Open Source Radiator Output Booster
During my first winter in my new house I realised that the radiator in my bedroom was undersized. For the last few months I have been working on building a device to increase radiator output.
The project hasn't been carefully planned or thought through. Part of the motivation was simply to develop some new skills (particularly electronics and programming). If I actually managed to make something useful, that would have been a bonus.
I wanted to share my progress so far to see if it might be of benefit to others and to see if some fresh eyes could help me develop it further. It may well be that I reach a dead end (I have yet to demonstrate that the thing actually works, for example), but I would still consider this a successful conclusion, and would have learned a great deal in the process.
I have called this project 'Open Source', because I want the ideas to be shared and discussed with transparency so that others can develop their own ideas and even build their own hardware. I don't have any interest in making money from the project at this stage, but I don't rule this out for the future. If I did start a commercial enterprise, it would be under Open Source Hardware principles.
I hope this project is interesting or useful for someone. Constructive comments and criticism very welcome!
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