A little take on how I see most IT-businesses being run today... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnh5NfudgA

As submitted to the Funday PawPet Show, is supposed to act as a set up for the "Bunny Death" video: Dr. McSlug "operates" on a puppet and adds LEDs to make the eyes glow... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij3Z7K6_nug

When it comes to electronics tinkering, there is one thing you always need: DC power. That means that one of the first investments usually is a form of lab power supply, unless you are inclined to make one yourself. I did make one, LM 317 based, way back in my early days, but since used the components for other stuff. The next one I got was a similar simple linear model: one output, voltage to about 30V and no current limit. That lasted me for years, when I didn't do much electronics. My next step up was a digital model: affordable and a single output with three different presets. But eventually, I discovered that it has an issue: when the output is "off", it would briefly pulse the selected voltage whenever you turned the settings knob. I suspect that there's something wrong with the firmware, cause I can't see a reason why the output stage would come on if not asked... a misplaced "if" condition somewhere. Add to the fact that I neede more than one voltage on occasion, I now had a very good reason to seek a replacement. And that's when an e-bay search yielded this gem: A Philips 1542/60 - classic linear lab power supply: 0-32V and 0-1.4A on the two main outputs and fixed 5V up to 3A on the third. Certainly going to be useful! Given that 5V is still plenty useful for USB based things and breadboard based converters from 5 to 3.3 are plenty, I think I got all the bases covered. The restoration had a few minor hiccups, but overall: I'm happy! Now I just need to get some sturdier overhead boards on my workbench, so I can haul that heavy thing up there! 0:00 Intro / Presentation 1:26 Disassembly Start / Component Overview 3:35 Front Panel 4:45 Power Transformer and Transistor section 5:50 Power Transistor Rework / Capacitors 6:58 Control PCB Issues 7:40 New Clips for Caps 8:17 Wire Lugs 9:26 Potentiometer Replacement Issues 10:35 Front Panel Rebuild 11:30 U/I switch cleaning 12:10 Spare Regulators (not needed, just to be prepared) / PCB connection / Power Switch cleaning 13:50 Case and Rectifiers / Rebuild Power Transistor Wiring 15:40 Filter Cap Soldering / First Trial Description 16:35 Transformer and Backplane Rebuild 17:57 First try on Mains... (forgot fuses!) / Trimmer Overview 19:07 Case Closed / Pot Alignment 19:52 Done! / Closing Remarks / Outtake Music: My Train's A Comin' Unicorn Heads (YouTube Audio Library) You can support me on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/atkelar ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBscFHOTbo

First off: yes, I know that you can mail order just about any arbitrary stamp design... but where would the fun be in that? :) The stamp was an idea that I had when I walked through the isles of my art supply store and came across some blanks and cutting tools... I wondered, if there was any use for stamps these days and randomly compared them to stickers in chat application - and that's when it hit me: why not turn a fun sticker into a stamp? I like how the linoleum behaves with the sharp carving tools: I find it very easy to make clean and straight cuts... keeping them exactly on the line is what needs practice. Also: I need to find a better way of transferring the sketch to the linoleum... Larger or more elaborate pieces would not work the way I did it here. To round off the story, I did scan a stamped piece of paper and converted that into a sticker for Telegram... Besides the animated ones, this must be one of the most work intensive stickers around :) Music: My Train's A Comin' Unicorn Heads (YouTube Audio Library) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbbMBXnzmE