Comments on: I’m still out of town extra http://hackaday.com/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/ Fresh hacks every day Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: strider_mt2k http://hackaday.com/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/comment-page-1/#comment-31811 strider_mt2k Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:51:01 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/#comment-31811 On the power supply:<br><br>I built something very similar to run my ham radio stuff.<br>I found a similar case, but mine was painted navy gray and originally held explosive bolts (very cool stenciling)<br><br>I was only aiming for a reliable 5-6 amps output at 12 volts since it was only intended to run my 2 meter handheld and maybe a light source, so I used a 7ah sla battery and an 8 amp digital power supply to make what I called an "uninturuptable DC power supply".<br><br>Very basic, it uses a relay for switching and a fully automatic charger to maintain the battery.<br>I don't like how meters can get messed up with rough handling, so I used some basic colored LEDs as indicators for power.<br><br>I should take some photos of mine to share since it's so similar.<br>Bummer I finished it just in time to stop being so active in ham radio. <br><br>73 de n2nlq! On the power supply:

I built something very similar to run my ham radio stuff.
I found a similar case, but mine was painted navy gray and originally held explosive bolts (very cool stenciling)

I was only aiming for a reliable 5-6 amps output at 12 volts since it was only intended to run my 2 meter handheld and maybe a light source, so I used a 7ah sla battery and an 8 amp digital power supply to make what I called an “uninturuptable DC power supply”.

Very basic, it uses a relay for switching and a fully automatic charger to maintain the battery.
I don’t like how meters can get messed up with rough handling, so I used some basic colored LEDs as indicators for power.

I should take some photos of mine to share since it’s so similar.
Bummer I finished it just in time to stop being so active in ham radio.

73 de n2nlq!

]]> By: James http://hackaday.com/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/comment-page-1/#comment-31810 James Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:34:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/#comment-31810 Thanks for the SIXAXIS link -- I spent a *long* time wrestling with mine a week or so ago. For basic SIXAXIS gamepad use, Google "sixaxisdriver.exe" -- it's Japanese, but once you install it there's not much to look at, and I think it's in English at that point anyway. There's a "Sixaxis_en.exe" driver that went around about a year ago, but a lot of people (myself included) had problems.<br><br>This is interesting, though -- could be a good way of harnessing the gyros in that sucker. Of course, the linked-to guy references Carl Kenner (sounds like a bit of a nutjob, but he's all we've got =-), and I thought GlovePIE already had SIXAXIS support, sooo.... I dunno. Thanks for the SIXAXIS link — I spent a *long* time wrestling with mine a week or so ago. For basic SIXAXIS gamepad use, Google “sixaxisdriver.exe” — it’s Japanese, but once you install it there’s not much to look at, and I think it’s in English at that point anyway. There’s a “Sixaxis_en.exe” driver that went around about a year ago, but a lot of people (myself included) had problems.

This is interesting, though — could be a good way of harnessing the gyros in that sucker. Of course, the linked-to guy references Carl Kenner (sounds like a bit of a nutjob, but he’s all we’ve got =-), and I thought GlovePIE already had SIXAXIS support, sooo…. I dunno.

]]> By: Skyler Orlando http://hackaday.com/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/comment-page-1/#comment-31809 Skyler Orlando Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:48:52 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/02/19/im-still-out-of-town-extra/#comment-31809 The power supply looks cool. Also, making sparks when wiring is fun, unless someone gets zapped... I assume no one did, or you'dve mentioned it, correct? The power supply looks cool. Also, making sparks when wiring is fun, unless someone gets zapped… I assume no one did, or you’dve mentioned it, correct?

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