Something New Every Day

  • Fully Operational Again
    I replaced the damaged PoE switch today. All the cameras are fully functional again. I’ll definitely need to clean up the cable routing yet, but that can wait until the cabin is opened.
  • Bots? Is that all I do now?
    I started printing bots out of PLA+ which is supposed to be a lot stronger than normal PLA yet prints about the same. So far so good. We can start assembling the final bots now.
  • QFN-20 4x4x0.5mm
    I can’t say I enjoy soldering these tiny ICs. I bought a fresh 0.5mm soldering iron tip since the last time I tried, and it went much better today. For reference, that solder is 0.5mm diameter. There are 5 pins per side of that chip, which is 4mm square. I usually tack a couple pins… Read more: QFN-20 4x4x0.5mm
  • Seder
    The aftermath of our Seder. It’s no wonder the disciples couldn’t stay awake.
  • Malenki Plus
    I soldered up 7 more Malenki Plus RXESCs today. This will probably be the last of this version that I make. I don’t like the Malenki firmware. I’ve already written my own custom firmware for Flysky 1 transmitters. I might write my own for FS2A as well. I still have more Malenki-HV integrated boards to… Read more: Malenki Plus