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One of the more frustrating things when extracting flash memories is finding so many footprints that don’t have off the shelf sockets. In this post I go through some thoughts and calculations on what it would take to make a 3D printed socket for a BGA part.

Turning a pile of batteries into a neatly organized drawer.

Starting with the most unresponsive devices, it is time to start taking them apart.

A summary of what I printed, my first impressions of 3D printing, and my general thoughts on the machine.

With two-year cell phone replacement timelines, there is a large amount of electronic scrap floating around. I bought 5 lbs. of it to see what I can do with it.

This post is a quick overview for a fix I had to implement on a toddler ride-on push car. My son’s toy had two of three buttons fail, with only the music button retaining functionality.

I have been fascinated by Root VC for a while due to their relatively large number of investments in companies that make physical hardware. They also happen to have a neat website that emulates a terminal interface, but what sort of companies do they invest in?

Relegated to the free bin of a 2023 garage sale, what is inside this decades old piece of technology?

I picked up this camera for $0.50 last year and was curious about what can be found inside.