tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post8551886849123169218..comments2023-12-19T13:37:03.195+00:00Comments on Code from an English Coffee Drinker: FritzingMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-17091258230364964972012-08-05T19:19:21.736+01:002012-08-05T19:19:21.736+01:00Yeah that circuit did look a little simplistic but...Yeah that circuit did look a little simplistic but it did seem to produce some reasonable photos so it's difficult to tell.<br /><br />The last circuit I built was an AM radio where I had to hand wind the receiver coil! Do we still have AM radio stations I could even pick up?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-28626120101771837912012-08-05T19:10:02.251+01:002012-08-05T19:10:02.251+01:00I looked at the lightening link and the circuit he...I looked at the lightening link and the circuit he used. I suspect a variable capacitor would be required to control sensitivity but there again what do I know about it.<br />The last circuit I built was a radio receiver to control a model glider the capacitor ended up bigger than than the circuit and servo motor......I had a wee bit of bother with oscillation.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-25809189318160082512012-08-05T19:05:05.766+01:002012-08-05T19:05:05.766+01:00Yeah we had thunder this afternoon but I didn'...Yeah we had thunder this afternoon but I didn't actually see any lightning. I must admit that I was a bit apprehensive about doing any serious electronics as it's so long (probably 20 years) since I last did any, and even then I wasn't exactly great at it (I blew an LED in an electronics kit I was bought as a present within two days of opening it). What has changed in that time of course is the internet. There are so many tutorials and help pages that I quickly managed to knock something together as you will see in the next post whenever I finish writing it!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-81635873082473834852012-08-05T19:00:43.811+01:002012-08-05T19:00:43.811+01:00Plenty of donner und blitzen at the moment. I'...Plenty of donner und blitzen at the moment. I'll have a go this winter. It will take me ages. I am useless with software and electronics so a good excuse to part rectify the matter.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-74736451262403441172012-08-05T15:34:37.718+01:002012-08-05T15:34:37.718+01:00If you do fancy having a play with an Arduino then...If you do fancy having a play with an Arduino then maybe have a go at a <a href="http://www.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=16" rel="nofollow">lightning trigger</a> for your camera -- you could get some really interesting photos assuming you could find a lightning storm!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-65402720060103900882012-08-05T09:17:57.512+01:002012-08-05T09:17:57.512+01:00It's helping me pass wet summer days that'...It's helping me pass wet summer days that's for sure! Mind you I'm having to reach an awful long way back in my memory to remember enough electronics not to fry LEDs with the wrong resistors etc.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025390077222270096.post-61558075045556455852012-08-05T04:23:12.663+01:002012-08-05T04:23:12.663+01:00Wonderful.....I will seriously think about this. C...Wonderful.....I will seriously think about this. Could pass many a dark winters day.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com