About this section:
I made this section to share some electronics projects. At the time of writing I was a hobbyist in this field, and I’m keeping this online only because I have seen my content referenced on message boards etc. and I know some people are finding this content useful.
Disclaimer:
These mods and projects have worked well for me, but copying my work is at your own risk. I do not guarantee for any of the information on this site to be correct or safe.
Exposed wires and electronics can kill you, even when not plugged in. Read up on the relevant safety precautions and be careful. I take no responsibility for any form of damage or injury caused by following instructions found on this page.
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Ford Galaxy WA6, Webasto heater problem
Our family car, a 2010 Ford galaxy wa6 (pre-facelift), is equipped with a diesel warmer / park heater. It serves to bring the engine coolant up to operating temperature quicker and can also be programmed to pre-heat the engine and cabin of the car. Our car had developed an issue where the park heater would only operate in warm weather […]
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Porsche 944 S2 / 968 Throttle body rebuild
I’m posting this here hoping to save someone else some time. I found most of this from the link below, by a strike of luck – the article is in German and does not show up in google search results. The 944 throttle body tends to develop a vacuum leak at the butterfly valve axis seals. Replacing the old seals […]
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Porsche 944 sunroof electronics
I’ve had some issues with my Porsche 944 sunroof. Clarks Garage has good instructions for the mechanical issues, but at the electrical side it falls short. I’m posting my findings so far: Please go through the guide in Clarks Garage FIRST. I’m not covering any of the areas that he already covered. The relay: The relay pin numbers do not […]
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Peavey 5150 / 6505 series mods
About the different models: The Peavey 5150 should need no introduction. The 5150II is a 5150 with an improved clean channel, and a modified distortion channel. It also has a different power supply and a few changes in the power section. You can’t make a 5150 sound like a 5150II or vice versa without severe modification, but you can get […]
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Motherboard Repair
Like most consumer electronics, computers tend to break down due to low quality capacitors that fail before their time. In this example, my brother’s computer switched itself off after a period of instability, and would not turn on again. Visual inspection revealed a bulging capacitor close to the south bridge. (Look at the pictures below, the top plate with the […]
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Tube mic build
Here’s how I turned a $35 chinese large diaphragm condenser microphone into a high quality tube microphone. The microphone is building heavily on classic Neumann microphones like the U67 and the U47. The result is not a precise clone of a single mic, but a microphone that mimics a range of highly sought-after microphones. The resulting microphone should be comparable […]