Author Archives: Dino

This week I assembled all the parts onto a perfboard after making a layout with ExpressPCB. I use the layout as a guide when assembling circuits on a perfboard. Once the circuit is proven to work I can make a … Continue reading →

I get a lot of email with requests to build circuits for people. Most are more than I would want to take on for a simple Hack A Week project without some monetary compensation but this one was unique. The … Continue reading →

Suppose you’re out on a hike or a hunt and you get stranded by weather and you have to just hunker down and tough it out. How do you start a fire to keep warm? Well here’s a great solution … Continue reading →

I received the tubes, a new phono cartridge and needle this week! After installing everything the sound was definitely better but the right channel is still louder than the left one. I pulled the amplifier chassis out and tested the … Continue reading →

Last year I was given a bunch of vintage electronics and in the pile was a Zenith console stereo from 1960. It actually worked but needed a tune up. I stashed it in our shed for the summer while I … Continue reading →