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Building a low-cost PCB Assembly Line Part I

Gus — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:52:32 +0000

I have been a maker pretty much all my life. PCB fabrication has always interested me from constructing prototypes on vero board to toner transfers onto dual sided FR4 board. As time went on, the through hole components gave way to the SMT parts that initially were OK to install by hand (eg 1206 and …

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Φ80MM 6V 2W Round Style Polycrystalline Solar Panel FAIL

Gus — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:57:28 +0000

6V 2W bargain panel? I have been searching for a solar panel to power some of my standalone ESP8266/32 projects and I have evaluated a bunch of panels. This particular panel got my attention because of its clamied power output and efficiency. This is what the manufacturer/seller claims: Specifications Maximum power: 2W Working current: …

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Eakins 16MP 1K/2K/4K Industrial Microscope Review

Gus — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:41:16 +0000

Weary eyes As Moore’s law marches on, the size of electronic discrete components gets smaller and smaller. Add to that the unrelenting march of the sands of time, my vision is becoming more long sighted which makes it difficult to focus clearly on things close up. Its time for a decent industrial microscope… Research I …

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Baofeng UV-5R with 3800mAh battery

Gus — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:00:23 +0000

Low cost Ham Radios With the advent of best practice design and the reduction of cost-per-unit via high volume manufacturing, it was only a matter of time before we would see a “good enough” radio enter the price range of persons wanting to enter the HAM Radio scene. Me personally, I wanted a radio to …

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Kingsman Acetate Frames

Gus — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:25:36 +0000

Kingsman Optical When I first saw the movie I was blown away by the modern English attire. The most appealing part to me was the glasses. As it turned out the movie franchise spawned an “attirical” market for the fashion, amongst which the frames were of course available for sale. The official frames are made by …

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Useful parts at the right price

Gus — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:51:57 +0000

PARTS PIECES From time to time I find useful parts at the right price. Below are a list of items that you may find useful in your projects. These are affiliate links which help me out without any extra cost to you. I do a lot of research on finding the best prices on items …

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TOSENSE CUT-50D Plasma Cutter

OldGus — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:32:43 +0000

VERDICT: Build quality is quite good. With a few minor modifications you can have a cheap powerful plasma cutter that does the job. First Impressions 220V 50A Plasma Cutter CUT50 DC Inverter Air Plasma Cutting Machine China Welding Plasma Equipment CUT-50 I ordered the unit from the Tosense Official Aliexpress store. It arrived in a …

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