20250710 Transparent PCB from JLCPCB

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, […]

20250627 Sucker!

20250627 Sucker!

When I was an Engineer, our collection of tools included the ones required for on-site repair. Hence the Soldering Iron, solder and the ‘sucker’ aka the de-soldering tool. In reality, the latter was rarely used and so, not many had them. So, apart from the Repair Team, I was the only Engineer to carry a […]

20250610 C&C Tesla Trooper: Assembling the Figure

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

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 […]