Austin Dixon's Scifi Workshop

Inventions, Retro Technology, and Mad Scientist Stuff

PROJECTS

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CitiCar: Electric Vehicle Project – part 4 (electrical)

May 29, 2026

I finally have the electrical systems finished, both the Motor Controls and the 12v system. MOTOR CONTROLS I started by gutting all of the original wiring, circuits, relays, contactors, ect.…

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CitiCar: Electric Vehicle Project – part 3 (dash)

May 18, 2026

The new dash is done: vinyl wrapped, new switches, restored dash lights, and I mounted an lcd battery monitor (see image below for what it looked like before). Just needs…

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CitiCar: Electric Vehicle Project – part 2 (body repair)

May 18, 2026

I have patched / repaired all the holes and cracks in the body panels. The interior was full of dirt dauber and wasp nests; everything was extremely dirty. I thoroughly…

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New Hydrogen Maser Facility

April 28, 2026

We finally cut the ribbon on our new maser facility. The building is impressive and will allow us to increase our manufacturing capability. For months, I personally bubble wrapped and…

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CitiCar: Electric Vehicle Project – part 1 (purchase)

April 19, 2026

I have always wanted a CitiCar and I finally found one: The first commercially produced street-legal electric car. These were made In Florida in the 1970s-1980s and ran off lead-acid…

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My Home Electronics Lab

April 14, 2026

Thought I would show off my workshop.

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1940s Signal Generator – Standard Model 80

April 8, 2026

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GPSDO Frequency Reference

March 22, 2026

I needed a precise frequency reference in my lab. I’ve played around with Rubidium standards before, but I wanted to try GPSDO (GPS disciplined oscillator) this time. I installed a…

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RB5X Service Robot Build – part 3

March 22, 2026

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RB5X Service Robot Build – part 2

March 3, 2026

It moves! Not autonomous yet, but it can be controlled via Bluetooth. I used an Arduino Uno, a XBee Bluetooth module, and a HW-095 motor controller. I can send it…