Monthly Archives: September 2013

Actuators. 1. What are they? 2. How do they work? 3. What can I possibly do with one? All these questions were answered with some research that I did over the weekend. So let’s answer the first question, what is … Continue reading →

Michael Sauder Week 4 Lab Report Objective: To disassemble a defunct network switch so we can view the interior components, with the goal of acquiring a sense of what components are used, how they interact, and how they’re assembled. Materials: … Continue reading →

The TowerPro SG92R is a small and lightweight servo motor that can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction). It has carbon fiber gears and control arms resulting in 2.5kg torque, with just 9g of weight. Because everything is … Continue reading →

The actuator that I chose is the TEC2000 actuator. The TEC2000 series can handle both quarter-turn and multi-turn applications across an extremely broad torque range—using either three-phase or single-phase power. While some manufacturers claim to offer non-intrusive actuators, take a … Continue reading →

Objective: dissect the POE Network Switch and its power supply, examine the inner parts, trying to understand how they work, then put everything back together; dissect small Chinese electronic device, examine inner parts, then put them back together, trying to … Continue reading →

      Linksys Daughter Board Top & Bottom Cisco/Linksys Gigabit POE Router Top & Bottom Router PSU Top  

Objective: dissecting a network switch and its power supply and documenting it components.                                                                                                                         Materials: Linksys srw 2008 MP 8 port GB switch  , screw drivers, camera phone, craftsman pry bar, grips. Procedures:   : 1: make sure you are not opening … Continue reading →

Objective; To dissect and document the parts of a network switch and attempt to put it back together so it can work. Materials; Licksys SRW2008 MP 8port gigabit switch, assorted philips head screwdrivers, vice, flat head screwdriver, giant pry-bar. Procedures; … Continue reading →

Objective: dissect a network switch, document the parts and put it back together. Material: Linksys srw2008 MP 8port GB switch, screwdriver, hex wrench, solder iron, camera, 5 volt power supply, vice grips, pry bar.  1. examine power supply  2. remove … Continue reading →