Toorcamp Badge Instructions

Posted in Electronics, Hacks, Hardware

August 10, 2009
by Pavel
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For my fellow Toorcampers, here are the badge soldering instructions in case you lost or never got them:

Toorcamp Badge
  1. Solder 10pf capacitor (the one with the pink line) into the holes labeled 1.
  2. Solder the 22nf capacitor into the holes labeled 2.
  3. Solder the LEDs into the holes labeled 3.
  4. Solder the jumper into the holes labeled 4.

Notes: When the jumper is to the left, the left LED will light up when 13.56mHz is detected. When the jumper is to the right, the right LED will light up when 125kHz is detected.

Check out Mike Ossmann’s excellent hack for the badge, turning it into an RFID decoder using a standard sound card and analysis software.

Honda PA50 Rear Variator Removal/Disassembly

Posted in Moped, Projects

August 6, 2009
by Pavel
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After struggling with the rear variator and not having the special Honda tools to take it apart, I devised a method that uses only commonly-available tools and won’t damage the pulley faces…

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