The transparent heat-shrink tubing has arrived and this means, I can complete the testing of this Charger. The heat-shrink not only minimises shorting but also, updates the User on the status of the charge; red for charging and green for complete. Where to get what (no, not the Boards and I have not produced them, […]
The MCP73831 LiPo Charger from Theory Circuit
When it comes to charging LiPo batteries, as long as the circuit/ load is not being used, the battery would charge faster. I did not notice this for I assumed the Modules would do their job just like any Mobile Phone devices. The MCP73831 is one of the chips which allows for load sharing. This […]
20240908 Showing Off the MkOSX Electronics
To be honest, every year, this hits me right out of the blue as if I had forgotten this very important day. But in reality, I did forget, not because I forgot forgot but on the very day, I had a lot of Family things happening. The only thing that got me going was that […]
20240906 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.16
OK, these boards are more or less done with the prototype design stage. In the last revision, everything worked out nicely. But this time, I will go over the designs again because I was quite busy and literally forgot there I left off. Just some more last minute revisions and it’s off to JLCPCB! There […]
20240905 Oops
In what seemed like an oscillating crystal soldered to a QFP chip of sorts above has some very interesting theories on Facebook. But do note that there is no facility available to put the crystal on the PCB, not even a silkscreen. Some of them were: But the photo, hilarious to most, felt painful to […]
