So my Programmer resurrected itself and I’m a happy camper. It is a matured product around the early 2000’s and I am still using it. One of the main reason is because I am so used to its ZIF (Zero Insertion Socket) as compared to its more updated and efficient brethren which uses ICSP (In-circuit […]
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20260111 My Programmer is down
Kaput I woke up early this morning with the plan to program a few PICs for the Blade Runner Blaster. Just as soon as I connected the programmer to the Laptop and plugged the PSU in, the usual LED did not light up. And I discovered the PSU did not supply any voltage either. After […]
20260101 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 3mm Spacer it is!
Happy New Year! I have located the 3mm White LED and soldered onto another prototype PCB. This time, I have not modified the 3mm spacer but just used it as it is. Instead of the 10mm height I envisioned, my calipers said the height should be around the 9mm mark. This means, with the spacer, […]
20251231 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 03 LED Spacer
Are you high? A typical height of a 5mm LED is 8.7mm (1mm collar and 7.7mm resin lens). Add that to the 3mm spacer, we’re looking at a 11.7mm height. But as shown above where the 0mm height LED position looked more accurate, lets have a brief calculation about the 3mm LED. Its typical height […]
20251223 Writing a Manual. This is the Way
The one thing I hate about Projects is the Manual writing part. In the beginning, it was fun but now, it felt more like a chore. Based on the experience on the previous Product, I was quite concerned that many who has bought it did not RTFM, as in Read The Fragging Manual. I am […]
