Welcome to Rouss Labs. Here you will find projects, electronics, and thoughts as well as other various interests of mine. This site is very much a work in progress so please bear with me as I continue to improve it. And hey, if you find some useful info or feel like it then click an ad at the left. It is there to cover the cost of the site.
Rouss May 20th, 2008
Ever wonder whats inside an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip? You know, inside the black things with metal spikes. Well it turns out you can get somewhat descent results with a simple point-and-shoot camera, a heat gun and an exacto knife. Continue Reading »
Rouss May 10th, 2008
Dumpster diving (I know, I know) it’s messy but it’s a great way to get free parts and pieces for your next project. So far I have scored a Sony all-in-one stereo, Technics dual tape deck, strobe light, and a HP printer/scanner. These items have various components like pushbuttons, LEDs, potentiometers, motors, among other things. This is from one dumpster outside my apartment. More than likely you wont have to jump in and dig but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I found all of these items on top.
Rouss April 29th, 2008
These bins are great for holding all of the small electronic and other assorted hardware. I use it to hold resistors, capacitors batteries, screws, wire, connectors and a lot more junk. It has removable dividers to customize the size. They run about 6 dollars at Harbor Freight. Also using an overhead marker is a good way to label each compartment.