20241011 MELF-ing Away

20241011 MELF-ing Away

At one time, the MELF (Metal Electrode Leadless Face) SMD components were the rage. They are love vibrations (it got dropped/knocked?), almost immune to thermal shocks (someone left it in the freezer and took it out?), better heat dissipation, and long-term stability in operation. Heck, when compared to the normal chip resistors (eg. 0805 and […]

20240924 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.20

20240924 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.20

After some discussion on one of the Forums, I thought it might be a great idea to just create a 3D part. The reason is that the original PKD Blaster (aka Worldcon Blaster) has a slide switch which has a white spindle. For months, I was searching for the actual slide switch which I know […]

20240916 Restoring my pkf.85 Falke

20240916 Restoring my pkf.85 Falke

The Detolf shelf is still empty and most of my models which I brought out for display in MMHS2019 and MMHS2023 were in needs of repair. Despite my careful packing and all, they tend to be shifted around in the previous place and thus became victims of gravity. The Falke is one of the models […]