29
Jun
Arduino
My latest purchase came in the post today, although it was rather late. I got my self a little starter kit for experimenting with an Arduino board. Arduino is an open source programmable PCB. Its quite jazzy and this evening before it got too hot in my room and I headed for the pub, I setup my first circuit using the handy manual that came with the kit.
The kit its self if quite cheap, £55 and it comes with everything to get started, lots of cool LED’s! A mini servo and motor, push buttons as well as photo resister. I’m not going to reel off the list of its contents you can check it out here.
I’ll leave you now with some nice photos from my iPhone but more on this later and what my plans are with it!
28
May
All Set-up!
Well I’ve setup my awesome new 24in monitors and already watched a couple of BluRay movies to bask in the awesomeness that is 1080p. I got my self two BenQ G2420HDBL 24″. I have to say the quality it pretty good. These were very much a self birthday present if you like but I’d been after some new monitors since starting placement. The BenQ comes highly recommended and the quality and price is pretty neat, its got over 40 reviews on OCUK.
Anyway, another picture…
15
Mar
New Toy, HPI Trophy 3.5
On Saturday I went to collect a new toy I got off eBay. A pretty much new HPI Trophy 3.5 buggy, similar to the one in the image below. It was pretty much an impulse buy but there is nothing wrong with that. Since racing 1/10 scale cars back in the day I had always wanted a nitro car and now I have one.
Its pretty awesome, I’m a little surprised that the fuel tank isn’t bigger or the fuel doesn’t last as long as I expected but I’m very heavy on the throttle. I had a little problem with it, the steering servo was a little knackered, I’m not sure why but I replaced it with one I had from my 1/10 scale car, I’ve also replaced the radio gear as I can’t be doing with a steering wheel, its all about the joy sticks in RC cars.
I’ve not yet had a chance to take a picture of it but I’ve done plenty of bashing over the week end. I found a nice park quite close to where I live which is awesome and has quite a few good spots for catching some air, think the best I’ve had it was about a metre off the ground, pretty awesome.
Boys and there toys eh?