Ordering from the local eCommerce is so much faster. But the catch, I suppose, is that they either have available stock or, well, better shipping system. And this is the big difference between ordering from a Chinese-based Local Account and ordering from China. But today, this is another story as the magnets were from a […]
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20220714 1615 Orange White LED
Finally, the bi-color LEDs has arrived. I was searching for them for weeks. and I did not know I needed them. Actually, I just wanted a bi-colour LED that has an Amber (Orange) LED in already. Ok, maybe even yellow. I don’t mind pairing with other contrasting colours except red. Ans it must be about […]
20220714 Soldering the Front Array PCB
THE SHIPPING On average, it takes about 4 to 8 weeks for my stuff to arrive in this post-pandemic era. And sometimes, they can be two weeks earlier, such as some of my ‘critical’ orders for this Project. To be fair, I had emails stating that most of the packages had arrive in the Country […]
20220713 TR-595E Front Array PCB: Component Orientation
BOARD ORIENTATION Soldering the board is not really that complicated. Except that I opted not to place the component values over the original Gerber text when I was placing my order with JLCPCB. I do not want the wordings of the component VALUES to clash with the original Gerber NAME wordings. The Gerber data is […]
20220710 The Upper Panel PCB
THE FINAL REVISION After taking a closer look at the 3D printed TR-595E’s body, I believe I can mount this PCB flat-faced. In other words, only the LEDs are on the upper side of the PCB and they can fit into the already pre-made windows. All I have to do is to just relocate the […]
