A very good friend brought up the topic of Colloidal silver. As always, my insomniac tendencies spent far too much time reading on the manufacture of this substance. Many sites suggested using batteries, odd “current limiting diodes” or the purchase devices costing hundreds of dollars. There’s general consensus on the internet that a Constant Current generator […]
eFlow v0.0.1 is complete. Please consider this as Beta software. It has been tested to assure that the functions behave as expected, though boundary tests have not been completed. That will begin in the v0.0.2 firmware. Features Network Admin Mode to set the SSID and IP address Realtime view of process conditions in your reflow oven […]
The San Pedro Cactus is absolutely gorgeous. We have one plant purchased from a succulent greenhouse off Hwy 92 and it’s a pride of our kitchen patio. I’ve seen pictures of these flowering and can’t wait for our San Pedro to flower, though it may take 10-15 years. No one ever said that we were averse to […]
These are known good PID values for appliances around my home. Determining what the proper values are started with auto tuning and then rounded off. The intent is long term stability rather than initial ramp up time. These are proven and implemented with a MYPIN TA4 PID Controller. PID Values If you do try out these […]
This was my first attempt at a Molé and it was an absolute success. I started by looking at the top 10 Molé recipes on the internet, massaging the ingredients to my taste and then writing the steps to simplify the process. This couldn’t be easier and will definitely be done again very soon. Delish! Print Mexicanish […]
eFlow Hardware v0.0.1 eFlow is exceedingly easy to assemble (No part smaller than 0603) and requires no difficult to source components. Circuit Bill of Materials 1 x 10uf 0603 Capacitor (C1) 2 x 1uf 0603 Capacitor (C2, C3) 2 x 0.01uf 0603 Capacitor (C4, C5) 4 x 3.3k ohm 0603 Resistor (R3, R4, R5, R6) […]
eFlow – The Wifi Reflow Oven Controller Back in 2005 I begun assembling hobby circuits using surface mount components and in 2006 built(ish) my first reflow oven. I say built(ish) because other than using writing “Not for food” on the door with a sharpie and using thermocouple attached to an inexpensive multimeter, there was nothing […]
We made an amazing seafood pasta topping and had to name it as such. The real secret is to use the freshest possible ingredients and not to over cook them. This makes for a dish that’s very tasty and also produced in just a few minutes. Total time to prepare this came to maybe 15 minutes […]
This is a great base for a dinner that says “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me”. Squid Ink Linguine Pasta is an egg noodle and a nice alternative to the every day Linguine. They’re full of flavor on their own and the dark black color is amazing. Squid Ink can be a bit difficult to find […]
I was in the hospital for a few days and was released on Friday. I can’t drive while on Oxycodone nor do I really want to be in a car being thrown side to side and over San Francisco’s famous pot holes. It’s now Monday and I have not left the house. I’m not supposed […]