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. […]
Category Archives: JLCPCB
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, […]
20250610 C&C Tesla Trooper: Assembling the Figure
WARNING: Sorry I’m in a rush so this would be a very long post with lots of images. I update and correct them as I go along as the deadline is just a few more days away. I want to save as much time as I can to prepare for this Model… This is the […]
20250529 The 0.8mm PCB
There’s a slight lull in the Office, so this is just a filler post to briefly touch on the thin 0.8mm PCBs. More than a decade ago, when I was scouring locally for someone to make printed circuit boards (aka PCBs), most companies would only produce them with the standard thickness of 1.6mm. They are […]
