Author: Alex Whittemore

I'm an Electrical Engineer who writes software for a living and likes to play with iOS, Django, and high voltage. I know around 10 languages, 3 fluent, and (not the same) 3 spoken.

March 6, 2023 / Alex Whittemore / Electric Vehicles

EV Charging 101

All about how EV charging works.

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February 23, 2023 / Alex Whittemore / Electric Vehicles

Alex’s Canon of EV Charging

Thoughts on how we make EV charging work well.

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January 22, 2023 / Alex Whittemore / 3D Printing

DIY Replacement Headlamp Strap

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a dozen headlamps around the house you can’t…

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November 27, 2022 / Alex Whittemore / Stuff I've Made

Deadbolt Strike Ramp

The double doors on the front of my current apartment have a deadbolt, but the…

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April 18, 2022 / Alex Whittemore / Technical Articles

Inside the Lectron Tesla to J1772 Adapter

There’s not a ton going on in here. It’s literally a passive, straight-through adapter, with…

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April 11, 2022 / Alex Whittemore / Technical Articles

Inside the Hyundai/Kia V2L Connector

The new Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, both based on the shared E-GMP platform,…

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February 6, 2022 / Alex Whittemore / Electronics

Notes on Tasmota Sensors With Display

Feb 6 2022: I have spent just about all damn day today figuring out how…

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January 24, 2022 / Alex Whittemore / 3D Printing

EMT Wetsuit Hanger

TL;DR It’s a wetsuit hanger, so you can hang your wetsuit folded over at the…

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December 3, 2021 / Alex Whittemore / Electronics

Raspberry Pi CM4: using nRPI_BOOT

(Ab)using nRPI_BOOT to shut down a CM4, and bonus LEDs to show when it’s done.

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November 11, 2021 / Alex Whittemore / 3D Printing

Steelcase Leap V2 Armrest Cover

It was finally time for me to upgrade my Ikea office chair that creeks and…

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