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Supercon is Nigh! ...

2026-09-12T14:00:50Z

Supercon is Nigh!

The 2026 Hackaday Superconference is just around the corner in November. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been having an annual gathering for so long, but this is number ten. https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/

https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/

If at First You Don’t Succeed… ...

2026-09-05T14:00:45Z

If at First You Don’t Succeed…

… at least document what failed and give the failure analysis a good effort. And then later on, you can “try, try again” or let someone else carry on with https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/

https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/

Woodstove Assistant Keeps the Heat on Safely ...

2026-08-30T08:00:12Z

Woodstove Assistant Keeps the Heat on Safely

Those who have never lived in a cold climate might romanticize winters around a fire, keeping warm under blankets while snow gently falls outside. While it certainly can be a https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/woodstove-assistant-keeps-the-heat-on-safely/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/30/woodstove-assistant-keeps-the-heat-on-safely/

Casting Engine Parts from 3D Prints ...

2026-08-28T18:30:21Z

Casting Engine Parts from 3D Prints

After building a couple of internal combustion engines by milling billet aluminium stock and cringing at the absolute waste of material this created, [Camden Bowen] figured he’d give casting metal https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints/

eeink Provides eInk, ESP32 Powered Text Adventures ...

2026-08-27T08:00:03Z

eeink Provides eInk, ESP32 Powered Text Adventures

There’s a niche genre of text adventure that’s halfway between a traditional novel and a videogame. Think Zork if it had an extra few novels worth of words of well-crafted https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/eeink-provides-eink-esp32-powered-text-adventures/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/eeink-provides-eink-esp32-powered-text-adventures/

Claude Plays DOOM ...

2026-08-26T11:00:09Z

Claude Plays DOOM

Large language models (LLMs) are generally thought of as machines that accept textual prompts and spit out textual content. However, if you’re creative in the way you interface with them, https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/claude-plays-doom/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/claude-plays-doom/

At Last, A Gameboy Advance With Decent Audio ...

2026-08-24T18:30:00Z

At Last, A Gameboy Advance With Decent Audio

Many pieces of consumer electronics are build down to a price, and the corners cut show up in their performance. The Gameboy Advance from Nintendo is no exception: its audio https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/at-last-a-gameboy-advance-with-decent-audio/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/at-last-a-gameboy-advance-with-decent-audio/

An Early History of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel? ...

2026-08-24T14:00:28Z

An Early History of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel?

Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew we’d be working in beautiful space stations that rotated like a wheel https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/an-early-history-of-space-stations-wheres-my-wheel/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/an-early-history-of-space-stations-wheres-my-wheel/

You Gotta Want It ...

2026-08-22T14:00:22Z

You Gotta Want It

On Hackaday last week, and on the podcast, we were talking about one of the educational toys of yesteryear that launched a thousand careers, at least if the comment section https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/you-gotta-want-it/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/you-gotta-want-it/

Building a Hammond Organ to Understand How They Work ...

2026-08-21T23:00:50Z

Building a Hammond Organ to Understand How They Work

The Hammond organ is an early form of electronic– or perhaps electromechanical– musical instrument. It solved the very real problem of organs normally being the sort of thing you built https://hackaday.com/2026/08/21/building-a-hammond-organ-to-understand-how-they-work/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/21/building-a-hammond-organ-to-understand-how-they-work/

Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine is Now Fully 3D Printable ...

2026-08-21T20:00:14Z

Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine is Now Fully 3D Printable

Would you like to make your own energy? Why, who doesn’t in this era of rising costs! A sterling engine always looks like a good fit for that: highly efficient, https://hackaday.com/2026/08/21/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/21/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable/

Amiga and Commodore, Back Together (Sort Of) ...

2026-08-06T11:00:08Z

Amiga and Commodore, Back Together (Sort Of)

The story of Commodore, the famous manufacturer of home computers, is a murky one at best. Commodore fans will decry their woeful marketing and dismal product roadmap, while former employees https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/amiga-and-commodore-back-together-sort-of/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/06/amiga-and-commodore-back-together-sort-of/

Hacking a Tenda AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with a CVE Combo ...

2026-08-06T05:00:08Z

Hacking a Tenda AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with a CVE Combo

It’s rather awkward when you buy a piece of hardware like a sketchy router to make a video about its hidden admin password backdoor – known as CVE-2026-11405 – only https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/hacking-a-tenda-ac1200-wi-fi-router-with-a-cve-combo/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/hacking-a-tenda-ac1200-wi-fi-router-with-a-cve-combo/

3D Printing A Usable Airless Tire ...

2026-08-06T02:00:59Z

3D Printing A Usable Airless Tire

For decades now, companies like Michelin have been teasing us with futuristic-looking automobile tires that don’t use air. Instead, they use a polymer mesh of sorts which maintains the same https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/3d-printing-a-usable-airless-tire/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/3d-printing-a-usable-airless-tire/

Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System ...

2026-08-05T14:00:45Z

Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System

Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems. There were options for three-way and conference calls out there, but by and large the plain old telephone system was https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/

At Last! CP/M for Protected Mode ...

2026-08-04T18:30:50Z

At Last! CP/M for Protected Mode

If you used a serious computer pre-IBM PC, there was a fair chance its operating system was CP/M. CP/M was a staple among 8080 and Z80 computers and while there https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/at-last-cp-m-for-protected-mode/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/at-last-cp-m-for-protected-mode/

Road Trains Roam The Backroads of Australia ...

2026-08-04T14:00:10Z

Road Trains Roam The Backroads of Australia

Trains and the railways they run on are a great way to move lots of stuff, or lots of people, a long way. Steel wheels on steel rail can shift https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/road-trains-roam-the-backroads-of-australia/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/road-trains-roam-the-backroads-of-australia/

Sketching Temporary Circuits with a Light-Triggered Floquet ...

2026-08-04T02:00:23Z

Sketching Temporary Circuits with a Light-Triggered Floquet Topological Insulator

In semiconductor technology, a base material like silicon is permanently modified to induce certain electrical behavior. In comparison a topological insulator material could be used to create temporary circuits using https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/sketching-temporary-circuits-with-a-light-triggered-floquet-topological-insulator/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/sketching-temporary-circuits-with-a-light-triggered-floquet-topological-insulator/

Child-Friendly Music Player Uses RFID ...

2026-08-03T18:30:16Z

Child-Friendly Music Player Uses RFID

[David] has a young child who is clever enough to use a computer to play music, but he doesn’t quite want to hand over the mouse just yet. Thus, he https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/child-friendly-music-player-uses-rfid/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/child-friendly-music-player-uses-rfid/

Easy Theremin Uses ESP32 ...

2026-08-03T02:00:18Z

Easy Theremin Uses ESP32

The Theremin is that classic electronic musical instrument that makes those weeee-ohhhhh noises which were so popular in mid-century science fiction movies. Mid-last-century, that is, because this century is just https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/

Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026 ...

2026-08-02T23:00:22Z

Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026

About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory had reached orbit and early indicators were https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/

Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark ...

2026-07-28T15:30:39Z

Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark

The Attack Shark is a modern keyboard with fancy magnetic keyswitches, macros, configurable blinky LEDs, and more. The problem is that the configuration software only works on Windows, so [JR https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/sharkfin-bites-attack-shark/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/sharkfin-bites-attack-shark/

Filling High Pressure CO2 Tanks From Sugar Fermentation Gas ...

2026-07-26T20:00:00Z

Filling High Pressure CO2 Tanks From Sugar Fermentation Gas

After previously using the fermenting of sugar to obtain ethanol fuel, [Hyperspace Pirate] figured that it’d be a waste to just blast the other half of the yeast production in https://hackaday.com/2026/07/26/filling-high-pressure-co2-tanks-from-sugar-fermentation-gas/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/26/filling-high-pressure-co2-tanks-from-sugar-fermentation-gas/

Mic Jammer Relies on Ultrasound ...

2026-07-23T18:30:00Z

Mic Jammer Relies on Ultrasound

Today’s phone microphones are perfectly adept at picking up sound in all sorts of conditions, and they’re backed by all kinds of processing techniques to filter out noise and capture https://hackaday.com/2026/07/23/mic-jammer-relies-on-ultrasound/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/23/mic-jammer-relies-on-ultrasound/

Industrial GPU Adapted for the Desktop ...

2026-07-23T05:00:00Z

Industrial GPU Adapted for the Desktop

As technologies change and adapt, we’re often left with seemingly useless junk that has nowhere to go. Certainly anyone still sitting on a pile of floppy disks feels this way https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/industrial-gpu-adapted-for-the-desktop/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/industrial-gpu-adapted-for-the-desktop/

Compile Here, Run Everywhere: Crosstool-Ng ...

2026-07-22T14:00:04Z

Compile Here, Run Everywhere: Crosstool-Ng

In a recent post, I mentioned that I wanted to build some tools for a stripped-down Linux running on a 3D printer with a MIPS CPU. I had two options: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/compile-here-run-everywhere-crosstool-ng/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/compile-here-run-everywhere-crosstool-ng/

60 FPS NES Emulator on ESP32 ...

2026-07-22T08:00:36Z

60 FPS NES Emulator on ESP32

At least in theory, video games are more resistant to becoming lost media thanks to their digital nature — they’re easy to copy and emulators have saved many titles that https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/60-fps-nes-emulator-on-esp32/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/60-fps-nes-emulator-on-esp32/

Open Source Vacuum Avoids Cloud ...

2026-07-22T02:00:40Z

Open Source Vacuum Avoids Cloud

As more and more of the technology that we paid for turns becomes a subscription, there’s slowly been a momentum shift in the open source world of building replacements for https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/open-source-vacuum-avoids-cloud/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/open-source-vacuum-avoids-cloud/

20 FPS on E-Paper Display Without Help ...

2026-07-21T08:00:22Z

20 FPS on E-Paper Display Without Help

If electronic paper displays have one downside, it’s generally refresh rate. Earlier versions of the tech might only have been able to do single-digit frames per second, while modern, mid-range https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/20-fps-on-e-paper-display-without-help/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/20-fps-on-e-paper-display-without-help/

Detection of a Four-Carbon Sugar in Interstellar Space ...

2026-07-21T02:00:00Z

Detection of a Four-Carbon Sugar in Interstellar Space

Although life tends to find a way, something first has to kickstart said lifeforms. Exactly how the first biological cells formed on Earth – and potentially on other worlds – https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/

Pong-like Cabinet for Classic Dinosaur Jumper ...

2026-07-20T02:00:02Z

Pong-like Cabinet for Classic Dinosaur Jumper

Back when Google ran a functional search engine, there used to be all kinds of quirky, fun antics hidden in their products. From Easter eggs in certain search results, to https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/pong-like-cabinet-for-classic-dinosaur-jumper/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/pong-like-cabinet-for-classic-dinosaur-jumper/

Hackaday Links: July 19, 2026 ...

2026-07-19T23:00:07Z

Hackaday Links: July 19, 2026

We’ll start this week off by giving our congratulations to Skyroot Aerospace of India for successfully launching the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket yesterday. The company’s Vikram-1 booster stands https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/hackaday-links-july-19-2026/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/hackaday-links-july-19-2026/

A Pop-Up Truck Camper for Less ...

2026-07-19T08:00:29Z

A Pop-Up Truck Camper for Less

We live in a veritable Cambrian Explosion of camping options, ranging from a tarp on the ground to multi-million dollar RVs. Somewhere around the middle is the pop-up truck camper, https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/a-pop-up-truck-camper-for-less/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/19/a-pop-up-truck-camper-for-less/

Your AI Ham Radio Buddy ...

2026-07-18T23:00:22Z

Your AI Ham Radio Buddy

AI chatbots are everywhere these days, and they seem to “know” about everything. But while that is a strength, it can sometimes be a weakness because it isn’t laser-focused on https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/your-ai-ham-radio-buddy/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/your-ai-ham-radio-buddy/

ESP32-driven Roulette Wheel Could Have Used a 555, but That ...

2026-07-18T17:00:31Z

ESP32-driven Roulette Wheel Could Have Used a 555, but That Didn’t have WiFi

Sometimes you see a project and immediately, before going into the details, your mind throws up the old refrain: “coulda used a 555” — well, [Hulk] actually agrees when it https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/esp32-driven-roulette-wheel-could-have-used-a-555-but-that-didnt-have-wifi/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/esp32-driven-roulette-wheel-could-have-used-a-555-but-that-didnt-have-wifi/

GOES-19 Goes Down, NOAA Investigating ...

2026-07-16T15:30:40Z

GOES-19 Goes Down, NOAA Investigating

Some breaking news from geostationary orbit, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that its newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite unexpectedly went offline last night, https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/goes-19-goes-down-noaa-investigating/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/goes-19-goes-down-noaa-investigating/

UDP Broadcasting and the Joys of IPv4 Subnetting ...

2026-07-14T14:00:58Z

UDP Broadcasting and the Joys of IPv4 Subnetting

In the previous installment on UDP broadcasting and service discovery, the basics of both were explored, including an implementation in the form of NyanSD and its protocol. Contained in the https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/udp-broadcasting-and-the-joys-of-ipv4-subnetting/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/14/udp-broadcasting-and-the-joys-of-ipv4-subnetting/

This Week in Security: Escaping Linux VMs, Vulnerable Solar, ...

2026-07-10T14:00:42Z

This Week in Security: Escaping Linux VMs, Vulnerable Solar, Confusing AI (Again), and Confusing NPM Malware

The Januscape vulnerability allows a user in a guest VM managed by the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) to corrupt memory in the host system and break out of isolation. https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/this-week-in-security-escaping-linux-vms-vulnerable-solar-confusing-ai-again-and-confusing-npm-malware/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/this-week-in-security-escaping-linux-vms-vulnerable-solar-confusing-ai-again-and-confusing-npm-malware/

ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace ...

2026-07-08T09:00:39Z

ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace

We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from [Mateusz Juszczyk] isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round LCD this desktop gadget does a fantastic job https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/

SB Mini II is a Homebrew Apple II Clone ...

2026-07-07T15:30:46Z

SB Mini II is a Homebrew Apple II Clone

On the one hand, the original Apple II has been copied over and over again since at least the early 80s, so maybe this hack is old hat to the https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/sb-mini-ii-is-a-homebrew-apple-ii-clone/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/sb-mini-ii-is-a-homebrew-apple-ii-clone/

Performance Improvements For Open-Source 80386 ...

2026-07-07T02:00:27Z

Performance Improvements For Open-Source 80386

The Intel 80386 is a rather fascinating slice of computer history. It marked the first 32 bit X86 processor, and was a staple of early desktop computing. Like all chips, https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/performance-improvements-for-open-source-80386/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/performance-improvements-for-open-source-80386/

He Comes to Bury Segmented Memory, Not to Praise It ...

2026-07-06T08:00:50Z

He Comes to Bury Segmented Memory, Not to Praise It

[BillPg] has been designing a fantasy 1980s-era home computer. As part of the exercise, he’s reevaluating all the assumptions that have grown organically over time in the small computer landscape. https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/he-comes-to-bury-segmented-memory-not-to-praise-it/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/06/he-comes-to-bury-segmented-memory-not-to-praise-it/

This Week in Security: Windows 10 Gets Another Year, SmartTV ...

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

This Week in Security: Windows 10 Gets Another Year, SmartTV Botnets, Hiding Payloads, and LastPass Customer Leak

Unsurprisingly to many of us, app stores for smart televisions are also trash. Perhaps even more full of trash than other app stores due to the smaller ecosystem and fewer https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-week-in-security-windows-10-gets-another-year-smarttv-botnets-hiding-payloads-and-lastpass-customer-leak/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-week-in-security-windows-10-gets-another-year-smarttv-botnets-hiding-payloads-and-lastpass-customer-leak/

Modern E-Ink Dashboards, Kindle and Otherwise ...

2026-07-03T08:00:20Z

Modern E-Ink Dashboards, Kindle and Otherwise

People have been attempting to turn Kindles into more than e-readers since the first devices came out nearly two decades ago. The e-ink displays are low-power and great for displaying https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/modern-e-ink-dashboards-kindle-and-otherwise/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/modern-e-ink-dashboards-kindle-and-otherwise/

Know Your Food: Organic Production ...

2026-07-02T14:00:08Z

Know Your Food: Organic Production

A few weeks ago we published the first in a new series of articles, Know Your Food. It was born out of the realisation that most people know surprisingly little about https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/know-your-food-organic-production/

https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/know-your-food-organic-production/

The Teenage Angst of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, Printrbot, and ...

2026-06-29T14:00:47Z

The Teenage Angst of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, Printrbot, and Bridges

Bridges are a part of our constructed landscape that we take for granted. And bridges by themselves aren’t especially important. What is important is that bridges let you get from https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/the-teenage-angst-of-3d-printing-solidoodle-printrbot-and-bridges/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/the-teenage-angst-of-3d-printing-solidoodle-printrbot-and-bridges/

It’s Linux, on a Sega Megadrive ...

2026-06-29T08:00:55Z

It’s Linux, on a Sega Megadrive

If you were in the market for a games console in 1990, the chances are that the object of your desire was either a Super Nintendo with its 16-bit 6502 https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive/

Phone Stand Aims To Fight Addiction ...

2026-06-29T02:00:09Z

Phone Stand Aims To Fight Addiction

Sometimes, it’s hard to stop picking up your phone every few minutes to check on notifications and scroll endlessly through the slop of the day. [PushpendraC2] has been working on https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/scrap-printer-motor-becomes-generator/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/scrap-printer-motor-becomes-generator/

Accurate Split-Flap Display Can be 3D Printed ...

2026-06-28T14:00:41Z

Accurate Split-Flap Display Can be 3D Printed

Split-flap displays are a great, low-power way to display text to a wide audience. Compared to other display technologies like LCDs they only use energy when the characters change, but https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/accurate-split-flap-display-can-be-3d-printed/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/accurate-split-flap-display-can-be-3d-printed/

A Custom Zigbee Touch Keypad ...

2026-06-26T20:00:54Z

A Custom Zigbee Touch Keypad

[Dominic Buchstaller] wanted a neat, tidy entryway keypad that actually looked good. Prime goals were something slim, wireless, and with no visible screws. Dependency on the cloud was also a https://hackaday.com/2026/06/26/a-custom-zigbee-touch-keypad/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/26/a-custom-zigbee-touch-keypad/

CSS On The ESP32 ...

2026-06-25T17:00:17Z

CSS On The ESP32

There are lots of graphics libraries available for the ESP32, and lots of ways to program one to boot. Even still, most of us wouldn’t immediately think to CSS when https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/css-on-the-esp32/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/css-on-the-esp32/

Flying Cell Towers Are A Thing ...

2026-06-25T14:00:49Z

Flying Cell Towers Are A Thing

Typically, when you’re sitting on a plane on the tarmac, you switch your phone to flight mode while you’re sitting through yet another “quirky” (boring) safety video. You’ll watch some https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/flying-cell-towers-are-a-thing/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/flying-cell-towers-are-a-thing/

A More Convenient iButton Reader ...

2026-06-25T05:00:24Z

A More Convenient iButton Reader

iButtons are microchips housed in small, round, metal containers, and are similar to coin cell batteries in appearance. Among other things, they’re used for logging data in industrial contexts, particularly https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/a-more-convenient-ibutton-reader/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/a-more-convenient-ibutton-reader/

Laser Scanning A Cave With Homebrew Gear ...

2026-06-24T20:00:26Z

Laser Scanning A Cave With Homebrew Gear

How do you measure the inside of a cave? You could do a bunch of hard work with classic surveying gear… or you could just use a laser scanner. [9nl] https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/laser-scanning-a-cave-with-homebrew-gear/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/laser-scanning-a-cave-with-homebrew-gear/

Graphics Upgrade for Nintendo Entertainment System ...

2026-06-22T15:30:00Z

Graphics Upgrade for Nintendo Entertainment System

Modern video game consoles rarely have expansion ports, but in the 80s and 90s it was practically guaranteed. With the speed that hardware was advancing it made sense to build https://hackaday.com/2026/06/22/graphics-upgrade-for-nintendo-entertainment-system/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/22/graphics-upgrade-for-nintendo-entertainment-system/

Bike-Powered Shredder Makes Short Work of 3D Printer Waste ...

2026-06-16T08:00:12Z

Bike-Powered Shredder Makes Short Work of 3D Printer Waste

[Brogan M Pratt] and his students do a lot of 3D printing, and as such found themselves producing a lot of plastic waste. Seeing an opportunity, they built a bike-powered https://hackaday.com/2026/06/16/bike-powered-shredder-makes-short-work-of-3d-printer-waste/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/16/bike-powered-shredder-makes-short-work-of-3d-printer-waste/

This Alarm Clock Has The Capacity To Wake You ...

2026-06-16T02:00:36Z

This Alarm Clock Has The Capacity To Wake You

Every now and then a project comes into the Hackaday feed that has so many levels of wrong about it that you really shouldn’t do it at home, but is https://hackaday.com/2026/06/15/this-alarm-clock-has-the-capacity-to-wake-you/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/15/this-alarm-clock-has-the-capacity-to-wake-you/

Picking a CRC ...

2026-06-15T14:00:32Z

Picking a CRC

You send a file, but how do you know it arrived intact? In other words, how do you know that it didn’t get cut off, garbled, or changed somehow? Simplistically, https://hackaday.com/2026/06/15/picking-a-crc/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/15/picking-a-crc/

A Peek inside the Secret Lagercrantz Suitcase Radio ...

2026-06-12T15:30:48Z

A Peek inside the Secret Lagercrantz Suitcase Radio

What counts as portable is somewhat a matter of opinion, especially over the years. [Helge Fykse] has a portable spy radio of Swedish origin. For its time, it was considered https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/a-peek-inside-the-secret-lagercrantz-suitcase-radio/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/a-peek-inside-the-secret-lagercrantz-suitcase-radio/

This Week in Security: Microsoft on Microsoft, Register Your ...

2026-06-12T14:00:18Z

This Week in Security: Microsoft on Microsoft, Register Your Domains, Linux on ARM, and FreeBSD Joins the File Cache Club

Supply chain attacks continue, with Microsoft’s own open source Azure repositories being automatically disabled by GitHub following a compromise of the packages by the Miasma worm. OpenSourceMalware reports that the https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/this-week-in-security-microsoft-on-microsoft-register-your-domains-linux-on-arm-and-freebsd-joins-the-file-cache-club/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/this-week-in-security-microsoft-on-microsoft-register-your-domains-linux-on-arm-and-freebsd-joins-the-file-cache-club/

The Hackaday Communicator Badge, Re-Imagined With New Firmware ...

2026-06-12T08:00:07Z

The Hackaday Communicator Badge, Re-Imagined With New Firmware

Our recently concluded event in Europe saw the return of the Hackaday Communicator badge — a stylish handheld gadget with a QWERTY keyboard, a LoRa radio, and an ESP32. It https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/the-hackaday-communicator-badge-re-imagined-with-new-firmware/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/12/the-hackaday-communicator-badge-re-imagined-with-new-firmware/

Amiga 1232 Storm CD Packs Every Upgrade into One Wedge ...

2026-06-12T05:00:00Z

Amiga 1232 Storm CD Packs Every Upgrade into One Wedge

You know what they used to say– once you go Commodore, you’ll never leave by any door. Well, they might not have said that, but given the prevalence of projects https://hackaday.com/2026/06/11/amiga-1232-storm-cd-packs-every-upgrade-into-one-wedge/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/11/amiga-1232-storm-cd-packs-every-upgrade-into-one-wedge/

Revisiting Using AI Coding Assistants: You’re Holding It Wrong ...

2026-06-08T14:00:48Z

Revisiting Using AI Coding Assistants: You’re Holding It Wrong Edition

After scathing accusations of skimping on due diligence, as well as other feedback to my article on trying to use an ‘AI coding assistant’ for the first time, the only https://hackaday.com/2026/06/08/revisiting-using-ai-coding-assistants-youre-holding-it-wrong-edition/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/08/revisiting-using-ai-coding-assistants-youre-holding-it-wrong-edition/

A RayCast FPS in COBOL ...

2026-06-07T05:00:09Z

A RayCast FPS in COBOL

COBOL is not the first language anyone would ever think of when writing a First Person Shooter– after all , it’s the Common Business Oriented Language, not the Common Game https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/a-raycast-fps-in-cobol/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/a-raycast-fps-in-cobol/

Turning an Old 3D Printer Into a Vinyl Cutter for Cheap ...

2026-06-03T05:00:26Z

Turning an Old 3D Printer Into a Vinyl Cutter for Cheap

Replacing a 3D printer’s extruder with a cutting blade seems like an easy way to do things like vinyl cutting, but you cannot just put on any blade and expect https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/turning-an-old-3d-printer-into-a-vinyl-cutter-for-cheap/

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/turning-an-old-3d-printer-into-a-vinyl-cutter-for-cheap/

Qualcomm’s New QCC74x Appears to Target the ESP32 MCUs ...

2026-05-17T14:00:49Z

Qualcomm’s New QCC74x Appears to Target the ESP32 MCUs

These days wireless microcontrollers featuring built-in WiFi and Bluetooth are all the rage, with Espressif’s range of ESP32 MCUs being the default option for commercial and hobbyist projects alike. This https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/qualcomms-new-qcc74x-appears-to-target-the-esp32-mcus/

https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/qualcomms-new-qcc74x-appears-to-target-the-esp32-mcus/

This Az-El Mount Is Worth Following ...

2026-05-07T08:00:49Z

This Az-El Mount Is Worth Following

Communication with satellites often involves the use of high-gain directional antennas coupled with careful positioning to find and track the target. With a geostationary satellite the mount is either fixed https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/this-az-el-mount-is-worth-following/

https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/this-az-el-mount-is-worth-following/

Register Renaming ...

2026-04-27T15:30:10Z

Register Renaming

[Shreeyash] asks an interesting question: how many registers does your CPU have? The answer is probably more than you think. The reason? Modern CPUs — at least many of them https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/register-renaming/

https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/register-renaming/

Disposable Vape Becomes Breath-Activated Synth ...

2026-03-24T08:00:17Z

Disposable Vape Becomes Breath-Activated Synth

Makers and hardware hackers have been collecting disposable vapes for some time now, usually to salvage their batteries or the unique displays many models now come with. But you can https://hackaday.com/2026/03/24/disposable-vape-becomes-breath-activated-synth/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/24/disposable-vape-becomes-breath-activated-synth/

ESP32: When Is A P4 A P4, But Not The P4 You Thought It Was ...

2026-03-21T20:00:44Z

ESP32: When Is A P4 A P4, But Not The P4 You Thought It Was

We’re used to electronic parts of the same type staying predictably the same, sometimes over many years. An early Z80 from the mid 1970s can be exchanged with one from https://hackaday.com/2026/03/21/esp32-when-is-a-p4-a-p4-but-not-the-p4-you-thought-it-was/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/21/esp32-when-is-a-p4-a-p4-but-not-the-p4-you-thought-it-was/

Ford, Take Note: Classic Pickup Becomes the EV We Want ...

2026-03-14T02:00:32Z

Ford, Take Note: Classic Pickup Becomes the EV We Want

Ford does sell an electric pickup, but not very many of them. We can’t say for sure, but it’s possible that if the F150 Lightning had the classic cool of https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/ford-take-note-classic-pickup-becomes-the-ev-we-want/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/ford-take-note-classic-pickup-becomes-the-ev-we-want/

Making a Bladeless Tesla Turbine Generator in Lego ...

2026-03-13T23:00:04Z

Making a Bladeless Tesla Turbine Generator in Lego

The Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal-flow turbine invented by Nikola Tesla in 1913, using the boundary-layer effect rather than having a stream of gases or a fluid impinge on https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/making-a-bladeless-tesla-turbine-generator-in-lego/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/making-a-bladeless-tesla-turbine-generator-in-lego/

Hackaday Podcast Episode 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone ...

2026-03-13T17:15:41Z

Hackaday Podcast Episode 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone is Not a Computer, 3D Printing History is New Again

<img width="800" height="484" src=" ; alt=""/>Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they cover their favorite hacks and stories from the week. The episode kicks off with some updates about Hackaday Europe and https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/hackaday-podcast-episode-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/hackaday-podcast-episode-361-hackaday-podcast-mailbag-a-phone-is-not-a-computer-3d-printing-history-is-new-again/

Running a PC off AA Cells With Buck Converters Really Boosts ...

2026-03-13T15:30:34Z

Running a PC off AA Cells With Buck Converters Really Boosts Performance

<img width="800" height="388" src=" ; alt=""/>After the previous attempt of running a PC off AA cells got a lot of comments, [ScuffedBits] decided to do the scientifically responsible thing and re-ran the experiment with all https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/running-a-pc-off-aa-cells-with-buck-converters-really-boosts-performance/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/running-a-pc-off-aa-cells-with-buck-converters-really-boosts-performance/

This Week in Security: Plenty of Patches, Replacing Old Gear, and ...

2026-03-13T14:00:18Z

This Week in Security: Plenty of Patches, Replacing Old Gear, and Phrack Calls for Papers

<img width="800" height="484" src=" ; alt=""/>When Friday the Thirteenth and Patch Tuesday happen on the same week, we’re surely in for a good time. Anyone who maintains any sort of Microsoft ecosystem knows by now https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/this-week-in-security-plenty-of-patches-replacing-old-gear-and-phrack-calls-for-papers/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/this-week-in-security-plenty-of-patches-replacing-old-gear-and-phrack-calls-for-papers/

OS/2 Never Went Away. Its Successor Has Received An Update ...

2026-03-13T11:00:23Z

OS/2 Never Went Away. Its Successor Has Received An Update

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>ArcaOS is an operating system you might not have heard of, but you will recognize it when we tell you that it’s the direct descendant of IBM’s OS/2. It’s just https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/os-2-never-went-away-its-successor-has-received-an-update/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/os-2-never-went-away-its-successor-has-received-an-update/

Perfecting the Shape-Changing Fruit Bowl <img ...

2026-03-13T08:00:59Z

Perfecting the Shape-Changing Fruit Bowl

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Fruit bowls have an unavoidable annoyance– not flies and rotten fruit, those would be avoidable if your diet was better. No, it’s that the bowl is never the right size. https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/perfecting-the-shape-changing-fruit-bowl/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/13/perfecting-the-shape-changing-fruit-bowl/

Nintendo’s Family BASIC Keyboard Gets USB Upgrade <img ...

2026-03-13T05:00:47Z

Nintendo’s Family BASIC Keyboard Gets USB Upgrade

<img width="625" height="625" src=" ; alt=""/>America knew it as the Nintendo Entertainment System, but in Japan, it was the Family Computer (Famicom). It was more than just a home console—it was intended to actually do https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/nintendos-family-basic-keyboard-gets-usb-upgrade/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/nintendos-family-basic-keyboard-gets-usb-upgrade/

Replicating a Nuclear Event Detector For Fun and Probably Not ...

2026-03-13T02:00:17Z

Replicating a Nuclear Event Detector For Fun and Probably Not Profit

<img width="800" height="451" src=" ; alt=""/>Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era HSN-1000 nuclear event detector at its heart, it had one job: announce https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/replicating-a-nuclear-event-detector-for-fun-and-probably-not-profit/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/replicating-a-nuclear-event-detector-for-fun-and-probably-not-profit/

Mapping The Sound Field Of An Acoustic Levitator <img ...

2026-03-12T20:00:27Z

Mapping The Sound Field Of An Acoustic Levitator

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Sound! It’s a thing you hear, moreso than something you see with your eyes. And yet, it is possible to visualize sound with various techniques. [PlasmatronX] demonstrates this well, using https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/mapping-the-sound-field-of-an-acoustic-levitator/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/mapping-the-sound-field-of-an-acoustic-levitator/

How Would a Field Sequential Home Computer Have Worked? <img ...

2026-03-12T18:30:01Z

How Would a Field Sequential Home Computer Have Worked?

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>The early history of colour TV had several false starts, of which perhaps one of the most interesting might-have-beens was the CBS field-sequential system. This was a rival to the https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/how-would-a-field-sequential-home-computer-have-worked/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/how-would-a-field-sequential-home-computer-have-worked/

Controlling Vintage Mac OS With AI <img width="800" ...

2026-03-12T15:30:50Z

Controlling Vintage Mac OS With AI

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Classic Mac OS was prized for its clean, accessible GUI when it first hit the scene in the 1980s. Back then, developers hadn’t even conceived of all the weird gewgaws https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/controlling-vintage-mac-os-with-ai/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/controlling-vintage-mac-os-with-ai/

Selective Ironing Adds Designs To 3D Prints <img ...

2026-03-12T11:00:06Z

Selective Ironing Adds Designs To 3D Prints

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>While working on a project that involved super-thin prints, [Julius Curt] came up with selective ironing, a way to put designs on the top surface of a print without adding https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/selective-ironing-adds-designs-to-3d-prints/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/selective-ironing-adds-designs-to-3d-prints/

Open Source Radar Has Up To 20 KM Range <img ...

2026-03-12T08:00:14Z

Open Source Radar Has Up To 20 KM Range

<img width="800" height="449" src=" ; alt=""/>Phased-array radars are great for all sorts of things, whether you’re doing advanced radio research or piloting a fifth-generation combat aircraft. They’re also typically very expensive. [Nawfal] hopes to make https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/open-source-radar-has-up-to-20-km-range/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/12/open-source-radar-has-up-to-20-km-range/

A Radio Power Amplifier for Not a Lot <img width="800" ...

2026-03-12T05:00:11Z

A Radio Power Amplifier for Not a Lot

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>When building a radio transmitter, unless it’s a very small one indeed, there’s a need for an amplifier before the antenna. This is usually referred to as the power amplifier, https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-radio-power-amplifier-for-not-a-lot/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-radio-power-amplifier-for-not-a-lot/

Hands on with Creality’s new M1 Filament Maker <img ...

2026-03-12T02:00:48Z

Hands on with Creality’s new M1 Filament Maker

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Ever since 3D printing has become a popular tool, the question of waste has been looming in the background. The sad reality of rapid prototyping is that you’re going to https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/hands-on-with-crealitys-new-m1-filament-maker/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/hands-on-with-crealitys-new-m1-filament-maker/

Printing an Underwater Diving Helmet With Floating Air Supply ...

2026-03-11T23:00:13Z

Printing an Underwater Diving Helmet With Floating Air Supply

<img width="800" height="507" src=" ; alt=""/>Old-school diving helmets are deceivingly simple, even if they are – as [Hyperspace Pirate] puts it in a recent video – essentially the equivalent of an upside-down bucket with an https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/printing-an-underwater-diving-helmet-with-floating-air-supply/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/printing-an-underwater-diving-helmet-with-floating-air-supply/

3D Printing a Harmonic Pin-Ring Gearing Drive <img ...

2026-03-11T20:00:18Z

3D Printing a Harmonic Pin-Ring Gearing Drive

<img width="800" height="315" src=" ; alt=""/>Cycloidal drives are a type of speed reducer that are significantly more compact than gearboxes, but they still come with a fair number of components. In comparison, the harmonic pin-ring https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/3d-printing-a-harmonic-pin-ring-gearing-drive/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/3d-printing-a-harmonic-pin-ring-gearing-drive/

Are We Finally At The Point Where Phones Can Replace Computers? ...

2026-03-11T18:30:23Z

Are We Finally At The Point Where Phones Can Replace Computers?

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>There was an ideal of convergence, a long time ago, when one device would be all you need, digitally speaking. [ETA Prime] on YouTube seems to think we’ve reached that https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/are-we-finally-at-the-point-where-phones-can-replace-computers/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/are-we-finally-at-the-point-where-phones-can-replace-computers/

A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way <img width="800" ...

2026-03-11T16:30:01Z

A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>There’s a meme which may have a basis in truth, of a teenager left clueless when presented with a rotary telephone. The dial, in reality a mechanical pulse chain generator, https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-rotary-dial-the-3d-printed-way/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-rotary-dial-the-3d-printed-way/

German Fireball’s 15 Minutes of Fame <img ...

2026-03-11T15:31:02Z

German Fireball’s 15 Minutes of Fame

<img width="800" height="464" src=" ; alt=""/>Sunday night, around 7:00 PM local time, a bright fireball streaked across the western German sky, exploded, and rained chunks of space rock down on the region around Koblenz. One https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/german-fireballs-15-minutes-of-fame/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/german-fireballs-15-minutes-of-fame/

Mini Multi-Arcade Game Cabinets with an ESP32 and Galagino ...

2026-03-11T11:00:08Z

Mini Multi-Arcade Game Cabinets with an ESP32 and Galagino

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Most people love arcade games, but putting a full-sized arcade cabinet in the living room can lead to certain unpleasant complications. Ergo the market for fun-sized cabinets has exploded alongside https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/mini-multi-arcade-game-cabinets-with-an-esp32-and-galagino/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/mini-multi-arcade-game-cabinets-with-an-esp32-and-galagino/

Calculator Case to Scratch-Built Pocket E-Reader <img ...

2026-03-11T08:00:38Z

Calculator Case to Scratch-Built Pocket E-Reader

<img width="786" height="442" src=" ; alt="Mimisbrunnur"/>E-readers are an awesome creation allowing you to display digital information in a way that requires little battery life. While there’s plenty of very impressive models to chose from on https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/calculator-case-to-scratch-built-pocket-e-reader/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/calculator-case-to-scratch-built-pocket-e-reader/

It’s 1979 – What Exactly Did That ∫ Key Do? <img ...

2026-03-11T02:00:32Z

It’s 1979 – What Exactly Did That ∫ Key Do?

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>[Michel Jean] asked a question few others might: what exactly is going on under the hood of a classic HP scientific calculator when one presses the ∫ key? A numerical https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/its-1979-what-exactly-did-that-%e2%88%ab-key-do/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/its-1979-what-exactly-did-that-%e2%88%ab-key-do/

Clear Resin Casting Replicates Old Acrylic for Selectric Repair ...

2026-03-10T23:00:29Z

Clear Resin Casting Replicates Old Acrylic for Selectric Repair

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>IBM Selectric typewriters have a lot of unique parts that can be tricky to source, but one we didn’t think of was the clear acrylic(?) dust covers, that are apparently https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/clear-resin-casting-replicates-old-acrylic-for-selectric-repair/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/clear-resin-casting-replicates-old-acrylic-for-selectric-repair/

Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning of Alzheimers Disease ...

2026-03-10T17:00:56Z

Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning of Alzheimers Disease

<img width="800" height="412" src=" ; alt=""/>Alzheimer’s disease remains a frustratingly difficult condition to manage for the millions of patients affected worldwide and their families. The cause of the disease is still not properly understood, and https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/blood-tests-could-provide-early-warning-of-alzheimers-disease/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/blood-tests-could-provide-early-warning-of-alzheimers-disease/

Power Control for a Busy Workbench <img width="800" ...

2026-03-10T15:30:21Z

Power Control for a Busy Workbench

<img width="800" height="450" src=" ; alt=""/>Who among us does not have a plethora of mains-powered devices on their workbench, and a consequent mess of power strips to run them all? [Jeroen Brinkman] made his more https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/power-control-for-a-busy-workbench/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/power-control-for-a-busy-workbench/

The “Tin Blimp” Was a Neither Tin Nor a Blimp: The Detroit ...

2026-03-10T14:00:15Z

The “Tin Blimp” Was a Neither Tin Nor a Blimp: The Detroit ZMC-2 Story

<img width="800" height="484" src=" ; alt=""/>After all the crashing and burning of Imperial Germany’s Zeppelins in the later part of WWI – once the Brits managed to build interceptors that could hit their lofty altitude, https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/the-tin-blimp-was-a-neither-tin-nor-a-blimp-the-detroit-zmc-2-story/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/the-tin-blimp-was-a-neither-tin-nor-a-blimp-the-detroit-zmc-2-story/

Arduino’s New AI-Centric Board is the VENTUNO Q <img ...

2026-03-10T11:00:22Z

Arduino’s New AI-Centric Board is the VENTUNO Q

<img width="800" height="429" src=" ; alt=""/>There have been many questions about what direction Arduino would take after being bought by Qualcomm. Now it would seem that we’re getting a clearer picture. Perhaps unsurprisingly the answer https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/arduinos-new-ai-centric-board-is-the-ventuno-q/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/arduinos-new-ai-centric-board-is-the-ventuno-q/

Diagnosing a Mysterious Fault with a Commodore 1541 Disk Drive ...

2026-03-10T05:00:00Z

Diagnosing a Mysterious Fault with a Commodore 1541 Disk Drive

<img width="800" height="522" src=" ; alt=""/>Recently [TheRetroChannel] came across an interesting failure mode on a Commodore 1541 5.25″ floppy disk drive, in the form of the activity LED blinking just once after power-up with the https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/diagnosing-a-mysterious-fault-with-a-commodore-1541-disk-drive/

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/diagnosing-a-mysterious-fault-with-a-commodore-1541-disk-drive/