BE LUCKY ON A FRIDAY EVENING (or TGIF) So, right after I made the video for the previous post, I notice that two of the green LEDs in the scanning array is not lighting up. They are the same LEDs which had the same problem when I first soldered them a few days ago. It’s […]
Category Archives: Sci-Fi
20220715 The Ice Blue LED
OK, so I wanted to have something different for my own TR-595E Tricorder. At the top left of the front, the LEDs are either Amber/Orange (ArkysLab) or Yellow (eFX, Master replicas and the rest of Starfleet). So, I wanted to try something a little whitish. BUT I DO NOT HAVE A 0805 ICE BLUE So, […]
20220714 Troubleshooting the Front Array
PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST POST… Rushing back right after work, I made up the list on how to troubleshoot the PCB. Although this might not be a big deal, it does make me worry. This is the board which I playfully flexed, because it is only 0.8mm thick. At this moment, I want to suspect […]
20220714 The 8mm x 3mm Neodymium Magnets
Ordering from the local eCommerce is so much faster. But the catch, I suppose, is that they either have available stock or, well, better shipping system. And this is the big difference between ordering from a Chinese-based Local Account and ordering from China. But today, this is another story as the magnets were from a […]
20220714 1615 Orange White LED
Finally, the bi-color LEDs has arrived. I was searching for them for weeks. and I did not know I needed them. Actually, I just wanted a bi-colour LED that has an Amber (Orange) LED in already. Ok, maybe even yellow. I don’t mind pairing with other contrasting colours except red. Ans it must be about […]
