Mods and Hacks Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/category/mods-and-hacks/ Open source electronic projects Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg Mods and Hacks Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/category/mods-and-hacks/ 32 32 32754084 The flame that doesn’t burn https://www.open-electronics.org/the-flame-that-doesnt-burn/ https://www.open-electronics.org/the-flame-that-doesnt-burn/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=33383 Based on Neopixel and a special ultra-thin Arduino, it simulates the light produced by chimney flames As every year, the approach of the winter season stimulates our imagination and reminds us that electronics can do a lot, not only concretely (creating automatisms for indoor air conditioning) but also for pleasure and leisure; so here are […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/the-flame-that-doesnt-burn/feed/ 1 33383 Here are the Winners from the 3Drag 3d printing contest https://www.open-electronics.org/here-are-the-winners-from-the-3drag-3d-printing-contest/ https://www.open-electronics.org/here-are-the-winners-from-the-3drag-3d-printing-contest/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10544 Here we are, eventually the contest has come to an end and after a short consultation we have chosen the winners! Before announcing them, a few words. First of all, thanks to everyone who submitted his contribution. All the works reviewed are great and must be praised, because they represent without exception a hard work, […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/here-are-the-winners-from-the-3drag-3d-printing-contest/feed/ 0 10544 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Roland Hoffert’s Hacks https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-roland-hofferts-hacks/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-roland-hofferts-hacks/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:09:30 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10108 Roland Hoffert, from www.eytec.de, submitted us this 3Drag (Velleman K8200 version) hack to improve the z-wobble issue, one of the most known problems affecting the RepRap family printers. Roland identified one of the weak points that could cause the z-wobble in the fixed coupler of z-stepper motor. With the standard fixing, when the z-stepper moves […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-roland-hofferts-hacks/feed/ 0 10108 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Karl Seiss’s Hack https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-karl-seisss-hack/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-karl-seisss-hack/#respond Sun, 12 Oct 2014 17:27:12 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10130 Karl Seiss from Austria made a very clever hack to a K8200 3DRag printer, turning it into a CNC drilling and milling machine. We didn’t receive from the author many details, anyway it used Proxxon long shaft drills to have a highly reliable and powerful tool. Moreover, Karl built by himself also a “vacuum support” […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-karl-seisss-hack/feed/ 0 10130 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Fa)(a from Giacomo Falaschi https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-faa-from-giacomo-falaschi/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-faa-from-giacomo-falaschi/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:26:45 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10113 Giacomo Falaschi sent us his Falla3D new printer project: you can have more details on the project by looking to this interview here. Fa)(a is a fully modular and scalable printer, able to print with any material (FDM technology) and entirely customizable in every single aspect and component. Here are some figures: Resolution: X-Y axis […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-faa-from-giacomo-falaschi/feed/ 0 10113 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: FDM 3D from Scanners, from Hesam Hamidi https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-fdm-3d-from-scanners-from-hesam-hamidi/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-fdm-3d-from-scanners-from-hesam-hamidi/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:27:49 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10127 This is an unusual project submitted by prof. Hesam Hamidi, who built a linear Delta printer by using recycled parts from old scanners and dot matrix printers. This FDM 3D printer has been designed and built in 2013. Here are few specs: Build volume: 200x200x200 mm Footprint: 600×650 mm Print surface: 200×200 mm heated glass […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-fdm-3d-from-scanners-from-hesam-hamidi/feed/ 0 10127 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Alessio Fusi’s Hack https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-alessio-fusis-hack/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-alessio-fusis-hack/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:05:34 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10174 Alessio Fusi hacked his 3Drag/K8200 printer by replacing the original threaded rod with a trapezoidal rod, assembled with a gearbox between it and the stepping motor with a reduction rate of 50:20. In a short time, Alessio will replace the gearbox too (fully printed with the printer itself) with a 30:10 ratio that, together with […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-alessio-fusis-hack/feed/ 1 10174 Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Richard Tegelbeckers’s DeltaTrix 3D https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-richard-tegelbeckerss-deltatrix-3d/ https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-richard-tegelbeckerss-deltatrix-3d/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:28:13 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=10123 Richard Tegelbeckers joined the 3Drag 3dprinting contest by sending us his project, a 3D Delta printer named DeltaTrix 3D, under the category 3D Making. The project is based on the fully open source linear Delta printer, power by a 32-bit ARM processor (Arduino). The resolution is high, allowing potentially 25 micron layers, and a special […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/updates-from-the-3drag-3dprinting-contest-richard-tegelbeckerss-deltatrix-3d/feed/ 0 10123 Open Source wearable platforms: time for your own gadgets https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/ https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 09:33:37 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8402 When I think about the world that we are now living, I have to (I literally must) think about open source technologies, open source frameworks and products such good that became excellent platforms to build your own distrupting software, or board. We are living the same situation with wearable devices, in such a way that […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/open-source-wearable-platforms-time-for-your-own-gadgets/feed/ 4 8402 3Drag K8200: the most amazing Mods and Hacks https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/ https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:37:36 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8140 Some weeks ago we launched our contest to see what you can do with a 3Drag printer and some results to achieve. With this post, we are showcasing you some cool stuff made by 3Drag fans: you can already find much hacks and mods for this 3D printer across the Internet, and some of these […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/3drag-k8200-amazing-mods-hacks/feed/ 2 8140 Raspberry Pi as an Audio/Media Center: the best Linux distros https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/ https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:30:09 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8016 Probably, the best use you could do with a Raspberry Pi would be turning it in a full-fledged media center. With some tuning, a Raspberry Pi can become indeed a device that audiophiles will love, or a tiny board that can empower you television to become a 2014-like smart TV. All you need is some […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-as-an-audiomedia-center-the-best-linux-distros/feed/ 13 8016 Arduino Yún: the best hacks you will ever see https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-yun-the-best-hacks-you-will-ever-see/ https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-yun-the-best-hacks-you-will-ever-see/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:12:35 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=7956 The last time I wrote about the best hacks available for a board, I had so much to choice between; now instead, writing about Arduino Yún and all of its best hacks, it was difficult to me to find really good projects, because the platform is so young. While Raspberry Pi had a strong community, […]

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