Monthly Archives: January 2014

In the past few years I’ve received a few emails from people asking me to do a video on how to read schematics. Schematics are like a road map for an electrical circuit with lots of lines and symbols that … Continue reading →

For years I’ve been salvaging electronics components from discarded and broken devices. It’s not as hard as you might think. All you really need is a soldering iron, some solder wick and a bit of patience. Solder wick is just … Continue reading →

The DeArmond tremolo of the 50s is a unique guitar effects box. It uses a small canister with an electrode inside. It’s filled with Windex which, along with the electrode, serves as the potentiometer that modulates the tremolo effect. The … Continue reading →

It’s a new year with new projects! This first one kind of ties in with the Sabre Cafe project. It’s a brake light flasher that can be used on a car or motorcycle. I’ll be mounting this one up on … Continue reading →