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Month: March 2017

Calculating Amp Hours and Watt Hours

In previous posts we have described how to make a volt/amp/watt meter to measure power consumption, or production (solar, wind, etc). I never fully explained the watt hour and amp hour calculation, so here is a sample sketch that assumes

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Outlook lost it’s search capability?

This is a bit off topic for this blog, but since Outlook is a common email client, I thought I’d pass along a little tip. All of a sudden, Outlook started responding to searches with “No Results Found”. Called Microsoft,

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Arduino ESP8266 WiFi, on the Cheap!

If you are looking for Wifi for for your Arduino Project, look no further! For less than $9 you can add wifi capability to your Arduino Project, without loading down your Arduino with a bunch of network access code. We

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Encryption fun, win an Arduino!

Here’s a challenge for you all. I’m posting a picture, and a coded phrase. Figure it out, email me, and the first 5 winners get an Arduino Nano clone, and their names (or hacker names) listed as really smart (and

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