Know your resistors… tell the time

resistor-color-code-clock

[Darren] built a clock that uses a resistor to display the time. Well, it really uses a model of a resistor. This extremely tardy entry in the Hackaday design challenge houses all of the electronics on a PCB the size of a business card. Four RGB LEDs shine up through holes in the wooden base to light bands on an acrylic tube. The colors correspond to the values used in the Resistor Color Code. In … [Read more...]

Hackaday Design Challenge – yes, a contest!

So, you guys want to show off your skills? We're giving you the chance. [If you don't like it, blame Limor - she came up with the original idea]The Challenge:Design our next give-away: a business card sized PC Board. We're not telling you what to make the circuit do, just make it something handy for hacking. Me, I think a PIC programmer/proto board would be handy. The board must have: The … [Read more...]