Tag Archives: SMD

Bad soldering day — A rip-off (literally)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by robert

Once in a while I sell one or two of the RGB LED RING boards. As not everybody feels comfortable with soldering SMD parts (and I’ve explicitly warned that it’s not that easy and that the RGB LEDs die easily) … Continue reading →

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LT1618 at work — A versatile boost converter

Posted on December 18, 2009 by robert

Please make sure you check the schematic, as this one may contain errors! I shall not be responsible for any damage to your chip. This post is about the experimentation phase only. Best to start from the spice model provided … Continue reading →

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MSOP10/TSSOP8 – DIP adapters — they’ve finally arrived

Posted on December 17, 2009 by robert

I’ve waited almost 8 weeks… and finally the reward ;-) And I’ve already managed to solder the LT1618 boost converter chip to one of these. Compared to soldering TQFP-32 packages this screams for solder paste and a hot air station. … Continue reading →

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Who needs cheap MSOP10/TSSOP8 to DIP adapters ?

Posted on October 16, 2009 by robert

Hi, I’ve been planning to build a prototype driver for the Seeedstudio LED module (1, 2) for quite a while, but I just cannot get MSOP-DIP adapters that are reasonably priced. The cheapest single one I could find was 2.50€! … Continue reading →

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Jyetech AVR digital oscilloscope DIY KIT — trying to fix it – part 2

Posted on August 9, 2009 by robert

Maybe you remember my last post about the Jyetech oscilloscope and it’s weird behaviour. Not all of them are strange, as the free replacement DIY KIT I received from them works fine. At that time I suspected a sick ATmega64 … Continue reading →

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