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Comment: Hey , good job, we could mate this instructable with my one : http://www.instructables.…
Comment: I'd liked your previous version's LED bargraph better than the tri-LEDs. But COOL and A…
Comment: Nope, aluminium in non-ferrous, so it is not attracted by a magnet, due to the molecula…
Comment: For any question not related to the instructable PLS PM me. dont post it on the comment…
Comment: i am 13 and no one helped me with the circuits.
Comment: Well to dumb it down, the HDD uses a brushless motor, which needs a special controller …
Comment: Thanks! Please Rate and Vote!
Comment: Yup!
Comment: +1
Comment: I suggest you add an opaque acrylic cover on top, instead of glass so that the LEDs are…
Comment: Very Nice!! Wonder if this could be mass produced using a CNC.
Comment: You could try to short the pins on the actuator leads to check if it works, but if it g…
Comment: Yes it would be possible to FORWARD the recieved messages to the operators telephone. …
Comment: Actually some Sony Erricson phones can be operated by TTL level serial commands, The …
Comment: Mine is held by clips on the inside. It helps to have a prying tool. I hade to use so…
Comment: maybe RepRap
Comment: You are welcome! Pls rate!!kabir
Comment: Amazing! 5.0 for its realistic look!
Comment: Yes he is.
Comment: Thanks! Please Vote !
Comment: The aim of the system is to be cost-efffective. I will design the V2 the system with th…
Comment: My design is based on rural India. I am based in West Bengal.The pictureis from our own…
Comment: You can PM me anytime.
Comment: I'll contact you after my exams(going on presently). As for the proper circuit diagram…
Comment: I had thought of doing that, but the GSM module turned out be more expensive than the p…
Comment: Thanks! Please vote for me in Sparkfun Microcontroller Contest and The Epilog challenge…
Comment: Yeah we can establish serial comm. between the Arduino and the phone, but we need a lot…
Comment: Well I am the author check my profile ;)
Comment: But the original idea was not yours, please mention the instructable and the author in …
Comment: I tried: it works -- sort of. The mold heats up and the tube is formed, but is rater b…
Comment: I am always here if you need any more help. Hope yopu've rated the instructable!! Kabir
Comment: Generally this means that the controller/PSU is damaged. I faced this problem with seve…
Comment: Could you please post a picture of your HDD jumper combos. Maybe your PSU has some pr…
Comment: Where? Are you shure? There is a blank space where the video should have been.
Comment: Yes,even without the controller, it is possible to drive the motor with a brushless mo…
Comment: I just ran it continuously for half an hour or so and tried different jumper combinati…
Comment: Remember: Don't try stopping the 15 000 RPM drives with your hands.... It will get a r…
Comment: The platters won't come off as they are either fixed or they have 4 Torx screws holdin…
Comment: Nice math.
Comment: Yes, you can get the idea to work if you can get one of those multi-platter 15000 RPM …
Comment: The trick with some SCSI drives is to short(use solder) some of the pins directly on t…
Comment: I gave more CURRENT to the HDD by attaching all the 12v power wires together in series…
Comment: I solved the torque problem by pumping some more current into the motor, and by using …
Comment: neither can I
Comment: Even so,we don't get too many glass platters these days.Thanks!
Comment: why? ;)
Comment: TY! Spread the word make it famous!!
Comment: Yes, but some older HDD platters like mine cannot be be detached from the spindle.But …
Comment: No, the sparks are not enough to set off a fire, although if you were to put a few dro…
Comment: It is held down just by the center of the spindle.No glue.
Comment: If you don't leave to much slack on the centre edges, the paper shouldn't fly off. I d…
Comment: Yup.Still, I tried to sahrpen a chisel with this sand paper and it came out all shiny a…
Comment: Well, you dont need a cover becausewhen sanding, the platter needs to be in the open to…
Comment: No, the IDE interface isn't needed to make the sander work.Only the power connector is …
Comment: Thaaanks!!!
Comment: NO, the platter wont get unblanced.In some HDDs though, it may stop if pressed against …
Comment: Actually, my drive was over 10 years old, with a single platter.Thus, it had 3000 RPM r…
Comment: Still, you HAD to use an Hackintoshed ISO image to run it on the Intel. Am I right?
Comment: Of course Most new mobos support SSE 3, and judging by the processor, It;s an new one.
Comment: I think, you are Hackintoshing the Intel Mobo isn't it? You could add a guide to ins…
Comment: I have a question.Can your circuit be used as a kind of relay to control other things,…
Comment: Me too. I got a Seagate Barracuda and spilled coffee on it! Sh*t and dropped it from …
Comment: Thanks for adding to Green DIY. I remember making something exactly like this when I wa…
Comment: Could you suggest some other molds for this?? someting in a thin,long and tube shape. I…
Comment: Yes, but a battery charger would be necessary and a heavy duty capacitor would have to …
Comment: Can this be used to melt aluminium into thick tubes??
Comment: Yeah and Thanks for the rate!
Comment: Is it also necessary to have 'plant-style' fluorescents or will normal ones do??
Comment: Thanks Luke!! And for the sake of convenience, I will use a breadboard instead of a p…
Comment: I would like to run this off a 12v Solar Panel and a small battery bank.What changes ar…
Comment: Correct. Newly, i also incorporated an solar panel to run the pumps and installed an …
Comment: The idea is good, but for the moment an utter waste of energy. Schottky diodes have a l…
Comment: I do not understand why the bridge rectifier is needed. The solar panel produces DC, n…
Comment: Won't the peanut butter change the chemical make-up of the pills?? And, can pills be gr…
Comment: Any way how to increase the 'warmth' of the projected picture??
Comment: Thanks everyone! Keep the votes incoming!
Comment: few spilling mestakesNice!;)
Comment: ...witch, and 2 holes for the LDR (light dependant resistor, A.K.A light sensor). I dri…
Comment: You should improve your english. No offence. Kabir
Comment: Thanks for the encouraging words
Comment: can I use it with a 12v power supply and 30 - 40 LEDS?
Comment: oh
Comment: It did'nt
Comment: Thanks. I'll try.
Comment: Derrius-type Vawts do need a kind of complex tail fin
Comment: Don't pixels get stuck on the screen?
Comment: Yes, though only on a peltier cell, on one side only.
Comment: Which MOSFET??Any ideas?
Comment: Can this circuit be modified to light up 30-40 LEDS on a 12v battery?Any help will be a…
Comment: could the circuit run on 12v and light 30 - 40 LEDs in paralell???????
Comment: Can 30-40 LEDs be used with this circuit???? Any modifications needed???Which resistor …
Comment: You won't be able to take the books out without revealing the secret :D If friends t…
Comment: Or is it a bug in instructables??
Comment: shouldn't it be 'cell phone'
Comment: No
Comment: SO??????????????????????????
Comment: Step 6??
Comment: OK
Comment: OK, I'll do what you told, in a couple of days, on about the 20th, when my exams finish.
Comment: how much voltage does it pump out?
Comment: Each chamber is made up of a 10 liter bottle. the salt bridge is made of a small sectio…
Comment: vented how?I have kept about 8 bottles of backup algae culture for my MFCs. I also peri…
Comment: I understand how the algae create oxygen, but how does it only take in the carbon dioxi…
Comment: No, all you burn is almost 3/4th protein
Comment: How is the oxygen released??I dont understand
Comment: Next time PM me, its a bit more private.Good luck with the alternator.
Comment: No no no no.Keep a equal number of coils and magnets.Never more magnets and less coils …
Comment: Keep 12 coils and 12 magnets.A dual magnet disk turbine is not recommended.A three phas…
Comment: Have you got a tachometer? If so use it measure the RPM of the current design.Let me kn…
Comment: which otherpower generator? they have many.
Comment: A radial core alternator would be best in terms of effiiency.But I still will say it wi…
Comment: Good luck on the generator.PM me if you have any Qs about the generator.I have have des…
Comment: In terms of efficiency, your VAWT would produce hardly 5 volts at 1/2 watt. a larger va…
Comment: Thanks for replying anyway!I added your VAWT 'ible to my own group, Green DIY
Comment: What is the use if it cant produce useful electricity??Decoration??
Comment: Yenka is developed by Crocodile Clips Inc. Crocodile technology is almost the same as Y…
Comment: Did you make this with yenka??
Comment: Is this something about OSes or about acrylic boxes?????????:P