Electronics Project #25: Variable Brightness LED for Testing Ammeter | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Current Conjurer.

In this video we build a variable brightness LED for use as a circuit for testing an ammeter which we will be making next week. This circuit will draw between 3 and 18 mA which should meet our requirements.

We use the METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station for soldering.

We use the AiXun H314 Hot Air Gun for shrinking our heat shrink.

We use the Riden RD6006 Bench Power Supply for supplying voltage for testing.

We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to measure things.

We use the Fluke 17B+ Digital Multimeter to measure things.

We use the Brother P-Touch D210 Label Maker to label our project.

We use the Carpenter Mechanical Pencil to make notes.

We use the Hakko CHP 3C-SA Precision Tweezers for tweezering.

We use the Plato Model 170 Wire Cutter for cutting.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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Interlude #10: Take Three: Improving My Maker Faire ‘Here There Be Makers’ Badge | In The Lab

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In this video I have a third go at my Maker Faire “Here There Be Makers” badge. You can see my previous attempts here and here

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Electronics Project #6: Piezoelectric Buzzer Volume Control | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Amp Alchemist

In this video I put a 2k potentiometer in series with a piezoelectric buzzer to act as a volume control.

The project I mention in the beginning of this video is the Educational 555 Board from PCBWay which we will build and test soon.

The video I make the hook clip test probes in is this one: Electronics Project: Hook Clip Test Probes to DuPont Jumpers | In The Lab With Jay Jay.

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