DIY

How To listen to Audiobooks With Plex

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Audiobooks on Plex remains one of the most requested but neglected additions for Plex. But, there is a workaround.

To get audiobooks added into your library, you will need a few things to get started and depending on your current audiobook library, a few tweaks to get it running flawlessly.

How To listen to Audiobooks With Plex A few things you need to get started:

  1. An audiobook in supported file format 
  2. An audiobook tagging app 
  3. Metadata scraper for artwork, author, and book info 
  4. An organized folder with all your audiobooks

Each number below will explain in detail the 4 requirements above.

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Building an eBay power filter kit (with schematic).

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This is a very common kit on eBay intended for use with audio amplifiers to filter out mains borne noise. It looks as though it’s been copied from another design, but with the usual flaws introduced during the interpretation. Particularly with regard to separation, current carrying path, pad sizing for mechanical strength and a possible swap of MOVs for class Y filter caps.

Resys is an LED drawer system that makes it easy to find your resistors

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You’ve got your design ready to go, you know you have the right components… but where exactly did you place that particular resistor? With the Resys drawer system by Lynlimer, you no longer have to wonder — just type in the needed value and the proper drawer lights up automatically.

The device is based on an Arduino Nano, with an LCD display for text output and a numeric keypad for value entry. The proper drawers are lit via WS2812B addressable LEDs, held in 3D-printed holders. 

It’s a clever project that could be expanded to well beyond the 16 drawers now used. Code, STLs, and circuit diagrams are available in Lynlimer’s write-up if you want to make your own!

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LED sphere with 194 LEDs and how to build it

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Everybody is crazy about LED cubes. I wanted to create one myself, but I wanted to make it an even bigger challenge and since I am not limited by the use of circuit boards and can make it free-form. I’ve decided to make an LED ball. I believe this is the first instance of air-wire LED ball in the world.

It’s controlled by ESP32 board and powered by 1000mAh LiPo battery. So not only it is wearable but also can be controlled via mobile phone.