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Below -40°C with stacked Peltier thermoelectric coolers

TCD1304 Linear CCD - Part 2 - Driving the CCD

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 3 - TEC12706

DIY Variable Laboratory Power Supply

Building a full-frame digital camera from scratch - Part 2

Building a strain gauge module for learning purposes

Updates for the stepper motor control panel

Testing the KSGER T12 STM32 V3.1S soldering station

Linear motion with TB6600 and AccelStepper

Peltier cooling with a 4xTEC12706 block and water cooling

Building a coil winder [Part 4] - Updated feeder mechanism

Testing two powerful Peltier coolers: TEC2-19006 and Heke Tech CL-C067

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 5 - TEC12710

Introduction of my cooling setup used in the Peltier experiments

Peltier cooler-based air cooler

What is the pressure inside of a soda can?

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 2 - Custom PCB and assembly

ADS1256 - Board comparison

Date and time based watering system using an Arduino and a RTC module

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 3 - Demo and Coding

Building a 20x20 cm desktop Peltier cooler cloud chamber - Part 1

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #2 - Performance chart

Custom ATmega32u4 microcontroller board - 2024 version

Workshop tour 2022 - 10000 Subscriber video

Two-way serial communication with Arduino

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ board

DWIN Display Tutorials #1 - Transmitting text between the display and PC or Arduino

Multiple stepper motors with joystick, TB6600 and the accelstepper library

100 W Solder Fume Extractor Review

10-channel thermistor-based temperature logger with display and SD card - improvements

Praktica LTL disassembly - Another live stream attempt

Custom-made self-contained DC power meter

ADS1256 - Reading a single conversion result using RDATA

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 1- Introduction

Playing with circuit bending

Custom DRO PCB, but for rotary encoders

Correction for the wiring of the power meter for my DIY power supply

Cooling a jug of water with a single TEC12715

Replacing the potmeters on the 300 W, 20 A DC-DC converter

How I Automated My Metallurgical Microscope

ADS1256-RP2040 DAQ module - Improved front panel GPIO connector

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - FCC structure and basics

2500 W Induction Melting Device

Stepper motor driven focusing on my metallurgical microscope

Schmid factor and resolved shear stress for FCC slip system

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #5 - A new arrangement of heatsinks

New microscope lenses: longer working distance!

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - First iteration, improvements [Part 2/6]

Building a cheap and simple solder fume extractor

Refrigeration with 4x TEC12706 Peltier Block

Creep calculations - application of Norton's power law

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - SC structure

DWIN Display Tutorials #2 - Transmitting float and int numbers between the display and an Arduino

ADS1256 - Registers and demonstration

Building a coil winder [Part 6] - A few improvements

N20 miniature DC geared motor with AS5600 encoder and PID

Fine/Coarse potentiometer arrangement for the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 6 - Comparison of electron sources

Progress update of the DIY tensile testing machine

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 2 - TEC12703

Prototype of the tensile testing machine

MCP41100 digital potentiometer with Arduino/STM32

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 1

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 1 - Introduction

Dissecting the MINIQ BG6300 milling table

Controlling the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 3

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 5 - Field Emission Gun

Building a digital control circuit for the SZBK07 DC-DC buck converter

Hall-Petch relation, worked example

Building a Peltier cooler-based cloud chamber - A simple construction from a scientist

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 3

TCD1304 - Part 1 - Introduction

Microcontroller controlled digital thermostat for Peltier coolers

EASY stepper motor control with Arduino Uno and EasyDriver

ADS1256 - Improved code for faster acquisition

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 2

MAX31855 - A better thermocouple module

Schmid factor and resolved shear stress in BCC crystal

Recent updates for the tensile testing machine

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 6 - TEC12715

Some additional ideas for the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Circuit assembling and first attempt to stream it live

Advanced menu system with rotary encoder for Arduino/STM32

Arduino and joysticks - Part 2 - 3-axis joystick

Debounced rotary encoder module

Make your own custom office nameplate!

Digital read out (DRO) using an Arduino and a digital caliper

DWIN Display Tutorials #0 - Setting up and configuring the display

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #9 - Cooling the hot side - Part 4

Precise focus stacking system - Custom designed rig and software updates

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 1 - General introduction

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #10 - Serial or parallel connection?

Smooth stepper motor control with two Arduinos using the Accelstepper library

Testing and demonstrating the best ADS1256 board

[Short Answers #2] SZBK07 300 W DC-DC converter quiescent current

Theory of Peltier cooling

LM317-based high-current adjustable power supply

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - Second iteration [Part 3/6]

STM32F070F6P6 miniature development board with native USB

Custom-made reflow hot plate - Final assembly

Recent updates for the tensile testing machine

Custom PCB for DROs using ATTiny85

Arduino with TB6600 using AccelStepper library

Building a coil winder [Part 8] - Version I

Atomic packing factor

Arduino-based air quality monitor - new version

16-key keypad with an Arduino and a PCF8574 I/O expander module

ADS1256-RP2040 GPIO Front Panel - Finished!

DC Motor PWM control with a potentiometer and L298N

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #4 - Cooling the hot side - Part 2

Assembling the dual TEC12710 cooler [Part 4/6]

Precise focus stacking device for macro photography

Breaking a 3d-printed specimen with the third iteration

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - Second iteration, improvements [Part 5/6]

Brief introduction of strain gauges - Part 1

MCP4725 12 bit DAC and SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Building a coil winder [Part 5] - Coding and math

4-20 mA signal measurement with Arduino

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 3/2 - TEC12706

Arduino and joysticks - Part 1 - Introduction

FCC Schmid factor from Euler angles using the orientation matrix

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 2 - Main structure of a SEM

Recent updates for the miniature tensile testing machine

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #3 - Cooling the hot side - Part 1

Building a coil winder [Part 3] - Proof of concept

Reasons why you CANNOT use Peltier for air conditioning

Radical 2000x Metallurgical Microscope - Assembly and test

DIY Miniature Tensile Testing Machine

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 4

Displacement sensor with a slide potmeter - Part 1

10-channel voltage logger with display and SD card

Stepper motor developing platform with TMC2209 and AS5600

Miller indices in cubic systems

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 3/1 - TEC12706

Determination of strain-rate sensitivity parameter (m)

4 channel temperature logger based on the DS18B20 sensors

Reviewing the LINKMICRO LM249MS digital microscope

Overengineered "potentiometer" using the AS5600 magnetic encoder

BCC Schmid factor from Euler angles using the orientation matrix

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #6 - Personal air conditioner

Improvements to my DC power meter

Tensile curves and their properties

300 mm DRO with Arduino (ATTiny85 and Nano)

Arduino with AccelStepper library and TB6600 stepper motor controller

ADS1256 Official Arduino Library and Custom DAQ Board

ADS1256 board test - Part 1

Using a PCB as a weighing scale

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 7 - Summary and final conclusions

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 1 - Prototype

DWIN Display Tutorials #4 - Dial indicators as input or output controls

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - First iteration [Part 1/6]

Why is the Peltier cooler-based air conditioning a BAD idea?

Building a coil winder [Part 2] - Assembling the electronics

AS5600 magnetic position encoder - best encoder for stepper motors

How NOT to fry your Arduino - Common Arduino mistakes #1

Measuring the output of strain gauges

Displacement measurement with a linear potmeter - part 2

STM32F103C with ST-Link and STM32duino, simplified!

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ module with GPIOs

DC motor position control using PID

Custom ADS1256 board - revised version

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 2 - TEC12703

Building and testing a new water cooling system for Peltier coolers

Misorientation and orientation matrix

Building a coil winder [Part 1] - Introduction

Making a new cable for the TS100 soldering iron

8-digit 7-segment display - printing floating point numbers

Homing with the AccelStepper library and a limit switch

NTC thermistor thermometer with STM32/Arduino

TB6600 and Arduino - Wiring and demonstration

Peltier cooling in practice

Making my own custom voltage logger based on the ADS1256 - Prototype

MINIQ BG6300 milling table with stepper motors and magnetic position encoders

Direct control of a stepper motor using a rotary encoder and the accelstepper library

Measuring speed and position using the AS5600 magnetic encoder

Stepper motor control with buttons and rotary encoder

Control panel for stepper motors using the Accelstepper library

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 2

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 5 - TEC12710

Comparing 5 different ADS1256 boards and discussing some issues

Vertical conversion of my focus stacking rig

Tensile testing of different specimens

4 channel temperature logger with Arduino, SD card, LM335 and ADS1115

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #7 - "Enhanced" water cooler

10-channel thermistor-based temperature logger with display and SD card

The science of finding the balance - An instrument that puts load cells to shame*

Third iteration of the tensile testing machine

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 1

Testing the Mustool MT8206 graphical multimeter

Stepper motor PID control using a TMC2209 and AS5600

DWIN Displays - Review and tutorial

Ping Pong with the AccelStepper library and two limit switches - Polling and interrupts

Measuring the air quality with CCS811 and GP2Y1010AU0F

Testing a capacitive proximity sensor

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #8 - Cooling the hot side - Part 3

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 6 - TEC12715

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - BCC structure

ADS1256 - Fully working code and demonstration

RF 433 Transmitter and Receiver with sensors and OLED displays

Arduino menu navigation with rotary encoder and LCD

Arduino power meter based on the ACS 712 and the ADS1115

MAX6675 - K-type thermocouple module

KPM12-J High-Resolution Resistance-Based Displacement Sensor

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - HCP structure

DSO150 15001K DIY Oscilloscope Assembly Walkthrough

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 8 - Optical Aberrations

[Short Answers #1] Output voltage of a strain gauge amplifier module

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 4 - TEC12708

DWIN Display Tutorials #3 - Simple weather station project

Positioning with the N20 miniature geared DC motor

DIY variable power supply from a laptop adapter

Testing the "240 W" Peltier cooler refrigeration plate

Building an SZBK07-based thermostat for Peltier cooling

TCD1304 linear CCD - Part 3 - Assembling my custom PCB

“Debunking” Peltier-based air conditioning

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ board - PCB-based enclosure

ADS1256 - Reading and writing registers

Stepper motor control panel for linear actuators

Developing Serial Terminal for Arduino in C#

Ultra-precise milliOhm meter - Calibration and full assembly

JCS-900 DRO with Arduino and LCD

CNC encoder wheel with stepper motors

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #1 - Water pump analogy

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 4 - TEC12708

Focus stacking system for macro photography - Assembly and tutorial

Probe Master 8043SK - A review

Strain gauge installation and demonstration

Desktop Peltier cooler-based cloud chamber

A self-contained PCB-based weighing scale

Euler angles and the orientation matrix

Updates for the AccelStepper library - TB6600 and Arduino

High-performance 3-axis stepper motor controller