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2 days ago
Replied to the topic USB-C Microphone (official topic)
Utter nightmare.Here's something I haven't tested so it might not work.But you should be able to get a signal using a "cornflake packet" electret and JUST the positive from the board (there's nowhere to attach negatives so leave that disconnected (at the board). There's a little JFET inside them th...
2 days ago
Replied to the topic USB-C Microphone (official topic)
Nevermind, figured it out. Well kinda. I was reading the pins wrong. I started counting from top left not bottom left and I went clockwise not counter-clockwise. So relative to pin 4, pin 7 was measuring 27.8v, which makes sense since it V- to V+.
Now with the correct measurements I might be able ...
3 days ago
Replied to the topic Need Help - DIY laptop to desktop conversion
Have you considered a larger, non-standard heatsink for better heat dissipation? Depending on how savvy you are, you could try making a custom heat sink.
How are you turning it on if you don't have a power button? Does it boot automatically on plugging in AC power?
3 days ago
Replied to the topic VIDEO: Recycling Destroyed Tech into Beautiful PCs
Yeah, that's a pretty big problem right now with buying used PCs. Everyone's cottoned on to the fact that you can make a much larger profit if you sell the RAM separately, especially if its DDR5. The missing heatsinks I find a little odd, as each one is specific to that motherboard, so why sell the ...
3 days ago
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3 days ago
Replied to the topic USB-C Microphone (official topic)
I am at a loss. I've been fiddling with this for over 2 weeks now and I cannot get it to work.
I started off with a board that might've been too small and because of that the parts didn't fit nicely. I realized this and rebuilt it on a larger board so that everything can fit. Now everythi...
3 days ago
Created the topic Which hard drive size for an old desktop PC? in Computers & IT
Hi everyone,My old desktop is almost full. It has years of photos, videos, and some game files, and I don’t want to delete them. A new PC costs too much, so I want to just add a bigger drive.I’m still learning about this. While searching, I came across Orange Hardwares, where you can buy desktop har...
3 days ago
Created the topic Need Help - DIY laptop to desktop conversion in Computers & IT
Hi everyone, when DIY perks posted a video about turning laptop motherboards into desktop pcs, I thought this was the perfect solution for me as I was in the market for a cheap gaming desktop.
I went and bought a Lenovo legion 7 16ARHA7 motherboard with a ryzen 9 6900hx and an rx 6850m xt for only...
3 days ago
Created the topic How to use: LED Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 3W High Power Infrared Transmitter Module 940nm in General Discussion
Hello,
anybody has this device, I tried with this and connect with an arduino uno, but not work
LED Infrared Remote Control Transmitter 1W 3W High Power Infrared Transmitter Module 940nm
Please help me.
3 days ago
Replied to the topic VIDEO: Recycling Destroyed Tech into Beautiful PCs
@cocopop18 I am not sure on the sound but I think we're using the same motherboard. Any luck? When I plug in power, I only get a white and orange lights. After about 40 seconds, the orange light blinks and keeps blinking. 1 time only I got like the republic of gamers logo over HDMI, but with HDMI or...
3 days ago
Replied to the topic VIDEO: Recycling Destroyed Tech into Beautiful PCs
Hi there!
First time user, I am currently working on a project to convert an iMac 2015 (27inch 5k) screen into a monitor.
I wanted to clarify a part of the process for this project as I haven't been lucky to find any information or guidance for this online. My question is to do with this moment...
3 days ago
Replied to the topic VIDEO: Recycling Destroyed Tech into Beautiful PCs
I've been scouring ebay and finding a board with both RAM and heatsinks is virtually impossible :D - either our favorite youtuber was lucky or I am ebay challenged!I'm hoping for a board that can do some real gaming maybe 4K so ideally a GPU that's got 8+ GB of ram and all I find are stripped boards...
5 days ago
Created the topic Custom Keyboard PCB in General Electronics & Circuit Design
Hello everyone,
I just finished making a custom keyboard PCB in KiCad as my first ever project (design credit to @Exercising Ingenuity, YouTube, and I adapted it to PCB). It's quite a simple piece of circuitry--just 44 tactile switches, 44 diodes, and a Waveshare RP2040-Zero. However, I have very ...
