Projects, mods and repairs by Daniel Spalding — from a suitcase PC in 2009 to an F-150 Lightning in 2023.https://danielspalding.com/https://danielspalding.com/blog/f150-lightning-adaptive-cruise-lane-keeping/https://danielspalding.com/blog/f150-lightning-adaptive-cruise-lane-keeping/This guide will assist you in adding the radar unit and Forscan values to add Adaptive cruise control with Stop and Go, along with Lane Keeping. Please do not attempt without…Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/photobooth/https://danielspalding.com/blog/photobooth/My latest side gig has been photo boothin'. At the request of my cousin a year back, I built a custom unit that would be cheaper than buying a kit, and about the same cost as…Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/nike-glow-v2/https://danielspalding.com/blog/nike-glow-v2/Its been a year and a half since working on my first revision of what I have termed "Nike Glow" so I decided to finally revisit the idea and see what I could improve. To figure…Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/nike-glow/https://danielspalding.com/blog/nike-glow/This project began after I purchased Nike’s new Fuelband which led me to think about what other useful outcomes could come from the crossroads of fitness equipment and technology.…Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/et-lad60aw-projector-lamp-hour-limit-bypass/https://danielspalding.com/blog/et-lad60aw-projector-lamp-hour-limit-bypass/The Panasonic ET-LAD60AW projector bulb is one of the many that has an artificial lamp hour limit on it which is there technically to prevent damage to the projector if the bulb…Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/transparent-computer-case/https://danielspalding.com/blog/transparent-computer-case/Plexi Glass is one of my favorite materials to work with since it is versatile and easy to work with. Naturally it makes a perfect material for a computer case and that’s where I…Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/custom-50w-4000-lumen-led-flashlight/https://danielspalding.com/blog/custom-50w-4000-lumen-led-flashlight/Have you ever needed to light up a whole room with a single flashlight? If so, here is your solution! 4,000 lumens of 6500k white light is available with the press of a button!…Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/power-supply-test-station/https://danielspalding.com/blog/power-supply-test-station/Often I need to test a electrical component such as an LED and its always helpful to have a power supply with various voltages available. Some companies sell variable power…Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/pong-with-controllers/https://danielspalding.com/blog/pong-with-controllers/Being a fan of pong, I purchased one of Velleman’s solder it yourself project kits that lets you put together your own pong game. Once finished, it was fun to play but you don't…Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/suitcase-pc/https://danielspalding.com/blog/suitcase-pc/Back in the day, I had the idea for my first case computer which I called the Poor Mans Netbook, even though it ended up costing quiet a bit more than a netbook to build. After…Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/the-poor-mans-netbook/https://danielspalding.com/blog/the-poor-mans-netbook/I’ve always been a fan of mini-itx motherboards ever since they came out and after seeing this case I wanted to shove a computer into it. Come payday I bought everything I needed…Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://danielspalding.com/blog/the-poor-mans-imac/https://danielspalding.com/blog/the-poor-mans-imac/I needed a computer to use as a DVR for a few ip cameras I had outside our house but it had to be something low power. Using a D945GCLF with an Atom cpu, a 64GB OCZ SSD and a low…Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT