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2020 Issue-2

Nuts and Volts Magazine

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Features

Nextion Touch Screen Display — Part 5

Tutorial on including touch screens into your homebrew projects.

Static Discharge Helps “Cure” Audio Amplifier

This is the first time in 60 years that static electricity has ever HELPED with one of my projects.

Battery Pack Failure Modes I Have Known

Is it memory effect or something else?

The Quantum Integration Ecosystem

Simplify your IoT designs.

FM Reception with the GNU Radio Companion

Have fun building FM broadcast band receivers using GRC and learning about SDR.

Microcontrollers, Software, and You — Part 4

Learn how to program microcontrollers.

Restoration of a Vintage Telefunken Jubilate 5161W AM/SW/FM Receiver

We continue our restoration series with a vintage Telefunken Jubilate receiver.

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Projects

Build a Potentiometer Box

Now that I’ve built my potentiometer box for analog experimentation, my only regret is I didn’t do it sooner.

Build a DotStar Light Painter

Use microcontrollers and a DotStar LED strip to develop custom photography from images you upload yourself.

Build an Automatic Card Shuffler

Minimize the stress of shuffling and dealing cards for a large group of people.

Build a DIY Electric Scooter

Here’s how I designed my only electric scooter from scratch.

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