RandomBytes.net Electronics Projects Router & Cable Modem Power Cycler - Mine used to freeze up for no reason about once a month, so I made this. Guitar Pickup Switcher - Allows you to connect 3 pickups in any possible configuration. I finished designing it, got all the parts, but never ended up making it. If you have any interest in making this, let me know, I would be interested to see (and hear) how it turns out, and also be willing to assist in the construction. High Impedance Amplified Telephone Line Tap - A minimally invasive phone line tap. AC Line Voltage and Current Monitor - A simple and low cost line monitor that is fusible and switched, for use in repair and experimentation (especially useful in conjunction with a variac). This page also details one way I go about making project enclosures! Miscellaneous Projects Refrigeration Compressor Vacuum Pump - A very low cost vacuum pump capable of vacuums of a few tens of Torr, made from readily available components. Personal Beverage Cooler - A refrigeration device for cooling a single beverage as fast as possible. Locks and Lock Picking Picking Medeco Locks - A technique I came up with using ordinary tools that proves quite successful. Decoding Targus DEFCON CL Locks - How to easily decode the popular laptop lock in under a minute, with no tools of any kind. Digital Combination Enumeration - Counting the number of possible sequences to a lock when the digits used are known from wear and tear. Decoding Unscrambled Master Combination Locks - ...and similar dial combination padlocks. Computing (Mostly) Automatic File Backups in Linux - My method for file organization and backups in Linux/Unix, including sample scripts. Streaming Music Over HTTP - How to stream your music over the web to most media players, including sample Linux/Unix scripts for generating playlists. Miscellaneous My Workshop - Where I do everything! How a Wimshurst Machine Works (PDF) - How a Wimshurst machine generates high voltages through electrostatic induction and mechanical energy. The Basic Physics of Gyroscopic Hand Exercisers (PDF) - The basics of how gyroscopic hand exercisers such as the Dyna-Flex, Powerball, and DynaBee work. Penny Removal - How to remove the penny from those small glass novelty bottles, without damaging or modifying the bottle. My First Schematic - The first schematic I ever drew. Contact Me