You can measure voltages using the ADC on the ESP8266. This is useful, for example, to measure a battery voltage and thus the state of charge of the battery or […]
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Category: Skills
HowTo: Mechanics – Cut internal thread
Whenever possible I try to use finished nuts or thread inserts when using screws and the like. But sometimes there is simply no other way and you have to cut […]
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HowTo: “Decore” lightbulbs
In some articles it has already been pointed out that old light bulbs can easily get a new “lamp life”. For this, however, the filament, its holder and parts of […]
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HowTo: Electronics – My friend the soldering iron
Even as a part-time nerd you will not really get around the soldering iron in the long run. At the latest, when the first test circuit on the breadboard has […]
Read moreHowTo: Electronics – Loosen solder joints, clean and remove components
Wer den Artikel Elektronik – Mein Freund der Lötkolben bereits gelesen hat, hat vllt. gemerkt, dass man über dieses Thema tatsächlich ziemlich viel schreiben kann. Und dabei geht es nur […]
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HowTo: GitHub – How to copy files from a git-repository to my computer
Especially in the open source world you will sooner or later stumble on GitHub, GitLab or similar online-services with “Git” in the name – in search of program code. Behind […]
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HowTo: Electronics – Solder SMD components by hand
After soldering THT components, soldering SMD components is the supreme discipline among the soldering challenges. The difficulty increases with the decreasing size of the components. SMD stands for “Surface Mounted […]
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HowTo: Electronics – Commissioning a new circuit
After the last component of a kit or the first prototype of your own circuit is done, you are often excited and impatient. Sometimes at this point you have two, […]
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HowTo: Electronics – Soldering THT parts by hand
The soldering of THT components (THT = Through Hole Technology) is one of the basics you need to build kits, prototypes and Co. Because many electronic components, in particular ICs, […]
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