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I’ve got a finance background and love MS Excel. Combine this with my addiction to refilling inkjets and here’s what you get: THE PRINTER TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP WORKSHEET! Please take a look and let me know what you think. The main items to look at are: • The choice to use OEM carts, generic Read More …
In the market for an easy to refill inkjet printer? Here is my recommendation: Long story short: Get the Canon i560 or Canon i860 inkjet printer. (NOTE: up-to-date info at bottom of page) I’ve had years of experience refilling inkjet printers. My very first experience refilling was with the HP 500c and let’s just say Read More …
I wanted to do a conversion / modification of the flashight I found at the Dollar Tree. I based my mod on this page: http://lambda10.tripod.com/8led.htm MATERIALS: 8 – bright White 5mm LEDs: 1 – Dollar Tree 4 – AA Flashlight 8 – 30 ohm resistor. Misc. wires, solder, etc. Here is the flashlight prior to Read More …
In July 2003 I bought about 120 LEDs and have since been converting everything I can get my hands on. I’m not an electronics buff, but I love to tinker. Below are the very first mods I made: The LEDs that I work with are the standard bright white or blue LEDs, the specs are: Read More …
Before and After PROBLEM: The wife needs a night light next to the changing table. SOLUTION: Convert a fan to a light. (I know, I could have just bought a night light, but this was fun!) MATERIALS: 6 – bright white 3mm LED’s: 3mm, 3.3V, 30mA 1 – Portable Fan from the dollar store 2 Read More …
UPDATED 7/14/04: Changes since version II: The major change is the addition of a little circuit that will keep the current to the LEDs constant no matter what the voltage is. I also made the wires more aesthetically pleasing. PROBLEM: The BS (BackSeat) of my Hyundai Elantra GT is entirely too dark! Since the GT Read More …
Here’s my very first conversion of a regular “PR Bulb” (incandescent) into an LED Bulb that will work in my new Dollar Tree Flashlight. Here is the flashlight the bulb is going into: The original bulb is on the right and the shell on the left. To get the bulb from the casing I put Read More …
Updates: Check out the newest version of this mod here or check out the first version of the backseat LED Mod here. PROBLEM: The BS (BackSeat) of my Hyundai Elantra GT is entirely too dark! Since the GT has a moon roof the dome light is positioned toward the front of the car. This makes seeing anything Read More …
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(Click for version I) *WARNING* This modification may be the cause of a battery drain problem I was having. Use this info at your own risk. PROBLEM: My Elantra GT has an alarm, but no visual deterrent! SOLUTION: “Install” a blinking red LED similar to those on other alarm systems. MATERIALS: 1 – bright red Read More …