Bornach · @bornach
512 followers · 2833 posts · Server fosstodon.org

[David Hilowitz Music] @dhilowitz creates new sounds by spinning a wire near a guitar pickup
youtu.be/imRR55HCkBY?si=sHEsKt

#electromechanical #music #synth #motor #sampling

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Bornach · @bornach
471 followers · 2508 posts · Server fosstodon.org

Thanks to LookMumNoComputer's link to Lomond Campbell, I just got an idea of what to make with some of these
youtu.be/XFsiPIX9Cxs

#magnets #synthdiy #electromechanical #electronicmusic

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Eric Vitiello · @pixel
1777 followers · 3295 posts · Server social.pixels.pizza
lpbkdotnet · @lpbkdotnet
53 followers · 252 posts · Server mstdn.social

Another day at the working on the … today I was changing the strapping on the vertical marking bank (VMB) for some group selectors.

The VMB is used when the selector moves vertically, to allow/deny access to certain levels.

Here I converted a selector that allowed (89)xx to allow (34567890)xx

This changes it from serving our museum demo phones to be suitable for use as an incoming selector from a distant exchange.

#telephoneexchange #electromechanical #strowger #uax13 #deanforestrailway

Last updated 2 years ago

lpbkdotnet · @lpbkdotnet
52 followers · 242 posts · Server mstdn.social

I spent today doing maintenance on the

We cleaned, lubricated and adjusted all the group and final selectors and cleared all but one fault.

This is a poorly group selector, that refuses to operate to dial pulses. For some reason the K relay doesn’t operate. We cleaned all the contacts in the operate chain, checked the coils, spent well over an hour on this one selector!

It beat us today, but it won’t beat us entirely!

#electromechanical #telephoneexchange #strowger #pabx4 #deanforestrailway

Last updated 2 years ago

Bornach · @bornach
416 followers · 1581 posts · Server fosstodon.org

KTS3000 Add-o-matic Mk II
is made from vintage telephone exchange components. It may become the ALU of a larger computer

#electromechanical #hackspace #making #hshw #relays

Last updated 2 years ago

Rob from Green Hill Zone · @Robavince
181 followers · 514 posts · Server vmst.io

Here's another look at Duck Hunt. This isn't the game we grew up with. It's an projector game called "Duck Hunt Kosenju" from 1976. My copy was a South American export, but it was primarily a Japan only game.

It works with motors, mirrors, lights, and batteries. The cool thing is, a hit causes a quack and a falling animation!

#nintendo #nes #electromechanical #retrogaming #shareyourgames

Last updated 2 years ago

Bornach · @bornach
389 followers · 1292 posts · Server fosstodon.org

Deep dive into flip dot displays by [mikeselectricstuff]
youtu.be/u26N-pQY2U4

#youtube #flipdot #electromechanical

Last updated 2 years ago

cpi · @cpi
366 followers · 5125 posts · Server mastodon.social

more goodness up for the nerds.

I've put up scans for most of the Gremlin/Sega arcade games.
I also purchased 3 rare Japanese game flyers, from about 1970, 1975, and 1985!

pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202

#retroarcade #eremeka #showa #electromechanical #arcade

Last updated 2 years ago

Rob from Green Hill Zone · @Robavince
28 followers · 164 posts · Server vmst.io

This is Kosenju Duck Hunt from 1972, a projector-based game.
Full video:
youtu.be/Vsh-WTZFX58

#nintendo #retrogaming #electromechanical

Last updated 2 years ago

lpbkdotnet · @lpbkdotnet
44 followers · 160 posts · Server mstdn.social

These are a group of 4 relay sets that bridge between an and an electronic

I designed/installed them at the (UK) back in December, but they didn’t work.

I built them with UAX style “dis testing” of free outlets, but the exchange is PABX4 based, and uses “battery testing” - so they were all permanently marked as busy… oops!

New springsets, extra resistor and lots of rewiring to do, so they’re back on my bench for rework!

#deanforestrailway #PBX #telephoneexchange #strowger #electromechanical

Last updated 2 years ago

Upstart Crow · @UpstartCrow
629 followers · 1247 posts · Server universeodon.com
Scientific Frontline · @sflorg
1004 followers · 2258 posts · Server mastodon.social

In a brightly lit subterranean at the National Institute of Standards and Technology sits a room-sized machine called the -4 Kibble balance.

sflorg.com/2023/01/phy01182301

#lab #electromechanical #nist #physics #quantumscience #sflorg

Last updated 2 years ago

cpi · @cpi
338 followers · 4746 posts · Server mastodon.social

great video on the fundamentals of relays.
recommended for fans and telephony nerds
youtube.com/watch?v=gRSyRy-Yq-

#electromechanical #pinball #retroarcade

Last updated 2 years ago

WESCentenary · @WESCentenary
178 followers · 66 posts · Server mastodon.online

Rose Winslade President of womensengsoc 1965-6. 1960 w’ fellow engineer Lesley Souter travelled to to investigate role of female engineers. Findings on infrastructure that supported women there to train & work as engineers would not seem out of place in discussions today, 62 years later


#wikipedia #wikiwomeninred #histstm #steam #womeninculture #ExtraordinaryWomen #WomenInHistory #WomenEngineers #engineering #stem #womeninstem #womeninengineering #ussr #engineer #electromechanical

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WESCentenary · @WESCentenary
215 followers · 94 posts · Server mastodon.online

Rose Winslade President of womensengsoc 1965-6. 1960 w’ fellow engineer Lesley Souter travelled to to investigate role of female engineers. Findings on infrastructure that supported women there to train & work as engineers would not seem out of place in discussions today, 62 years later


#wikipedia #wikiwomeninred #histstm #steam #womeninculture #ExtraordinaryWomen #WomenInHistory #WomenEngineers #engineering #stem #womeninstem #womeninengineering #ussr #engineer #electromechanical

Last updated 2 years ago

Bornach · @bornach
310 followers · 603 posts · Server fosstodon.org

[Look Mum No Computer] makes a 20 relay oscillator that is reminiscent of "Poème Symphonique for 100 Metronomes" by György Ligeti
youtu.be/m_EmXaTXua0

#electromechanical #blinkenlights #youtube #retro #museum

Last updated 2 years ago

lpbkdotnet · @lpbkdotnet
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Steve Zakulec · @keen456
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