Amine Ben Hariz

Solving the Soma cube in 3D

I bought this wooden puzzle few weeks ago from the flea market for 3 TND ($1). The build quality is quite good. It's composed of 7 different pieces that must be assembled in a 3x3x3 cube. Solving this puzzle manually is complicated. There is no apparent solution other than brute-force.

Weather Station : Indoor Temperature

Having a weather station at home is very useful. The most important information is the indoor temperature. Required parts * WeMos D1 mini (ESP8266) * DS18B20: digital thermometer * MAX7221: LED display driver * 7 segments LED: 4 digits common cathode * 4.7 kΩ resistor: 1-Wire pull-up resistor * 10 kΩ resistor: LED brightness * Micro

WeMos D1 mini : Presentation

The WeMos D1 mini was developed for the tinkerers. It's based on the ESP8266 chip. There are many cool DIY projects that you can achieve with this board. It's very similar to the Arduino, has a built-in WiFi, and much cheaper (around $3 on eBay). I currently have 2 of

PHILIPS AZ7481/00 portable CD player

This is the second device that I bought last week (see the KOSS KS5302 [https://aminebenhariz.com/koss-ks5302/]). This device is presenting no physical damage, and the PCB looks fine too. But, unlike the KOSS, it's partially working: the CD motor is rotating, the LCD screen has some faint scrambled

KOSS KS5302 portable CD player

Last week, I bought 2 audio CD players from the flea market for 10 TND ($3.50). Here I'm presenting the first device : KOSS KS5302. Currently it's not working, but I'm trying to fix it. I noticed some alkaline battery leakage on the connector and also on the PCB (see

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