Zaid Pirwani

an all-round Engineering and Technology Geek, founder EjaadTech and Pop Up Learning – currently, IT Manager at FESF

Month: May 2012

  • Analyse this..! [Circuit Troll]

    Analyse this..! [Circuit Troll]

    With only a day left in exams and first one being of Circuit Analysis II this circuit troll has been brain-teasing me for the last few hours.

  • Muntzing [Definition]

    Muntzing [Definition]

    Muntzing The process of removing components from an electronics device so that it is left with the least minimum components required to work. The term Muntzing, made popular by Earl William “Madman” Muntz (January 3, 1914 – June 21, 1987) [Link to his Wikipedia Article]. He made and sold cheap TVs which used only 17 vacuum tubes…

  • L297-L298 Stepper Driver V2 – Vero-Board [Gallery]

    Some might say I am getting obsessed with stepper motor drivers… Just finished making 3 Stepper Motor Drivers on Vero-Board using the all too common stepper driver duo the L297 and L298 ICs, stepper motor wires connect to these boards via an RJ45 connector  as the wires need to go through a good length, I…

  • Project: Portal Turret [Video]

    This has to be the coolest thing I have seen today apart from learning what Kurtosis is (only by definition). Especially for friends of mine who are making videos of their projects.

  • Transformer [Video]

    Here is a COOL transforming robot video to get through these slow and un-called-for vacations ….