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 […]
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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 […]
20250904 Spinner: Front Mandible PCB ver 02
I can’t remember when was the last time I’ve made a real custom PCB to actually fit the internal shape of a model. If memory serves me right, it could be the Warhammer Stormfang and that would be around 10 years ago. But that was just a plain simple rectangle. This time, the challenge is […]
20250902 Spinner: Testing the Mandible PCB
The 1206 SMD resistors arrived today. Unlike the bigger though-hole 1/8W (0.125W) resistor, the 1206 SMD is also rated the same. I am not too particular on this until I started to test the PCB. After a few minutes, it felt… warm. This is really strange since the 1206 SMD Resistor has a power rating […]
