The two PCBs for the Revolving light arrived today and I felt both delightful and dismayed. Delighful because JLCPCB came through with the goods which means, they can do this without breaking a sweat. Dismayed because these 8mm discs are really going to be a b1tch to solder and all that. Still, this is going […]
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20250826 Spinner: Changing the Design
This is going to be the definitive 2nd revision of the Board. Back in about November 2019, after getting the first version of the Board from JLCPCB, the plan was just a matter of fine-tuning it for the next revision. Some components needs to be moved a smidgen for soldering, fitting, etc. It was all […]
20250825 Spinner: Upper Roof Revolving Lights pt. 2
OK, let’s look at that revolving light which is sitting at the top of the Spinner. Decades ago, I had no clue as to what everyone else was saying except that the roof light needs to be lit and the complain about Fujimi that the part was not molded in clear plastic. It was not […]
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 […]
