Instructables: exploring - technology - switch - hack http://www.instructables.com Sun, 19 May 2013 01:44:48 PDT BLOX v1.01 Select a resistance (DEI 555T hacked) http://www.instructables.com/id/Select-a-resistance-DEI-555T-hacked/
Select a resistance (DEI 555T hacked) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSW/W0YO/H9G0LH52/FSWW0YOH9G0LH52.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSW/W0YO/H9G0LH52/FSWW0YOH9G0LH52.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FSW/W0YO/H9G0LH52/FSWW0YOH9G0LH52.SMALL.jpg r1dd1ck913 OK so I have a old DEI 555t module laying around. It is a module for a remote starter system for a GM. So I saw the Hack it contested and want to make something for it. So first thing was to get the thing open and see what I had to work with. So grab a small screw driver and a pair of pliers. Its...
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Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:18:33 PST
Motion Module http://www.instructables.com/id/Motion-Module/
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Wed, 2 May 2012 16:27:12 PDT
Silence a Toy with a Switch http://www.instructables.com/id/Silence-a-Toy-with-a-Switch/
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 18:57:31 PST
Turn on and off your things with a laser! http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-on-and-off-your-things-with-a-laser/
Turn on and off your things with a laser! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCV/JL18/GMJIEEWP/FCVJL18GMJIEEWP.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCV/JL18/GMJIEEWP/FCVJL18GMJIEEWP.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCV/JL18/GMJIEEWP/FCVJL18GMJIEEWP.SMALL.jpg XicoMBD There are already some great projects around here about hacking home automation systems, but what I wanted to do was to control my plugs creatively. Thats why I decided to do this. To have the most functionalities possible I put a arduino inside the plug switch.  This way it was possible to add a ...
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Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:12:33 PDT
5-Minute Camera Foot Switch http://www.instructables.com/id/5-Minute-Camera-Foot-Switch/
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Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:54:18 PST
Radioshack Illuminated Switch Hack http://www.instructables.com/id/Radioshack-Illuminated-Switch-Hack/
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:57:19 PDT
Scroll-Wheel Hack http://www.instructables.com/id/Scroll-Wheel-Hack/
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Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:09:21 PST
Make a Wired SONY ALPHA DSLR Remote (by Brad Justinen) http://www.instructables.com/id/Homebew-Wired-SONY-ALPHA-Remote/
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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:47:17 PDT
Simple Xbox 360 Rapid Fire Mod http://www.instructables.com/id/Done/
Simple Xbox 360 Rapid Fire Mod - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3K/EYQR/FJPYF0J0/F3KEYQRFJPYF0J0.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3K/EYQR/FJPYF0J0/F3KEYQRFJPYF0J0.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3K/EYQR/FJPYF0J0/F3KEYQRFJPYF0J0.SMALL.jpg btop I'm sure you have seen what a modded (modified) controller can do if you have played online on games such as Call Of Duty, Halo 3, Gears Of War or Grand Theft Auto. Here is an extremely simple modification to enable you to shoot your Barret .50 cal like a P90. UPDATE: There seems to a problem with...
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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:59:59 PDT