A vintage keyboard, a mysterious battery, and some questionable 1990s engineering choices...
For five years this classic keyboard has sat in my cupboard:
This is an Apple Extended Keyboard II, released 1990. This model is praised by keyboard nerds for its "clicky" mechanical ALPS switches and sturdy design.
This …
Electric Vehicle Conversion Part Two.
In Part Zero and Part One, I took the long way around on an EV conversion project by purchasing this crashed Hyundai Kona Electric for parts:
This post series is an incomplete informational account and does not constitute any kind of training or "how …
Electric Vehicle Conversion: Part One
At the end of Part Zero I had vague but ambitious goals to convert a diesel Peugeot 406 into an electric vehicle. Most of the necessary parts were collected, apart from a high voltage battery. This plan got scrapped! What happened?
I bought this 2019 …
Disclaimer: This is post is 100% about stuff I didn't do. Please lower your expectations accordingly.
Expectations lowered? Great!
I've been interested in DIY electric vehicle conversions ever since I found out they were a thing - probably around 2007 when lithium batteries were still rare, exotic …