Andreas Spiess reruns a video from 5 years ago in which he destroys or damages several components in an attempt to build some random project he found on Instructables and then connect it to electronics it was never originally designed to be connected to. It is a favourite video that I refer people to whenever they try using a microcontroller, Raspberry Pi, etc to switch inductive loads
https://youtu.be/ReFUr3KuK40

#microcontroller #ESP8266 #coilgun #electronics

Tips for Winding Durable Coils with Nice, Flat Sides

https://hackaday.com/2022/06/19/tips-for-winding-durable-coils-with-nice-flat-sides/

#coilwinding #turncounter #ToolHacks #coilgun