IR air conditioner timer

installed (Custom)

[Tom] has an office job in China. His office is cooled by a small single room air conditioner. In an effort to make his office a little more comfortable, he built this IR timer unit. It cools his office down before he gets there so he doesn't have to wait for it in the morning. He started by decoding the IR signal from the remote for the unit. He then built this ATiny13 based remote. He notes … [Read more...]

Portable air conditioner

The dog days of Summer are looming just over the horizon like a hot sticky wave of impending doom, but you don't have to take it lying down. Building a portable air conditioner is cheap easy, and we daresay refreshing. You'll need the following materials: a condenser, heater core, or radiator, a styrofoam cooler, a submersible water pump, a few case fans, some adapters to power the works, and a … [Read more...]