This came about more than a month ago from JLCPCB but I was too busy to open it. Not only that, looking for a working space big enough was also another issue. To be honest, I forgot about the huge size of the solder paste stencil, which measures close to an A3 sheet give to […]
Category Archives: The Mandalorian
20230822 The Razor Crest Front PCB
BEFORE I GO ON… And so, finally, the PCB arrived today. This is the final PCB for the Razor Crest and I can really start to test the whole system. I mean, I had it all planned and yes, I did skip the prototyping board stage since the circuit looked simple (at least I though […]
20230716 Razor Crest Main Board v04B part 2
Today, being Sunday and all, I had the chance to solder the version 4B PCB which came from JLCPCB a few days ago. This time, it has a black finishing, which was the original design spec. This is so that excess lights from the 4 warm white LEDs will not be unintentionally reflected nor make […]
20230713 Razor Crest Main Board v04B part 1
I wanted to call it Version 5 but then, the text was v04B. This board has just a few minor modifications and function-wise, it is the same. Still, I went ahead with this version. THE CHANGES First of all, the board was manufactured in Black, which was the original colour. It came in default green […]
20230625 Engine PCB Reflow Version
The 0603 SMD LEDs on the current design was great but as I start to fit it into the AMT model, about 30% of these fragile LEDs get knocked off their solder pads by the plastic half-rings. So, I started to solder them in a slightly smaller radius. This did minimise the issue but I […]
