20220723 The Reed Switch

20220723 The Reed Switch

THE REED SWITCH You will always need these reed switches for the Tricorder because there are no visible switches to activate it. The reed switch comes in two types but in many forms of packaging. I got these black ones because it looked more robust than the fragile glass types which keeps failing on me. […]

20220722 Soldering the Top Panel PCB

20220722 Soldering the Top Panel PCB

The Top Panel PCB has arrived and immediately, I began to work on it. This simple circuit took me three hours to figure out why it is not working. I have done the troubleshooting and although it checks out, the error was quite puzzling. POST SOLDERING DISCUSSION The soldering took far longer than it should […]