20240927 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.21

20240927 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.21

Rather than wait for the 3D solution, I continued with drafting the Assembly Manual. And sadly, it still turned out to be an 8-page horror. I can cram everything into one single page with the , “do this, then do that” instructions. “Do this, then do that” When drafting an instruction manual, I always have […]

20240923 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.19

20240923 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.19

Finally, I managed to test the two boards over the weekend and I am happy to say, I can now into Production Stage! But first things first This stage is quite dangerous and can kill the Project entirely. Yep, financing. I have calculated the BOM (Bill of Materials) and it is quite a big sum. […]

20240919 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.18

20240919 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.18

The two boards have arrived. And I am excited to populate and test them by this week. Once they are OK, I can move on to continuing with drafting the manuals. What is the damage? Seriously, I have not thought about the pricing yet. I have seen the pricing for the ones out there and […]

20240909 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.17

20240909 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.17

The transparent heat-shrink tubing has arrived and this means, I can complete the testing of this Charger. The heat-shrink not only minimises shorting but also, updates the User on the status of the charge; red for charging and green for complete. Where to get what (no, not the Boards and I have not produced them, […]

20240906 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.16

20240906 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.16

OK, these boards are more or less done with the prototype design stage. In the last revision, everything worked out nicely. But this time, I will go over the designs again because I was quite busy and literally forgot there I left off. Just some more last minute revisions and it’s off to JLCPCB! There […]