DIY Techno-hacksOld hard drive platters make wonderfully good drinks coasters - they look dead smart and expensive and you've stopped people reading your old data into the bargain.
Have you taped all your remotes together, peep-show-style? Have you wired your doorbell to the toilet? What enterprising DIY have you done with technology?
Extra points for using sellotape rather than solder.
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chthonic, Thu 20 Aug 2009, 12:30)
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Eh?Would someone please explain what this means to the guy with no technial expertise to speak of?
(, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 16:38, 2 replies)
.A pc's power supply is a transformer that converts mains ac current to dc to power the components in the case. It has an switch to adjust the input dc voltage from ~230V (used in europe) to ~110V (Used in America, Canada, South America etc...)
Flicking it to the incorrect setting will cause it to explode.
Look at the back of your case beside the kettle lead for power and you will probably see it (it may be a red switch that needs a flathead screwdriver to adjust)
I've heard similar stories about ghetto blasters which had a switch for 9V DC (Batteries) or 230V AC (Mains) which had to be changed depending on the power source exploding due to people forgetting to switch it over
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WellIt probably wouldn't explode if you tried to run it on 110V when it was set to 230V. It just wouldn't work. The other way around though...
Ninja edit: Voltages wrong way around.
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MatJ LOOK, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 20:00,
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You meaninput AC voltage
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uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 23:03,
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In laymans terms,Machine go pop and magic smoke escape.
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GigerPunk has, hopefully, slept since, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 19:04,
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Pfft!I like this explanation better than the real one.
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Bob Todd whee, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 20:20,
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