Any Scrappable Parts in Old Phones?
Are there any parts in old land line to even slightly “modern” cordless land line phones worth salvaging? Let’s take the scientific approach and tear down a bunch of phones to find out!
Tag Archive for: Nick Drudge
Fun With 555 Toy Organ Circuit
Just messing around with a 556 (two 555 timers in one) to make a crude synth. Rather old video.
Glory SR600 Cash Register Teardown
Glory SR600 Cash Register. Was gonna just show it off, but it doesn’t work, so teardown!
The Bulging Battery That Smelled of Fruit
Puncturing a battery is dangerous. Especially if it smells like fruit.
Use for a VCR – Rechargeable Flashlight!
A use for VCRs! Homemade rechargeable flashlight! Something you could do at home!
Pile 9V Battery on Oscilloscope with Mini Teardown
Watch the voltage output of a fried super cheap 9V battery on an oscilloscope. And then it’s torn to pieces for fun.
GameCube Teardown No Special Tools!
Teardown of a GameCube with no specials tools!? HOW?! Well you can just use the extension on a hex based screwdriver bit kit. Good broad look of a GameCube, and some of it’s odd and wonderful parts!
Tiny Capacitor Bank, Tiny Coilgun, Lots of SPARKS!
Coilgun with tiny capacitor bank, and tons of gratuitous sparks just for fun! And an LED pop!
Was distracted while messing around with inductors, then made a coil gun, followed by a box that can charge a bank of capacitors up to 30V and then dump it into something with the flip of a switch.
Exploded Multimeter Teardown
We take a look at a multimeter that got death by wall socket. None of us were using it when the event took place, but we assume it was amps setting with the probes on COM and V/Ohms/mA.
Iced Tea Maker Teardown
Teardown of an Iced Tea Maker. Super basic, but still very interesting.