Today is exactly one month since my last foray into this Project. The 0.8mm circuit boards from JLCPCB has long arrived. And just today, so were the special red 2835 (not 3528) SMD LEDs with a dome lens. Which LEDs? Pulling the Brakes… By now, I can say that the Project has gone to the […]
Category Archives: Electronics
20260523 My new Digital Caliper
Ever since I first encountered a pair of Digital Calipers in the late 90’s, I dreamt of having one. However, the place of interest was Mitutoyo and man, those prices were not exactly budget friendly. Granted they were made of metal and have periodic calibrations, it was really out of my reach. Then in the […]
20260418 1/6th Proton Pack: Revision v005B
Whoa… 88 weeks! That’s how long this Project was kept away! The last entry was on 04.08.2024 and the board revision was v004D. Now, it is v005B! Currently, the issue is that I would need to decide on the proper red LED before starting on the programming. The Switch Because of the design of the […]
20260402 My goto Lipo Chargers
The Transition In the beginning, I always recommended using either three AA or AAA batteries to power my circuits. That combination provides a good 4.5 volts which was as close as I could get to 5 volts. The reasoning was that if anyone uses my circuits during a show and runs out of batteries, they […]
20260331 So, I bought a Toy PKD Blaster pt.8: The SNAFU
Finally, the knobs have arrived. At first, I was sus as to why the package was so big? Big as in A4 size? Did I order a lot by mistake? It turns out that these friggin’ knobs are guitar knobs and not the ones I wanted which was about 1/3 of the size. Shows how […]
