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Tag Archives: Original research

Doing Experiments On My Car in the Night and Scaring my Neighbors.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by ch00f
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Before setting out to design a circuit to control my windshield wipers, I needed to do some research on what exactly I was up against.  That would be this:

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Posted in Beat Tracking Windshield Wipers | Tagged Original research, power electronics | 11 Replies

Using LEDs as Light Detectors (LDDs?)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by ch00f
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Whaaat? You can do that?! You need phototransistors or photodiodes silly!  Turns out, you don't.  IT'S A CONSPIRACY!

Seriously though, LEDs can be used as photo detectors.  It's not as simple as using a proper photodiode, but it's a pretty neat trick and can save you a few parts if you're working on a budget.

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Posted in Processes | Tagged led, Original research | 17 Replies

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