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Hot-Rodding A Bluetooth Adapter

Posted by timothy on from the don't-blame-us-we'll-blame-you dept.

carbolic writes "Remember the Bluetooth records where we 'modded an adapter' and connected to a cell phone first from 1 kilometer, then from 1 mile away? Popular Science has the hack in the November issue (or online now) with instructions. Additional step-by-step is laid out here for USB, and and here for PCMCIA. Soldering is required, but come on - you can't be a true geek without learning to solder."

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  1. Programmers with soldering irons by wiredog · · Score: 5, Funny
    *Shudder*

    Even more frightening than programmers with screwdrivers.

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  2. Solder globbing by nolife · · Score: 5, Informative

    you can't be a true geek without learning to solder.

    The bigger the glob, the better the job!

    Basic soldering tips.

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  3. I'm a nerd! Not a sprinter! by G-Licious! · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now we have to walk a full mile to knock that Bluetooth spammer out?

    Great hack..

  4. Soldering by MrDoh! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thing about soldering, I just KNOW that the joint is bad if I've not scarred myself. At some point during the process, I have to touch skin to hot bit to make my pain sacrifice to the gods of solder. Once this suffering is endured, I know that it'll work. If no pain, no joint, and I'll have to redo it until I'm scarred from the experience.

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