<p>Jan Beta makes videos about repairing and restoring old computers and other equipment, especially the Commodore Amiga and C64:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jan_beta</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 40 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/a/jan_beta/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/jan_beta/video</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p>You can also follow Jan's general social media account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@janbeta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>janbeta</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#Retro</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
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<p>My latest blog post: VanSpoof - Prototype 2 - Echo Firmware</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/van-spoof-prototype-2-firmware-1/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/van-spoof-prototype-2-firmware-1/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/van-spoof-protot</span><span class="invisible">ype-2-firmware-1/</span></a></p><p>In part 1 and part 2 of building my first VanSpoof prototype, I managed to flash the microcontroller on the PCB with a blinky demo. This time round, let's see about sending and receiving some serial data.</p><p><a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> <a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/embedded/" rel="tag">#embedded</a> <a href="/tags/firmware/" rel="tag">#firmware</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/reverseengineering/" rel="tag">#reverseEngineering</a> <a href="/tags/rust/" rel="tag">#rust</a> <a href="/tags/rustlang/" rel="tag">#rustLang</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/stm32/" rel="tag">#stm32</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> video accounts to follow:</p><p>(If it looks blank, read this: <a href="https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/why-does-someones-ac</span><span class="invisible">count-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank/</span></a>)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kenteh/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kenteh', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/kenteh', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kenteh</span></a></span> - Electronic gadget teardowns & repairs<br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/liz/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/liz', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/liz', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>liz</span></a></span> - Colourful electronics, synths, 3D printing<br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/mle_online/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/mle_online', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/mle_online', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mle_online</span></a></span> - Building unusual gadgets by altering existing electronic equipment<br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/socketwench/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/socketwench', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/socketwench', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>socketwench</span></a></span> - 3D printing, electronics, tech, retro computing etc<br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jan_beta</span></a></span> - Repairing old computers, esp Amiga<br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span> - Repairing old computers, esp ZX Spectrum & C64</p><p>🧵 1/3</p><p><a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: I'm presenting at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/presenting-at-ohs-2025-cta/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/presenting-at-ohs-2025-cta/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/presenting-at-oh</span><span class="invisible">s-2025-cta/</span></a></p><p>I'm excited to announce that in one month's time I'm presenting at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>oshwassociation</span></a></span>'s Open Hardware Summit 2025. My talk's titled "VanSpoof and F**dG3ar: Reverse engineering proprietary bike components to prevent e-waste" and covers everything involved in designing replacement, open source, parts to repair VanMoof e-bikes.</p><p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/reverseengineering/" rel="tag">#reverseEngineering</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p>Are logical AND gate semiconductors made of amperesand?</p><p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/dadjoke/" rel="tag">#dadjoke</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iFixit</span></a></span> - Guides to repairing all kinds of electronics</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@adafruit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adafruit</span></a></span> - Open source hardware manfacturer</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@olimex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>olimex</span></a></span> - Different open source hardware manufacturer</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@librepcb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>librepcb</span></a></span> - Free open source electronic design automation suite</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kicad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kicad</span></a></span> - Different free open source electronics design automation suite</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.energy/@opelex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opelex</span></a></span> - Project, wiki, podcast on open source electronics</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GurgleApps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GurgleApps</span></a></span> - Family videos about fun projects involving electronics, coding, STEM etc</p><p>🧵 1/6</p>
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<p>Nottingham Gaussfest</p><p>Demonstrations of Tesla coils and many other types of High Voltage equipment</p><p>Nottingham 2nd November</p><p>Details <a href="https://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/nottingham-gaussfest/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/nottingham-gaussfest/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/n</span><span class="invisible">ottingham-gaussfest/</span></a></p><p>and a Victorian Beam Engine</p><p>Registration Essential. </p><p><a href="/tags/highvoltage/" rel="tag">#highvoltage</a> <a href="/tags/teslacoils/" rel="tag">#teslaCoils</a> <a href="/tags/teslacoil/" rel="tag">#teslacoil</a> <a href="/tags/steampunk/" rel="tag">#steampunk</a> <a href="/tags/wimshurst/" rel="tag">#wimshurst</a> <a href="/tags/vandegraff/" rel="tag">#vandegraff</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/lightning/" rel="tag">#lightning</a></p>
<p>New video! I'm building a simple 555 timer based logic probe from spare parts I had laying around.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/NhgjBUmnA7k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/NhgjBUmnA7k</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/cuUPCfYmzMeL8DkFuXgW2a" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/cuUPCfYmzMeL8DkFuXgW2a"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/cuUPCfYmzMeL8D</span><span class="invisible">kFuXgW2a</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/logicprobe/" rel="tag">#LogicProbe</a> <a href="/tags/diylabequipment/" rel="tag">#DIYLabEquipment</a> <a href="/tags/logictester/" rel="tag">#LogicTester</a> <a href="/tags/ne555/" rel="tag">#NE555</a> <a href="/tags/555timer/" rel="tag">#555Timer</a> <a href="/tags/circuit/" rel="tag">#Circuit</a> <a href="/tags/schematics/" rel="tag">#Schematics</a> <a href="/tags/diy/" rel="tag">#DIY</a> <a href="/tags/homemade/" rel="tag">#Homemade</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/tinkering/" rel="tag">#Tinkering</a></p>
<p>New video! Replacing the broken fan in my ZD-915 desoldering station and performing some upgrades.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/26VEOadIn1M" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/26VEOadIn1M</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/d5jWSb4xnurBm8Qh6wC9GR" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/d5jWSb4xnurBm8Qh6wC9GR"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/d5jWSb4xnurBm8</span><span class="invisible">Qh6wC9GR</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/zd915/" rel="tag">#ZD915</a> <a href="/tags/desolderingstation/" rel="tag">#DesolderingStation</a> <a href="/tags/mods/" rel="tag">#Mods</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/labgear/" rel="tag">#LabGear</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/tinkering/" rel="tag">#Tinkering</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: I presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs</span><span class="invisible">-2025/</span></a></p><p>Apologies for the break in blogging, but I've spent the past month preparing for, and then giving, my 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar' talk at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit.</p><p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/ohs2025/" rel="tag">#OHS2025</a> <a href="/tags/openhardware/" rel="tag">#openHardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/reverseengineering/" rel="tag">#reverseEngineering</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p>Polykit makes videos about synth modules, building your own synths, eurorack, retro synths and other electronic audio projects. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/polykit/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/polykit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/polykit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>polykit</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 50 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/polykit/videos" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>makertube.net/a/polykit/videos</a></p><p>You can also follow Polykit's general social media account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@polykit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/synths/" rel="tag">#Synths</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/eurorack/" rel="tag">#Eurorack</a> <a href="/tags/synthmodules/" rel="tag">#SynthModules</a> <a href="/tags/synthesiser/" rel="tag">#Synthesiser</a> <a href="/tags/synthesizer/" rel="tag">#Synthesizer</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#Audio</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: VanSpoof - Prototype 1 - Hardware</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/van-spoof-prototype-1-part-1/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/van-spoof-prototype-1-part-1/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/van-spoof-protot</span><span class="invisible">ype-1-part-1/</span></a></p><p>Let's look at building a prototype PCB for my VanSpoof project. I really want to get better at soldering SMD components, so I'm going to try to use as few through-hole parts as I can get away with.</p><p><a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/reverseengineering/" rel="tag">#reverseEngineering</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p>Blitz City DIY posts fun colourful videos about various electronics projects, DIY synths, synth music, 3D printing and related topics. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/liz/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/liz', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/liz', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>liz</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 200 videos uploaded, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/liz/videos" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>makertube.net/a/liz/videos</a></p><p>You can also follow their general non-video account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@blitzcitydiy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blitzcitydiy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/synths/" rel="tag">#Synths</a> <a href="/tags/3dprinting/" rel="tag">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="/tags/diysynths/" rel="tag">#DIYSynths</a> <a href="/tags/synthmusic/" rel="tag">#SynthMusic</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: Back 2 Basics - R-2R Ladder DAC</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-r-2r-ladder-dac/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-r-2r-ladder-dac/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-r-</span><span class="invisible">2r-ladder-dac/</span></a></p><p>The first in a series of 'back to basics' projects, building real, practical, circuits. This time it's an R-2R Ladder DAC.</p><p><a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/embedded/" rel="tag">#embedded</a> <a href="/tags/esp32/" rel="tag">#esp32</a> <a href="/tags/firmware/" rel="tag">#firmware</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/micropython/" rel="tag">#microPython</a> <a href="/tags/python/" rel="tag">#python</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: Simplify VCD</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/simplify-vcd/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mikecoats.com/simplify-vcd/</a></p><p>Simplify VCD is a tool designed to make working with Value Change Dump (VCD) files more efficient and faster. This tool enables users to clip sections of VCD files, trim irrelevant data, and reduce the resolution to a more manageable timescale, significantly improving processing speed and usability.</p><p><a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/embedded/" rel="tag">#embedded</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/python/" rel="tag">#python</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: VanSpoof – A-Muntzing We Will Go</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/van-spoof-muntzing/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/van-spoof-muntzing/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/van-spoof-muntzi</span><span class="invisible">ng/</span></a></p><p>With my first few VanSpoof prototypes assembled, I had noticed that the L78L05 was sometimes getting a little hot. Instead of knuckling down and calculating more suitable component values, I turned to the tried and tested method of Muntzing to get my power draw down.</p><p><a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/muntzing/" rel="tag">#muntzing</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p>Special shoutout to the repair site iFixit who are now on the Fediverse, you can follow them at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iFixit</span></a></span></p><p>They provide repair forums and free repair guides for phones, computers, consoles, kitchen equipment, tools, medical devices, cars etc. They also review and tear down new gadgets to see how repairable they are.</p><p>Repairing your existing stuff is much, much better for the environment than buying replacements.</p><p><a href="/tags/repairs/" rel="tag">#Repairs</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/diy/" rel="tag">#DIY</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/gadgets/" rel="tag">#Gadgets</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/righttorepair/" rel="tag">#RightToRepair</a></p>
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<p>My latest blog post: Back 2 Basics - Op-Amp Buffer</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-op-amp-buffer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-op-amp-buffer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-op</span><span class="invisible">-amp-buffer/</span></a></p><p>The second in my series of 'back to basics' real, practical, circuits. Today we're building an Op-Amp Buffer.</p><p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: Building the Kilnettle Tape Dispenser</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/building-kilnettle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/building-kilnettle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/building-kilnett</span><span class="invisible">le/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stephencoyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stephencoyle</span></a></span> presented his Kilnettle Shrine Talking Tape Dispenser as a Lightning Talk at the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>oshwassociation</span></a></span> 2025 Open Hardware Summit. He was kind enough to send me one to build.</p><p><a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/ohs2025/" rel="tag">#ohs2025</a> <a href="/tags/openhardware/" rel="tag">#openHardware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a></p>
<p>"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/morefunmakingi</span><span class="invisible">t/videos</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/computinghistory/" rel="tag">#ComputingHistory</a> <a href="/tags/zxspectrum/" rel="tag">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/retrotech/" rel="tag">#RetroTech</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: Low Tech Prototyping</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/low-tech-prototyping/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mikecoats.com/low-tech-prototyping/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mikecoats.com/low-tech-prototy</span><span class="invisible">ping/</span></a></p><p>My existing prototypes are too big to fit on the bike, so I turn to one of my favourite low tech prototyping methods; 1:1 scale models in card and fibreboard!</p><p><a href="/tags/ebike/" rel="tag">#eBike</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/prototyping/" rel="tag">#prototyping</a> <a href="/tags/vanmoof/" rel="tag">#vanMoof</a></p>
<p>My latest blog post: Metronalmost</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/metronalmost/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mikecoats.com/metronalmost/</a></p><p>This metronome, by design, will never, ever, tick exactly once per second. This infuriating object is designed to thwart the goals of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@hackaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hackaday</span></a></span>'s One Hertz Challenge contest.</p><p><a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a> <a href="/tags/hackaday/" rel="tag">#hackaday</a> <a href="/tags/micropython/" rel="tag">#microPython</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/openhardware/" rel="tag">#openHardware</a></p>
<p>Kent_eh makes entertaining videos about electronics, repairing gadgets and teardowns. These are accompanied by very brief beer recommendations 😀 You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kenteh/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kenteh', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/kenteh', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kenteh</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 23 videos uploaded, if you can't see them from your server you can view them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/kenteh/videos" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>makertube.net/a/kenteh/videos</a></p><p>cc @electronics </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/gadgets/" rel="tag">#Gadgets</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/teardowns/" rel="tag">#Teardowns</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
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<p>Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re-<a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> </p><p>I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a> repair, <a href="/tags/arcade/" rel="tag">#arcade</a> and <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a> account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> with all the classics.</p><p>An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a pinball arcade owner here in <a href="/tags/finland/" rel="tag">#finland</a> with my partner <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.games/@quester" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>quester</span></a></span>. This is purely a hobby of mine, I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.</p><p>A lot of what I do involves <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#electronics</a>, <a href="/tags/cad/" rel="tag">#CAD</a> for now obsolete parts and <a href="/tags/3dprinting/" rel="tag">#3dprinting</a> and tabletop <a href="/tags/cnc/" rel="tag">#cnc</a> to recreate them. </p><p>I love to <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a>, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#repair</a> stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> user since mid-90s, having been part of <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> movement most of my life. I also edit arcade related videos.</p>
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