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Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

Facebook Aunt posted:

Is there any way to test the UV coating on sunglasses? Like look at one of those UV light pens and if it is invisible that means the glasses are working.

Assuming the lenses are made from CR39 polycarbonate there isn't really a need for a coating - it's basically opaque to UV light below 360nm.

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Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

JointHorse posted:

Another sleepless night, another set of dubious electronics:

I've bought a bunch of Arduino-stuff (mostly 3d printing related) from RobotDyn on AE and I've been impressed with the build quality - they also use nice-quality screw terminals, unlike most cheapo Arduino/RAMPS clones.

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012


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I wonder if da sharez0ne have considered broadening their merch lines

edit: oh my



Dia de Pikachutos fucked around with this message at 11:45 on Aug 2, 2019

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

What about... ashtrays loving?

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012


Oh gently caress yes

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

Snowy posted:

Supposing one might want to send someone in need a possibly overpowered green laser are there any especially good ones on AliExpress?

Just be aware that it only takes a relatively low powered laser to potentially permanently damage eyesight (both directly and via the high energy of the reflected dot), so if you're intent on doing this at least get yourself some laser safety glasses from somewhere that isn't Ali.

Reflected lasers can also damage digital camera sensors as well:
https://www.ilda.com/camera-sensor-damage.htm

Dia de Pikachutos fucked around with this message at 07:46 on Nov 17, 2019

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

If you run the earlier image through topaz sharpen AI's stabilization setting it cleans up pretty well:


If you're happy shooting in black and white, you can probably get better results by using a green colour filter. The lens is probably based around an achromatic doublet, which are usually designed so that they are corrected for spherical aberration at about that wavelength. Red and blue come into focus at a slightly different distance, which is why you get the green/purple colour fringing.

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:

I've been quite happy with my Ganzo multitool.

Yeah I have that exact model too and it's p.good for the price imo

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

DRINK ME posted:


There’s actually lots of little DIY electronics kits on ali I wouldn’t mind doing but I’ll wait and see how these ones turn out before going hog wild.

Yeah, they're a bit of fun - my hands shake too much to do the SMD ones, but I have done a few of the $2 through-hole ones:

Metal detector (works, super loud):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32961548626.html

NE555 "piano" (hilariously out of tune):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001294346983.html

Tesla Coil (unbelievably underwhelming):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32987629991.html

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

I bought a drone:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0k5FVi

It's surprisingly functional, although as expected the "4k" camera is missing a decimal point before the 4 and the range on the wifi video feed is a lot shorter than I expected.

Was great on the weekend - my nieces (8yo and 10yo) had a blast flying it around at the park, and they didnt manage to crash it. 5 stars.

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:

Like this, perhaps?

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! $15.92 30% Off | Creative Ideas Cigarette Mecha Robot Figures Bricks MOC Set 175PCS Bricks Building Blocks Kits Toys for Children Kids Gifts Toy
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msWCrbs

Toiletbots seem legit
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMxr4X4

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

mobby_6kl posted:

IMO worth it over the smaller one like (like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006380068665.html) and it's a good price which goes up quickly for larger ones.

I ordered this exact thing a few days ago! Hopefully it won't be too terrible, but for $20 I'm not too optimistic.

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Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

MarcusSA posted:

Really solid deal for the 16gb / 512 model for $100.

I just ordered one.

Yeah so did I - it was showing "1 left" when I did the checkout so I figure there's a 50/50 chance I get one.

More like $200 in AUD though :(

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