The re-design of the PCB arrived from JLCPCB in just 11 days. In summary, this circuit board is to connect 5x 0805 type SMD LEDs to simulate the revolving siren light at the top of the Spinner. Originally, it was a 2 PCB concept where the LEDs were sandwiched between the two boards. However, during […]
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20250922 Razor Crest The Continuation
From a Land Far, Far, Away… Oh, wow. My last update on this Project was in 20240217. And that’s more than one and a half years ago! And it was also the time of uncertainty due to a tribal scuffle resulting from a deteriorating papa. It was also the time where I had to slow […]
20250911 Spinner: Top Revolving Light New PCB Design
With the new dimensions for the SMD LED’s cut-out, I re-created the shape again from InkScape before importing it into EaglePCB. The only problem is that no matter what I did, there is a ‘leak’. Understandably, JLCPCB confirmed this when I uploaded the design. So, most of the day was spent on trying to figure […]
20250909 Spinner: That Inspiration pt. 2
And so, after the first inspiration hit a few days ago, I had another. This time, instead of making the sandwich, the idea is to use a single PCB board with the 0805 LEDs soldered in the middle. It is very difficult and time consuming to align the two halves together to match the soldering […]
20250906 Spinner: Top Revolving Light
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 […]
