GeekProjects NewsJul 4, 2024
USB And The Myth Of 500 Milliamps https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/usb-and-the-myth-of-500-milliamps/ #HackadayColumns #currentlimiting #usbcharging #USB-PD #News #usb3 #usb
USB And The Myth Of 500 Milliamps

If you’re designing a universal port, you will be expected to provide power. This was a lesson learned in the times of LPT and COM ports, where factory-made peripherals and DIY boards alike h…

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GeekProjects NewsDec 2, 2023
LED Tester Also Calculates Resistor For Target Voltage https://hackaday.com/2023/12/02/led-tester-also-calculates-resistor-for-target-voltage/ #currentlimiting #seriesresistor #ToolHacks #LEDHacks #arduino #tester #led
LED Tester Also Calculates Resistor For Target Voltage

[mircemk] built a slick-looking LED tester with a couple handy functions built in. Not only can one select a target current to put through an LED, but by providing a target voltage, the system will…

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Alastair Bor 🇦🇺Aug 3, 2023
No more #incandescent #bulbs is a great thing for 99.99999% of use cases, but sometimes the bulb is not used for the light. Wonder how many people know what this is? #currentlimiting #hacking #vintage #VintageElectronics
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/incandescent-bulb-ban-led-biden.html
Incandescent Bulb Ban Renews a Squabble Over the American Home

A ban on most kinds of traditional bulbs renews a cultural squabble between regulatory efforts to curb energy consumption and the very American impulse to do whatever one wants in one’s domicile.

The New York Times