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Powering USB Devices with a Bench Supply Adapter Board

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/20/powering-usb-devices-with-a-bench-supply-adapter-board/

Powering USB Devices with a Bench Supply Adapter Board https://hackaday.com/2026/03/20/powering-usb-devices-with-a-bench-supply-adapter-board/
#ToolHacks #Usb #USBC #USBPowerDelivery #Usba

Powering USB Devices With A Bench Supply Adapter Board

Sometimes you wanna test a piece of USB hardware, but you don’t just want to plug it into a random old phone charger. [KS-Elektronikdesign] has whipped up a useful tool for just that case, al…

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Hackaday 4d ago

DIY Reflow Plate Runs On USB Power Delivery

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/diy-reflow-plate-runs-on-usb-power-delivery/

13 4d ago

DIY Reflow Plate Runs On USB Power Delivery https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/diy-reflow-plate-runs-on-usb-power-delivery/
#ToolHacks #Bluetooth #Hotplate #Reflow #USBC #USBPD

DIY Reflow Plate Runs On USB Power Delivery

If you’re working with surface mount components, you’re likely going to want a reflow plate at some point. [Vitaly] was in need of just such a tool, and thus whipped up a compact reflow…

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13 5d ago

Building an LC Meter with a Franklin Oscillator https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/building-an-lc-meter-with-a-franklin-oscillator/
#ToolHacks #Capacitance #Franklinoscillator #Inductance #LCcircuit #Lcmeter #LCoscillator

Building An LC Meter With A Franklin Oscillator

Although it dates back to the early days of the Marconi Company in the 1920s, the Franklin oscillator has remained a relatively obscure circuit, its memory mostly kept alive by ham radio operators …

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Hackaday Mar 13

Replicating a Nuclear Event Detector For Fun and Probably Not Profit

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/replicating-a-nuclear-event-detector-for-fun-and-probably-not-profit/

13 Mar 13

Replicating a Nuclear Event Detector For Fun and Probably Not Profit https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/replicating-a-nuclear-event-detector-for-fun-and-probably-not-profit/
#Science #ToolHacks #Gammaraydetector #Globalthermonuclearwar #Nucleareventdetector

Replicating A Nuclear Event Detector For Fun And Probably Not Profit

Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era HSN-1000 nuclear event detector at its heart, it had one job: announce to ev…

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13 Mar 7

DIY 3D Pen is Born To Weld https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/diy-3d-pen-is-born-to-weld/
#3dPrinterhacks #ToolHacks #3Dpen #Diytool #Extruder #Plasticwelding

DIY 3D Pen Is Born To Weld

Depending who you ask, 3D pens are silly toys or handy tools. Those who use them as tools find them handy to fill gaps in printed assemblies or to use them as a PLA or PETG-based hot glue gun for t…

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Hackaday Mar 7

DIY 3D Pen is Born To Weld

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/07/diy-3d-pen-is-born-to-weld/