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New Server Build!

The Dill Family Server received a major system upgrade near the end of December 2019. You can view the parts list here. Some of the highlights are its Ryzen 7 3700x processor, Quadro P2000 GPU, and 64GB of DDR4 RAM. It runs unRAID for easy hard-drive expand-ability as well as docker support. It currently has […]

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HyperX Cloud II Headset Modification

In October of 2019, I picked up my headset one day and noticed that the built in 3.5mm jack was broken in half. I have no idea how it happened. Since it was out of warranty, I decided to fix it rather than buying a new headset. I bought some 4 pole TRRS 3.5mm female […]

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Spotlight

Original Light-bulb New Car Headlight New Car Headlight Wired Up Putting it Back Together Previous Next This is another one of those classic scrap projects. I had all these parts laying around and figured I’d give this spotlight the ultimate upgrade. It’s been fitted with a 7,200 lumen LED car headlight. Some case modifications were […]

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Electronics LED Top Hat Project Updates

LED Top Hat – V2 Update 2

https://nick.nighthawk.club/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/58093477317__92F3EA2A-ECE4-45E7-9D42-77EE9A3B0499.mov I have decided I want to add a spectrum analyzer mode to my LED Top Hat. I have temporarily made an audio circuit for testing with an aux input. If and when I get the code perfectly right, I will put a microphone in the hat to capture the sound around it instead of […]

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Electronics LED Top Hat Project Updates

LED Top Hat – V2 Update 1

https://nick.nighthawk.club/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_4481.mov For version two of my LED Top Hat, I decided to go with four 16×16 RGB matrices so that the LED’s could surround the entire hat. I gutted the electronics from the old hat, ordered two more panels and began thinking of the physical hat construction. After lots of research (I’m not a craft […]

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Electronics LED Top Hat Project Updates

LED Top Hat – V1 Update

Here you will see some prototyping with the two 16×16 RGB matrices. I tested some very basic code to see if I could continue with my LED Top Hat project. https://nick.nighthawk.club/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_3619.mov After deciding to continue on with the project, I made version one of the hat. It has two 16×16 panels and can receive basic […]

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Boombox

This Boombox was built in May of 2017 by yours truly. All exterior metal is stainless steel and the wood is sealed with a waterproof and UV resistant sealant. It’s pretty durable and lasts well over 12 hours on battery. It features two cup holders perfectly sized for large tumblers like the Yeti. It also […]