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A circular walk from Churwell to New Farnley
This is an enjoyable and varied circular walk from Churwell, taking in Gildersome, Nan Whins Wood, and New Farnley. You could, of course, join the walk anywhere on the route and return to your...
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BBC Micro/Master Serial Cable
Interfacing a beeb to a PC is sometimes useful if you want to transfer data between the two systems. The BBC has an RS423 serial port on the rear of the case, but with an unusual 5-pin “domino” layout...
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A Cheap RGB SCART to HDMI Scaler
Having been burned by a couple of the cheaper SCART to HDMI converters that only convert composite video, I was cautiously pleased to find this model for only £26 on Amazon that seemed to support RGB,...
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Modelling Solar PV Output
At the start of November 2022 I had 4.455kWp of solar PV installed, with 11.8kWh of battery storage. The inverter and battery are a Solax X1 Hybrid G4 3.7kWh and two Solax Triple Power 5.8kWh...
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A “night mode” volume switch for the BBC Master
BBC Micros are great, but the volume level was clearly intended to compete with a classroom full of noisy children. When playing games at night, the sound output is far too loud. It’s possible to wire...
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3D Printed Darkroom Printing Tongs
I needed a set of darkroom print tongs, so I modelled some and 3D printed them. They’ve vaguely inspired by the ones available from a popular brand, and seem to work quite nicely. If you want to print...
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