20260726 1/6th Proton Pack: Hand soldering a reflow PCB

20260726 1/6th Proton Pack: Hand soldering a reflow PCB

Our office was ordered to close down for almost a month. And so, this gave me the opportunity to catch on the Proton Pack. It’s been getting on and to be honest, ol’ lazy me has gotten bored of this whole thing. In the beginning, I was concentrating on the software side since copying to […]

20260719 Hand soldering a SSOP chip

20260719 Hand soldering a SSOP chip

What a weekend! It was almost over before I can even start. If you’re wondering hat the hoo-haa is all about, let me tell you about it. In just last week or so, the Circuit Boards, the components and more importantly, the Microchip PIC microcontroller had arrived. This means I can start the soldering before […]

20260627 Fabien Lelaurin’s Version 9

20260627 Fabien Lelaurin’s Version 9

Well, thanks to Mr. Fabien Lelaurin, we not have a very unique app about the Proton Pack. I like it but I have no idea on how to port it over to an OLED screen. It would also be great if there was one for the Containtment Grid as well.

20260518 1/6th Proton Pack: Revision v005B has arrived

20260518 1/6th Proton Pack: Revision v005B has arrived

Today is exactly one month since my last foray into this Project. The 0.8mm circuit boards from JLCPCB has long arrived. And just today, so were the special red 2835 (not 3528) SMD LEDs with a dome lens. Which LEDs? Pulling the Brakes… By now, I can say that the Project has gone to the […]