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I few years ago I bought a used Razor Ground Force Drifter go kart for the kids. The didn’t ride it much and after less than a year it broke. Rather than just fix it, we decided to supercharge it. Muwhahaha Here’s what you’ll need. 1000w 48v motor 1000w 48v motor controller 2…
T1 Mounting & Temp Sensor
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T1 Mounting & Temp Sensor The search for the perfect Smart Light switch has led me to the Sonoff T1. There are a lot of things to like about the T1, but the one big knock against it is the style. Let me show you what I’ve done to make the T1 more Wife-Approvable. And…
D1 Mini – Tasmotized + Motion Detection, RGB, Temp & Humidity
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Believe it or not, there are other useful devices in the world beside the Sonoff. I know, I was shocked too. As far as Arduino compatible, wifi devices go, the two most common are probably the D1 mini and the NodeMCU board. In this video I’ll show you some of the useful things you can…
Busting Ghost Switching
ByDrZzs
In this video we’re going to tackle Ghost Switching. That’s when your fancy cool DIY smart controller starts turning on and off on it’s own. It’s happened to me and i’m sure it’s happened to a lot of other people too. The good news is there’s a simple solution. Let me show ya. Ghost…
Presence Detection with Life360 (or OwnTracks if you prefer)
ByDrZzs
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Alexa Media Player
ByDrZzs
At our house, we use Alexa a lot. In fact, we have an Echo Dot in almost every room. Alexa has been great at controlling our smart home devices. But we also listen to a lot of music. Until recently we couldn’t use home assistant to play music through the amazon echo. But now thanks…