More about Circuit Shorts (61)

| A phaser is a circuit to distort the sound of musical instruments in a very specific way. Here we describe one for self-assembly.

| After discussing the block diagram last week, it's now time to look at the full schematic. But fear not – it is not particularly complicated...

| Have you ever wondered how a synthesizer (keyword: Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis) actually works? Wonder no longer – here we present such an i...

| In many countries the Corona regulations are being relaxed – rightly or wrongly, that is not for us to judge; we can only hope. Nevertheless...

| That we're presenting such a super-simple circuit here has two reasons: firstly, in these home-office times, the indoor ion climate is very...

| And then suddenly it arrived – Spring 2020. Despite the corona crisis and lockdown measures, spring will not be contained, and just as well....

| The Andonstar ADSM302 USB microscope is a popular aid for the ‘more fiddly work’ in the electronics lab (as is its ‘bigger brother’, the AD4...

| Nowadays you can buy these things ready-made for a mere trifle – but here you can see how this was done in the past...

| In a not yet dim past we started this series with an ‘energy-efficient relay’. Here is a variation on that topic, and a super-simple one at...

| Simply forgot to water it – and then you can wave goodbye to that expensive bonsai. A pity about all the work that went into it… But this dr...