GoKawiilcapacitor alarm clock wake up to the bang of a capacitor going off Features • Demo • PCB • CAD • Firmware • Usage
Why not?
This was originally inspired by ElectroBOOM's capacitor alarm video; this is like a safer (?), more practical and more useable-ish version of that.
Warning Take care when using this, and only do so if you know what you're doing. Capacitor explosions are quite violent and the fumes aren't nice to breathe. This project is mostly a high-effort joke and not something practical to use
Features
ESP32-powered Configure settings via the webserver Fetch time automatically via NTP
128x64 SSD1315 display
3 separate capacitor slots
Up to 3A through the capacitors 10 ohm current limiting resistors to avoid brownouts if the capacitor shorts
Power via USB-C or barrel jack (12-15V)
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