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Morgan Look

I built this with two classmates at university over 20 years ago. I found it again today and it still works! Discrete sequential logic, with a MOSFET and RC circuit to power it down after about a minute, a feature that worked way better than I could have hoped. #electronics

A stormy day in a small town somewhere in New Zealand. A tree fell across the driveway, the power to the house has gone out, mostly. The coffee machine and toaster still work... for how long, who knows? Better make another coffee, just in case.

My watch broke at the strap hinge recently. It's an important piece of ADHD management kit for me, and I use it for yacht racing. An equivalent replacement would not be cheap, so I decided to try a repair. After gently prying the front bezel off, it's very serviceable inside. Nice one, Garmin.

Back cover of a Garmin watch, with broken strap, and damaged sensor lens.Internal PCB showing red and black battery wires. Watch with new back cover and strap.Front of watch after reassembly.