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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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 […]
20250831 Spinner: Custom PCB Shapes
In the beginning There are some developments in this Hobby which sometimes pushes me beyond the edge and I am not talking about comfort zone. For over more than a decade, I have witness my own development in terms of PCB design and the final products. From basic marker etching to using photolithograhy using software, […]
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 […]
