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The Citizen Scientist is a tool, a forum, a gallery of uncommon ingenuity. Every week we publish news, ideas, and techniques from the amateur scientist community. Our goal is to educate and empower those who enjoy testing the limits of their genius and experience against the wonders and mysteries of science and technology.
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 Wire Wrapping
Allan Rydberg
Wire wrapping is a method of assembling electronic circuits that is well suited for one-of-a-kind electronics projects. It cannot compare with a printed circuit board in terms of cost or efficiency in large numbers, but it offers many advantage when used for a single home-brew or commercial construction project. The major advantage is the ability to wire a circuit and then make changes.
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Poorman's Space Program
The BalloonSat Easy Flight Computer
Part 2. Finalizing the Computer
L. Paul Verhage
Part 1 described the assembly of the BalloonSat Easy Flight Computer. Follow Paul at Twitter.
5. Camera and Switch Cables
Cut six wires and strip 6 mm (¼ inch) of insulation from their ends. The lengths of the wires depend on the size of your BalloonSat; however, 15 cm (six inches) ought to be long enough). Insert each wire into the PCB as you did for the battery snap and holder (for strain relief) and then solder.
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Poorman's Space Program
A BalloonSat Update
Paul Verhage's series on near space experiments using BalloonSats is among the most important collection of amateur science articles to appear in The Citizen Scientist. Paul will eventually publish the series as a book.
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This Week at Hilton Pond
Bill Hilton Jr.
Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
York, South Carolina 29745 USA
Nothing's Slower Than A Turtle (15-21 April 2009)
Last June we wrote about a painted turtle who excavated her nest just outside our office window. Since then several people have asked whatever became of the hatchlings, and not until "This Week at Hilton Pond" did we finally have the answer.
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