Zach Hipps

About Me

I'm an electrical engineer, maker of ridiculous things, and I have a YouTube channel called byte sized engineering. I suffered through years of engineering school so you don't have to. I help people like you bring your project ideas to life and inspire you to unleash your inner maker.
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Smart Woodshop Dust Collection with Home Assistant

Upgrade your workshop with smart automation. Learn how to control your dust collection system with Home Assistant, ESPHome, and smart plugs.

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How To Build an MPPT Solar Charge Controller

By Zach Hipps

Learn techniques to measure and maximize the efficiency of your solar panels with MPPT technology.

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Rock'em Sock'em Robots - Part 4

By Zach Hipps

Follow along as we finish our life-size Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, design a custom PCB, and test our robots in the ultimate battle.

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How to Capture Time-lapse Videos for 3D Printing

By Zach Hipps

Learn how to use limit switches and photoresistors to trigger your camera shutter and capture stunning footage of your FDM and SLA 3D prints in progress.

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Holiday Light Display - There's Gotta be a Better Way

By Zach Hipps

Catch the holiday light bug. Instead of paying thousands of dollars ‎for permanent holiday lights, I'll show you a DIY version that costs ‎only a fraction of that.

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Solar Eclipse Data Logger

By Zach Hipps

Track light levels during a solar eclipse with this DIY data logger project. Utilize an ESP32 microcontroller and real-time clock for accurate data recording.