I created a child, what can be cooler than this? :)
Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?
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#692After doing the vanlife thing for a few years and rewiring the auxiliary battery system in my rig a couple of times I decided to scratch an itch and created a PCB with Wago connectors to greatly simplify the process and eliminate as many crimped ring connections as possible. Nearly everything for a small 12V auxiliary system plugs directly in on the PCB: DC-DC charger, start battery, aux battery and all accessories.…
This is very cool. As someone interested in overlanding, is there somewhere you could point to where I could learn more? Specifically on the tech side of it. Thanks!
Not sure what you're interested in exactly but happy to discuss more:
Re: Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?
#693I built a tomato dehydrator (partially dried freezer packs from our garden, estrattu from Santa Cruz dry farmed Early Girls). We haven't opened a can of tomatoes in decades. Using four stacks of consumer dehydrator trays was a nightmare so: A full sheet pan cart, like used in bakeries. Eight full sheet pans, lined with silpat nonstick sheets. A 1500 watt wall heater, a home brewing temperature controller, and a crawl…
Some questions, if you're up for it!
- Do you have any pictures? - How do you store the dehydrated tomatoes? - How do you use the dehydrated tomatoes in meals?
Re: Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?
#694Just made bread for the first time in my life yesterday. It felt like a mixture of chemistry, alchemy and witchcraft!