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.:NEW PRODUCT – 10mm RGB LEDs (x3):.

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

LEDF-10-RGB-03_02

These are great large RGB LEDs. You’ll get three 10 mm RGB LEDs, nine current limiting resistors and a printed quick start guide to get you up and creating colors in no time.

Features:

  • Frosted lens means a wide viewing angle.
  • Their size and brightness means there’ll be no trouble noticing them.

More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Pushbuttons (Panel Mount) (x5) :.

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

BUTT-04-05

Five really useful pushbuttons great for mounting in a panel. Simply drill a 7mm hole and connect two wires and you’re set. Also includes five 10k Ohm pull-up resistors.

Features:

  • Great low cost pushbutton, perfect for panel mounting.
  • Includes 5 10k Ohm resistors.

More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Motion Detector (PIR):.

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

PIRS-01_02

Interested in sensing movement? This PIR (Passive Infra-red) motion detector is the answer. Simply supply it with power then it will toggle the signal pin when motion is detected. Use it to log movement, play a sound, or as part of a diy alarm system the possibilities are endless.

Features:

  • Easy to implement (only 3 wires)
  • Large sensing range. (~5m)

More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Male Header (Long) (36 Pin):.

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

HEAD-LN_02

We don’t know why it’s taken us so long to stock these. Great 36 pin snappable headers that allow you to connect a 0.1″ spacing plug (like those on servos) to a breadboard.

More Details (HERE)

WENT – Laser Cut End Table

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

WENT -  Laser Cut End Table
It’s no secret that around oomlout HQ we love laser cutting.

We’ve been laser cutting solutions to our small problems for a while now. The other day it hit us, why not make this approach size agnostic.

To this end we’ve started thinking about furniture.

The first result is an end table with only two different laser cut pieces and one bolt size.

It’s certainly not perfect but it’s got our minds working.

Want to Make Your Own:

   On Thingiverse(html)
   Mechanical Reference(pdf)
   Parts Outline(dxf)
   Parts Outline(svg)

Additional Files and Formats :: (http://www.oomlout.com/WENT/) ::

Parts:

WENT -  Laser Cut End Table  - (parts)

WTPP – IC Tube Pin Pusher

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

WTPP-PHOTO
Sometimes it’s the tiniest issues that need addressing. We go through a lot of IC’s at oomlout HQ and every time we opened a new tube we were having trouble popping out the little plastic pin at the end.

Fingers, pliers, teeth none of them really worked.

To address this we designed ourselves a super simple little tool. We have one placed everywhere pin popping is required and we’ve never been happier (well we’ve been happier but we’ve never been able to pop IC tube pins easier)

Want to Make Your Own:

   On Thingiverse(html)
   Mechanical Reference(pdf)
   Parts Outline(dxf)
   Parts Outline(svg)

Additional Files and Formats :: (http://www.oomlout.com/WTPP/) ::