Comments for Nicholas Booth Dot Com

Comment on James May and the Landrover by Harry

Harry — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:35:04 +0000

The thing is, to the untrained eye, this is ruined, if it was a monococque, it would be. well tbh that could be fixed in a weekend. Chassis and tub look good!

Comment on Regen Radio Kit by Greg Siddons

Greg Siddons — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:10:59 +0000

Thank you for your reply Nicholas, that’s very helpful. I’ve ordered a kit and I’ll make sure I pay close attention to the pot wiring. Very exciting and I can’t wait! Looks a beautiful radio to build…

Comment on Regen Radio Kit by Himself

Himself — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:54:46 +0000

Hi Greg
Quality and volume were both pretty good, actually. I was pleased with the result. Once I had fixed the dry joint I made on the variable cap. it worked just fine. Setting regen was easy, and I could easily listen to a bunch of UK MW stations with no hassle and about 10 yards of wire draped in the garden.
As the valves are 1.5v filament types it’s very hard to see the glow (it is there, but they are not bright) and you have to look into the envelope from the right angle to see the filament anyway. Pay attention to the wiring instructions for the potentiometers if you use the kit’s own panel – you have to use wires or the turn direction is inverted. I’m sure it’s a design blooper, but in no way at all does it detract from the set.
Go for it, and HAVE FUN.

Comment on Regen Radio Kit by Greg Siddons

Greg Siddons — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:01:52 +0000

I’m thinking of getting that valve radio kit. What is the sound quality like? Obviously I understand it’s not going to be “hi-fi” as it’s AM only. Also, do the valves glow?!?
Regards, Greg from Leicester, England

Comment on Possible Arduino Projects by Himself

Himself — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:01:49 +0000

http://www.dprg.org/projects/2009-08a/ is another
http://www.spikenzielabs.com/SpikenzieLabs/Serial_MIDI.html usefil for MIDI conversion

Comment on Possible Arduino Projects by Nicholas

Nicholas — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:48:19 +0000

Here’s an idea: http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Hardware/Glockenspiel.html

Comment on Twitter/Blog integration attempted by Himself

Himself — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:01:49 +0000

I need to sort out how the Bit.ly part works to prettify that URL. Save that Task for another day.