More than 5 years ago, not many in the Electronics and Scale Modeling Hobby have heard nor had the chance to use UV curing glue. Even if they did, it was not transparent, expensive and well, limited. But now, it is so common and you can literally enter any Mobile Phone supplier store and get […]
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20250807 A Relaxing Day
I was putting off soldering of these LiPo Chargers for quite some time as the thought of searching and organising the necessary components was quite daunting. Unfortunately, it is an urgent thing that needs to be done ASAP but I was procrastinating since after soldering the main PCB, I was literally not in the mood. […]
20250713 My Playmates Toys MkVII Science and Medical Tricorders
The MkVII Tricorders By now, you would have known that I am a little obsessed with post MkVII Tricorders from the Star Trek:The Next Generation. Although this is just a plot device, it was the folding clamshell design which go to me. Imagine a small compact device which unfolds to reveal its internal controls and […]
20250705 The Phosphor LED
One of the things that irks me during the design of the Playmates Toys MkVIII Tricorder or the actual replica, is that I cannot get uniform lighting on the four ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA & DELTA indicators. I can use SMD LEDs, push it deeper by a few milimeters and stick a diffuser in the front. […]
20250710 Transparent PCB from JLCPCB
I kinda caught this wonderful news about a month ago. This is the latest innovation from JLCPCB, which is the Transparent PCB. Not only is it almost optically clear at 85% clarity, it is flexible as well. Although this is exciting, I’d still need to test it in terms of temperature resistance which I think, […]
