It's...

...The Model 175 Universal Programmer. I recently got hold of this nifty bit of lab gear but it arrived DOA. Today I completely dismantled the unit to access the switches which in turn also needed to be completely dismantled and then cleaned. The cleaning worked a treat and also fixed another little problem with the Tilt indicator. Once reassembled, I had it running an arp sequence for a few hours synced to an external master clock (which is exactly why I bought it in the first place).

Wild Garlic !

Finally, the wild garlic that I planted last year is beginning to come through. Though I know a great spot in the woods, it's good to have a supply to hand

Toast

I cleaned the toaster this morning. Good excuse for a little macro-photography

Inspector Morse

I've had a couple of these 1940's vintage ex MoD morse keys for quite some time now, and thought maybe it was time to sell one of them. I sanded a nice bit of reclaimed pine, found some nice old brass screws, made a neat little wiring harness, plugged it into the modular synth, and...

...decided to keep it.

It's Cat Day...

...In Japan. The 22nd February also happens to be Ninja Day, which for a black cat is probably a good excuse for mayhem

Micro Beats

Erm, yes...

It Lives (Part Six)

The random voltage generator from the Buchla Music Easel. The outputs almost hit supply rail levels, so I put a set of fixed potential dividers over the outputs for 10V and 5V. Those 10V outputs are perfect to keep the Weighted Random Switch happy. I feel like I should have built more of these...