In this post, I will demonstrate one of my earliest experiments in using SPICE for simulating a zener diode. In my previous post, I talked about my history with power electronics and how I am beginning to use circuit simulation to get a better handle on what is going on. First off, I am using…
My evolving struggle with power electronics (technical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Toronto_Propane_Explosion.jpg This post is a bit technical, but it summarizes my (mostly failed) experiences with power electronics over the past 5-10 years and my recent progress towards getting power electronics into our knowledge base. I’ve been generally interested in electronics since I was a child, and more specifically interested in it since I met my…
Canal side house foundation finished
The cement footings on the pilings were finished a few days ago, and we rented an excavator to fill the soil back in. Here is a simple progression over the past 2 days: The foundation on Nov 25.Everything finished and ready to fill in. The foundation on Nov 26. Filling the soil back in. The…
Building a chicken coop
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now and the time has finally come. We are building a chicken coop. For egg chickens. K’Tanawat said he has about 10 chickens at his old home that no one is taking care of, so once the coop is built, we even have a flock of…
2nd prototype air pump
The first prototype air pump test I did at the beginning of the month was basically a proof of concept test. It worked well enough to adjust dimensions to a more deployable size and today the second prototype was ready for test. Here are a few pictures of it: We increased the size of the PVC…
Solar panels update
We’ve connected up the solar panels to batteries and a charge controller now. 2x 280W solar panels mounted near a pump shed You can see the pump shed behind the solar panels, the battery shed on the ground to the left, and the edge of the electrical box sticking out from the back left support…
Cooking: Making a salmon avocado burger
Praew made some awesome burger buns yesterday and we were wondering what to try them out on. We had some salmon in the freezer and some avocado in the fridge so…Salmon Avocado Burgers! First the buns get buttered and fried up in the pan with the salmon Then the burgers are assembled with veggies and…
Making PVC look like wood
Is it possible to make white PVC pipes look like wood? Take a look at this photo and compare the white PVC pipe on the right to the fake wood PVC pipe on the left: I think that is pretty cool! But you stop and scratch your head for a moment wondering… why would someone…
Water level update
I last blogged about the water level in the pond in this post from October 23. Back then, the water level was about 60cm from the top of the wall. I checked the water level again today and was happy to see that the water level is now about 50.5cm from the top of the…
Pictures from the land today
I spent some time today checking up on the status of the new solar panel setup, the new house construction, the pond construction, and some of the gardening. Praew took some nice pictures on her phone that I figured I would share:
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