ganzonomy" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y542v75nNHM&t=50s&ab_channel=ganzonomy</a>
Some time back the wife used to complain how loud I had the ham radios turned up in the car.
Made a number of speaker housings that live between the headrest and seat top.
This one was an early one. Including the back story.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/fZCeJYy" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/fZCeJYy</a>
Revised design.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/0MPQLpR" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/0MPQLpR</a>
Even better one.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/gPgtnUF" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/gPgtnUF</a>
Adapted a power tool battery to run a bit of ham radio gear.
Just for the record, the battery is good for 20 volts, so inside the instrument is a DC to DC converter, that knocks the level down to about 13V.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/OfTkCWI" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/OfTkCWI</a>
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One of my buds fixes radio station studios. I noticed that the 'levels' are all over the dial and wanted to fix that.
Made this 'adapter' to allow easy measurements of balanced audio with a hand held DMM (Fluke 8060A)
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/nlpQUhR" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/nlpQUhR</a>
Made replacement parts for some of my instruments.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/AbzDVLA" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/AbzDVLA</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/O15EUvN" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/O15EUvN</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/isuLxGm" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/isuLxGm</a>
Had another idea today. Ever notice how many of the laptops we have external power jacks in the 19 volt range?
Recently had to use an antique laptop to run a program to configure an even older radio. That laptop ran off the bench supply at 19 volts or so.
Got to wondering what would happen if I made up an adapter to take a power tool battery and adapt it to a cable that feeds the laptop.
Did make one cute item.
Used 'color morphing leds' to make a night light.
In a darkened room it throws a spray of shifting mulit color light up to the ceeling. Soothing.
<a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/s4A46OT" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/s4A46OT</a>
Hope your all well.
Keep it sane.
Mike in VB
Michael F. Chisena <a href="mailto:KA2ZEV@Yahoo.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">KA2ZEV@Yahoo.com</a> Notice the new phone number..... 703 344 8864
"You are, what you do, when it counts" The Masso
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