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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  koswix     
40898.332 In reply to 40898.331 
Good point.

I only realised the other week that the metal screw hole section could also be used as one of the pins so they can't be touching. I assumed it was just metal for the sake of being metal :$
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 From:  koswix  
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40898.333 In reply to 40898.332 
I didn't realise it was a pin either. Always thought it was for attaching a heat sink.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  koswix     
40898.334 In reply to 40898.333 
Makes sense now looking at PCBs where they're lying flat but with the middle pin at the bottom cut off.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
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I made a lovely little board last night with one of my minis and radio on it. Went to plug it in to test it and realised I'd forgotten the temp sensor. Oops.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)     
40898.336 In reply to 40898.335 
I practiced some breadboard soldering last night on a mini board I bought. Saw a few videos of making tracks and it didn't look too bad. Mine was shocking.

I definitely need to clean my soldering iron. Probably need a sponge too.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.337 In reply to 40898.336 
Haha. Some things look so easy when other people do them :) Got a picture of it?

Definitely use a sponge. And if you have a pointy tip get a chisel type instead. Makes it much easier to transfer the heat.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)     
40898.338 In reply to 40898.337 
Got a pretty bog standard pointy tipped iron.

No picture as I got annoyed and burnt my thumb :(
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 From:  graphitone  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.339 In reply to 40898.330 
Ace biscuits. Wonder if anyone's done something similar for moon phases or even an orrery? I'll have a Google at lunchtime.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.340 In reply to 40898.338 
Ouch. Electric shocks and burns. Dangerous equailment you're playing with.

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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  graphitone     
40898.341 In reply to 40898.339 
How about 2 clocks that orbit each other. One of the earth showing the light levels around the world and another for the moons phases.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
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I'm trying to sort the map I'm going to use.

The original has this as the plan



But I don't think Europe or the UK is detailed enough so I've knocked up this which is a bit more detailed. Hopefully it's not too difficult to actually drill. It'll be a lot more holes.



Though this might be better as a compromise


 
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.343 In reply to 40898.342 
That looks like far too many holes to drill (UYM,J)

I did consider counting them on the way up yo Stoke, going to see Top Gear Live in Liverpool tomorrow, but I decided against it. Been dragged out for drinks with my drunk sister and friends. And they've all desserted me for the toilet.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
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Started soldering the main board.

So far I think I've done a reasonable job, but it's only the easy bits. Felt like I was cheating using the long pins of the transistors to make things easier!

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
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So far I've learnt that dip sockets are quite easy to solder, female pin headers are an absolute pain.

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
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I've finished the board. But it's not working properly :C

The second and third shift registers aren't working. They seem to cause the LEDs to be full brightness . I've checked the wiring but I think I need to check again with a fresh mind. Though I did read something about communication issues across shift registers with poor wiring.

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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.347 In reply to 40898.346 
Any luck with it?

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)     
40898.348 In reply to 40898.347 
Not had chance (been bothered) to have a proper sit down with it. Bought a cellulose decorating sponge the other day, so I finally have sponge!
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 From:  fixrman  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.349 In reply to 40898.346 
Removing all of that multi-coloured capellini laying all over the board should help a lot.
 
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   
 To:  fixrman     
40898.350 In reply to 40898.349 
It needs to taste good though!
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 From:  fixrman  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      
40898.351 In reply to 40898.350 
Arduino... The taste you have been looking for.
 
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