My Workstation

My Working Area for my Electronic stuff

My E-Circuit Schematics Collection

Above is the screen capture of my drive E folder- my collection of electronic circuit schematics which I wish I could all build...

Videocam gets power from PSU

This Beac DDV-1000 is a versatile device. It can be used as a webcam, voice recorder, videorecorder, camera, and a media player. It also has a port for transmitting video signal to TV screen, and also a port to  receive video signal, which can be seen through its 2.5" LCD screen and at the same time can record the video signal it receives from a mini-spy camera, wireless or not.
Unfortunately I lost its "commercially-unavailable" AC power adaptor at the airport (though it has a rechargeable dual polarity 3.6V battery source, it doesn't last long). So I dug out "hard-to-find" information from the internet on how to make a home-made power supply particularly with both positive and negative 3.6 volts, but to no avail. So, I just tried to use the (-)5 volt of the PSU from my old desktop PC, disregarding the possible damaging effect of using higher voltage, thinking I had no choice.
Luckily, it worked! ...but of course I don't know for how long...

I am modifying the wiring to connect it a small camera using a long LAN cable for home security. 

3 ALB flew away and gone for 7 hrs, but were tricked to come back

Click the video to watch the thrilling and dramatic movie of the great escape of these 3 fugitives!

The picture below was taken when the 3 escapees were enjoying their first encounter of freedom
in the outside world. They perched on the insulated 220volt copper line of our neighbor.

Who would think these 3 african lovebirds (in the Phil), after escaping from their cage and be gone away for about 7 hours, would be fooled to come back and gave-in to the entrapment door?

A flying gem escaped and flew away but had decided to return back!

Around 10 in the morning, 1 partner of my african lovebird couple escaped from the cage and flew away. I unintentionally scared her away  by opening the cage' door and installing a swinging perch. Noticeably his partner which was left inside the cage got so disturbed that was very noisy; maybe he's calling her to come back or bring him together with her outside.

Studying PIC microcontroller

...this subject is interesting...but I'm always half-way there.

I'm the pilot here

.....hovering steadily...Flying is fun!

Stuffs on my waiting list

5. dog bark triggered camera shuttter
6.  human proximity sensor
7.  laser burglar alarm
8. wireless control -stepper motor unit for surveillance camera using old toy RC
9.  modified mosquito electric killer
10. appliance automatic timer circuit

Taming the untamed

Taming the untamed.
They had no choice but to come to me, else they would die...

Gone fishing

Fishing at Snake Island, Subic bay...

My Aquaponic System

After doing research on growing plants without soil, I came up making my own version.

I preferred the Ebb and Tide method with auto siphon I made (wherein overflow is not a problem).

...and to save electricity, I was obliged to design and build a customized pump timer, which I successfully did after nights of trial and error. The circuit is continuously powered by a 12 DC voltage (negligible power consumption which will turn-on the 220 volt power of the submersible 18-watt pump for only 2 minutes. Then after 2 minutes, it will automatically shut-off the 220 volt line and sleeps again for 15 minutes.

In my first attempt, all 6 grown tilapia I put died a day after. I don't have pH tester so I don't know if the water was conducive enough for the fishes. The water was beer-like color due to the newly installed coconut husks as my medium, and there were no algae yet that had grown. I did my research again about raising tilapia...now I know.

Wildlife at home

This is the aviary I built last October 2010. It is 9ft. x 7ft. x 9ft. in dimension. Initially 8 numbers of parakeets (budgies) were purchased from the pet shop in a day. After a week,  2 birds were  added.
Then 4 African lovebirds joined the group after 2 weeks.

Weeks after, I just saw one dead bright green parakeet on the ground. There were no signs of sickness the day before its death. Maybe it was due to a rat or cat attack while clinging at the wire net during night sleep.
Then, last December 10, one of these yellow colored Fischer died, it already showed gradual signs of discomfort days before its death. The mixture of Gatorade, honey, baking soda, and water was not effective.
Things such as this happen anytime. Anyway, good things also come...
One pair of these Fischer has been bringing add-ons (strips from plywood) for their nest beddings
I'm hoping the pair will breed as soon as possible.