Bluetti AC50B review and teardown
[In this episode of The Chinesium Mine we can’t resist the urge to dismantle the new power bank] During my stay at Container Labs I got a Bluetti AC50B in … Read More
Author: Steve
What’s the frequency, Temu?
[In this episode of The Chinesium Mine we summon the ghost of Jim Williams to help reverse engineer some very bad frequency meters] Back when I had the Lister diesel … Read More
Diesel never work
[But it did. Extending your diesel heater control panel] When I moved into Hayburn Labs, the diesel generator had to go, but my trusty (ish) MaxpeedingRods diesel heater came with … Read More
Buds
They’re wrongThose budsYour bod It’s badIt’s not a gift from God The blood,the curse unchecked will burgeonI’ll buy you time to think-Your surgeon
Terrible! Tantalising! Tektronix!
I’ve been doing a bit of work on audio amps lately, so it was a bit annoying when my Tektronix distortion analyser suddenly died. With a very distinctive smell. I … Read More
Wrong Side of the Thermaltracks
In 2011 I built the Selfless Amp, my first hifi power amp designed from scratch, albeit very strongly influenced by Douglas Self. I also used it as an opportunity to … Read More
The Shooting Lodge
At dawn, a gosling stands upon the lakeHe doesn’t fly or swimHe’s fakeHe’s driftwood?Grains, or bars upon his wings?There’s things suspiciously like other things Five times a day the trainsFrom … Read More
Project Dino-Solar 240
A gadget to charge the Power Tank off AC power. The Power Tank uses a Victron MPPT 75/15 for battery charging. I experimented with this and found that it would … Read More
Project Happy Welder 3000
[Documenting the happy outcome] This was a long-running project to get my welder running off the Lister diesel generator. After a few dead ends it is now officially finished and … Read More