Since I enjoy testing USB charging cables I got a fancy looking “snake leather” one! Let’s see how well it does! Continue reading Snake leather USB charging cable
Quick review: Jie Yang JY-0508 tripod with fluid head
Since I’m becoming more invested in making video for my blog and channel I needed a better tripod. And although Manfrotto gear is absolutely stellar, it’s price tag is also astronomical. So, I turned to China and ordered one from there for a fraction of the price tag. This is a unboxing video with a small review. Continue reading Quick review: Jie Yang JY-0508 tripod with fluid head
Home Networking: Mikrotik 10 Gbps backbone
Now that the house is starting to become more finished every day I thought I would show everyone what kind of “backbone” equipment I will be using, a 10 Gigabit backbone! Continue reading Home Networking: Mikrotik 10 Gbps backbone
LED Hologram
In search for some cool desk decorations I came across a 3D LED Hologram. I made a video about the unboxing so everyone can take a look with me! Continue reading LED Hologram
Review: Ugreen CD122 1 port QC2.0 phone charger
It’s been a while since my last phone charger review so I thought I’d review the cheapest Quick Charge 2.0 charger I could find. It turns out to be the CD122 from Ugreen for only 5$! Continue reading Review: Ugreen CD122 1 port QC2.0 phone charger
ESP8266 LED lighting: QuinLED soldering tutorial & Tools
After getting all the required components together it’s time to solder them onto the QuinLED board. I made a 30 minute video going through all the steps of soldering everything together trying to show that it’s actually quite easy to do so yourself!
This post also highlights on all the tools I use while working with QuinLED. I describe most of them and explain a little bit what I use them for. Continue reading ESP8266 LED lighting: QuinLED soldering tutorial & Tools
CampZone 2016 – What is CampZone?
As some of you know, I spend my holiday time organizing an Event called CampZone. Never heard of it? You’re in luck, I wrote a little bit about it, it’s mostly from a technical perspective, but still, read on! Continue reading CampZone 2016 – What is CampZone?
ESP8266 LED Lighting: Board files and components list
A big part of being able to build and tinker is having the correct tools and components. In this post I will show everything I use to completely solder a QuinLED board so you can get the right kit! Continue reading ESP8266 LED Lighting: Board files and components list
ESP8266 LED Lighting: Revisit and history of QuinLED
It’s been about 1,5 to 2 years since I started the project to create my own wirelessly controlled PWM LED dimmer. Since that time I’ve kept refining the PCB and code and this post will be a sort of revisit and revision history of QuinLED.
In future posts and videos we will be doing a new tutorial on what components you need, how to solder it all together, program the ESP8266 and link it to Domoticz. I also plan to create posts about the LED Power wall I’m going to build to house everything centralized in my house. Continue reading ESP8266 LED Lighting: Revisit and history of QuinLED
Live test of another LED charging cable
After recently testing a moving LED charging cable I thought I’d do another Quick Charge test of different LED charging cable. No running lights this time but just illumination. Will it survive Quick Charge 9v and 12v? Continue reading Live test of another LED charging cable