The PKD2019 Boards so far Yesterday, I received the latest PCB design on a late afternoon. And after experiencing an embarrassing design mistake, I am not too keen to start on the board so quickly. So, the whole evening was spent on Family errands and a nice little after-dinner nap which was so exhausting, I […]
Category Archives: Blade Runner
20240812 The simplest mistake
My joy turned to anger. The parcel came in the afternoon and I was so happy when I opened the box. The white PCBs were so beautiful and I could not wait to get home. After populating the board, I powered it up and that is when everything went downhill on so many levels. It […]
20240811 Blade Runner Spinner: Delegation
The problem with connectors Ever since (the Jurassic Period?) I realised that the intended spring connectors have a very serious weakness, I opted to go with a more no nonsense ‘traditional’ screw terminals. Which is great except that it takes up much more space than the former terminals. I have spent the whole day trying […]
20240803 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.09
During a discussion with one of my Friends, we touched on the subject of the white wire located on the left side of the blaster. In the olden days, it was thought to be something else but now, we know what it was. After close to two decades, the original Blaster was revealed at Worldcon […]
20240802 Lighting for the AndersFP Blaster Pt.08
You know, I was supposed to get this version 5.01 out by last weekend but I did not. This was because in the Forum, some did ask about if the PCB can be used in a Tomenosuke Blaster. At that time, I was not too confident about this after a short chat with another Blade […]
