Recycle lithium battery from e-cigarette

Just a small reminder that waste can also contain valuable resources. For example electronic cigarettes (ELFBAR, etc…) for one time use contain a huge battery which is rechargeable. I found plenty around my home in the city forest. Few of them were heavily degraded, but most of them still worked fine.Teardown of an original unit…

ESP32 Squeezelite on ESP32 Audio Kit

TLDR;ESP32 Audio Kit V2.2 A149 OR 3478 (Chip ID 2974) or can be used with ESP32 Squeezelite with the settings mentioned below. Squeezelite firmware for ESP32 ESP32 Squeezelite is a firmware working with Logitech Media Server (LMS / picoreplayer). It is versatile in application and working on several ESP32 based boards. ESP32 Audio Kit board…

A brave new world

After several weeks of usage, I can’t say much bad about the Chromium-based brave browser.Built-in ad-blocker, private browsing using Tor, Chrome-like feeling, cross OS availability.MacOS, Windows, Android, IOS!One feature I like very much is the blockchain-style sync function. Google Chrome sync feeling without Google – features I have been looking for years now. You simply…

Engrave your trivet

I just wanted to share some impression what to do with a lasercutter. Besides cutting Plexi acrylic glas for gadget housings, there is much more you can do with a powerful lasercutter. In this example I engraved some trivets I bought at IKEA for a friend as birthday present. Same things can be engraved in…

Xiaomi Mi Wifi Router 3G Alternative Firmware

On the way looking for a new affordable 5GHz router I found the inexpensive and good-looking Xiaomi Router 3G. With its technical specification it fits to my needs at all. Unfortunately I am unable to read and understand Chinese. Moreover I would rather like to rely on a more open-sourced firmware. With alternative firmware and…

Assemble DIY T8 Arduino CNC running GRBL

After Anet A8 Prusa I3 Clone and other gadgets, I bought an Arduino Uno controlled “T8 CNC” machine that will be used for PCB milling and learning GCODE. Hope my link pool and photos will help you building up your Arduino CNC since there is no official assembly instruction available. This instructions will give a slight overview how…