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Miscellany

Tank Searchlight Lamp

Wednesday, May 10th, 2000

The Tank Searchlight Lamp is created from an actual vintage U.S. Army searchlight. It is likely that this unit came from an M-60 Patton Battle Tank. Markings include MWO11-6230-219-503 and 13211E2501 ASSY. The unit was originally made to mount onto the turret of the tank near the main gun. The searchlight could be used in regular spot light mode or in infrared mode and its function was controlled with a number of large gears. To remain true to its original intended use, the searchlight was converted to a standard table lamp. The completed design measures 11 inches high, 7 inches at its widest, and weighs 10 pounds. [ continue ]

TrainTrack

Monday, Mar 6th, 2000

TrainTrack is a portable exercise log and training tracker for the Palm OS handheld device. It was specifically created to serve as a running log – tracking daily running routes, time, mileage, workout type, notes, weather, temperature, and mood. [ continue ]

EEToolkit

Monday, Apr 13th, 1998

EEToolkit is a tool for the Palm OS handheld device designed for electrical engineers and electronics hobbyists. Features include 4- and 5-band resistor color code calculators, a capacitor marking (IEC code) calculator, and a sketchpad/whiteboard area for note taking. [ continue ]

Motorola Mobile Data Terminal Power Supply

Thursday, Oct 9th, 1997

Homebrew power supply for use with a vintage Motorola Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) model D1118B. The original -250VDC power supply could not be obtained, so this supply was designed in order to experiment with the MDT. Created October 1997. [ continue ]

Knight Rider Light

Friday, Aug 22nd, 1997

The Knight Rider Light consists of two early projects which created Knight Rider-style visual effects using LEDs. The units were intended to be mounted to a car’s front grill for the genuine K.I.T.T. look, but never were. [ continue ]

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