Dillon Nichols
dillon1337.bsky.social
Dillon Nichols
@dillon1337.bsky.social
Electrical engineer: hardware/firmware; tinkerer; hobbyist; maker;
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What's "root mean square" voltage, and how do we calculate it for sine waves?

Bonus: featuring precision mathematical surgery!

lcamtuf.coredump.cx/blog/rms/
What's root mean square voltage?
And how do we derive its value for sine waves?
lcamtuf.coredump.cx
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It's dead-dead. This Dyson motorhead broke shortly after we bought it. Dyson warrantied it and sent a new one so here's the broken one. Input fuse was blown but even after replacing that, the power rail is still shorted out. Nothing else obviously blown. Board has conformal coating so hard to debug.
January 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of my cans of Plastic Wood rusted through. It's not that old but I guess it's pretty strong stuff.
January 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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My Game Boy Slideshow ROM Generator is now available at there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-s...

#gameboy #retrogaming
January 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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this electrical transmission tower has a little problem. can you spot it? actually, it's not a small problem--it cost us 16.65 *billion* dollars and caused the deaths of 85 people.
January 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Made a little holder so I can slot my laptop in to charge or get it out of the way when I’m working.
January 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Something to hold my festival wristbands
December 31, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Microjig to the rescue!
December 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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If you'd like to see USB device access in VS Code (ex. for programming and debugging,) upvote this issue.

github.com/microsoft/vs...
Expose native support for USB, HID and Serial device access in VS Code (Desktop) · Issue #236450 · microsoft/vscode
Since Electron version 25, Web-* device access has been possible using the functionality described here: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/devices This request is to expose this funct...
github.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Some selections from the now-available ebook The Second Pilgrimage, if you’re curious what you can expect
December 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM
First room complete. Started with the small squarish room. Only gets more difficult from here.
November 25, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Over three years later, it was time to replace my phone case.
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Installed the replacement.
November 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Bought a garage door opener and it wouldn’t turn on. Could hear a loose part inside when I shook it. This part has solder on it but was not connected. I pressed it into place and it powered on. If it wasn’t brand new I would’ve soldered it myself but I have no idea how it made it out of the factory.
November 16, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Gotta love 3D printing. Found these designs online and was able to modify the vacuum so it could actually hold the pieces.
November 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM