During the pre-RI Mini Maker Faire party at AS220 Labs, Kipp Bradford explains his open-source, hackable 2000BTU cooling system. Look for it at RI Mini Maker Faire and at Maker Faire NY. For more information contact Kipp at: www.kippworks.com
As mentioned in the previous post, Atari Punk Console Workshop, I had some issues with fitting the wiring in the Altoids tin without breaking any of the soldered connections (poor planning on my part). I made a second attempt with a new case and I was much more successful. I used a “New World Tea” (now Arbor Teas) company tin. (They provide really superior tea, if you are in to fine loose tea, check them out.)
For a complete step by step instructions or to purchase the APC kit see Jimmie P. Rodgers site.
I attended two great workshops with Jimmie P. Rogers at the Maker Faire RI, Atari Punk Console (APC) and Circuit Bending. (The circuit bending workshop is detailed in the next post.) The Atari Punk Console is a simple synthesizer with a wide range of sounds. It is so named because the sounds generated are similar to those of the early Atari consoles.
Check out Jimmie’s site, you can order APC kits there.
I have had a tough time with this project. It is not difficult to assemble, but the first time I put it together (at the workshop) I did not plan the position of the potentiometers well and I could not get the lid of the Altoids tin to shut. The console was in working order – until I tried to shut the lid completely.
I was impatient and I forced it and broke a soldered connection. I checked and re-soldered any loose or broken connections, but I think I eventually burned out the board, so look for part 2 where I start over with a new board.
Trying to Get the APC Working Again
