Collin's Lab

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Collin's Lab episodes

July 28, 2017 Collin's Lab: Echo 2-XL
Collin gives Alexa a new persona courtesy of the classic 2-XL trivia bot.
Check out the full tutorial available here: https://learn.adafruit.com/echo-2-xl
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7 min
July 28, 2017 Collin's Lab: Echo 2-XL
Collin gives Alexa a new persona courtesy of the classic 2-XL trivia bot.
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7 min
April 26, 2017 Collin's Lab: Pulse Room
Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/pulse-room
Technology connects us to the outer world, but have we lost touch with our inner selves? Join Collin at home, as he attempts to remedy this modern condition by controlling room lighting & sound with the beating of his own heart.
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Music by Collin Cunningham: http://soundcloud.com/collinmel
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7 min
February 10, 2017 Collin's Lab: Powerful Battery Usage with Ladyada
Ladyada stops by to drop knowledge on the subject of portable power, with tips for working with lithium ion, NiMh, alkaline, & more.
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9 min
December 09, 2016 Collin's Lab: Battery Basics
Pick up the important points of battery basics as Collin takes a tour of the major types of power cells available, highlighting their notable quirks & characteristics along the way.
See more of Jason Hughes Tesla pack teardown here:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/pics-info-inside-the-battery-pack.34934/
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8 min
October 17, 2016 Collin's Lab: History of the Battery
Join Collin as he goes hands-on with the evolution of the battery – from building a simple voltaic pile to the inner layers of a lithium ion cell.
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9 min
March 11, 2016 Collin's Lab - Bluetooth Low Energy
Get to know Bluetooth Low Energy - the next generation of Bluetooth. While BLE doesn't fully replace Classic Bluetooth quite yet, it excels at periodic, low bandwidth applications. Join Collin and learn a variety of different ways you can use it to add wireless communication to your project.
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5 min
February 18, 2016 Collin's Lab - Surface Mount Soldering
Enter the intricate world of surface mount components and learn to solder on a smaller scale. Once equipped with the right tools and a bit of patience, you'll be soldering minuscule parts like a machine.
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9 min
December 29, 2015 Collin's Lab: Hand Tools
Cutting, gripping, measure, and more - join Collin as he takes stock of essential handheld tools needed for the construction, manipulation, and inspection of all things electronic.
Assortment of Hand Tools
https://www.adafruit.com/categories/83
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6 min
November 25, 2015 Collin’s Lab: Desoldering
Learning to remove a sturdy connection is almost as important as knowing how to make it in the first place. Electronics repairs, modifications, hacking, and salvage all necessitate one important skill - desoldering. Join Collin as he explains the basics of the electronic maker's undo button.
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4 min