Index The index to this thread is found in post number 903 Go to INDEX. [IMG_3826] How about sharing some tips you use? Here is one I use often when I need my third hand to give a constant pull. [2017-01-04_0-01-26.jpg] .

Sometimes the simplest test instrument works just fine. [image] [image] [image] Share tips you have come across General Electronics Make yourself a simple but very useful Logic Probe with Logic Pulser. Resistors, diodes and LEDs are 1206. [Probe] [20…

Just for reference, Hold-down Magnetic Clamp usage. [Adjustable Hold-down Magnetic Clamp]

To quickly strip wrapping wire, I use this little trick. You can see that I’ve added a small accessory to my new desktop trash bin — something easy to make with whatever you have on hand. The only requirement is that the setup must be stable. The soldering iron tip (not too hot) works wonders — ju…

The chinese have pirated Larry's work! [image]

I needed to test some small WS2812D modules I had fabricated; there are 150 of them, so it made sense to ease the testing. I made up a test tool that connects 5V and GND using pogo pins, and a 3rd pogo pin as a signal injector(to inject the pixel update stream). Works a treat! A piece of stripboa…

Prototype Board Tools and Prototyping Board Construction. EDIT Rev 1.10 ( Thanks to PerryB ) The following post consolidates several past posts. Two PDFs are attached below. Tools For Making Prototype Boards discusses making tools used in the second PDF, Prototype Board Construction. Tool…

Hi, I have an AliExpress 8CH Logic Analyser, brilliant bit of gear with Pulseview. I made a header/pin module to bring the connections out to a neat terminal area. [LogicResize2edit] The legend was printed with Microsoft Word, Table with 0.25 row height. Tom.... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: …

Cool. Though if I was choosing an ordering for the wires, I'd choose the black-brown-red... resistor color code order.

For my logic analyzer, I used small numbered clips that snap onto the wires to help me keep track of them easily. I increased the wire diameter slightly using short pieces of heat-shrink tubing to hold the clips securely in place. It's a pity the manufacturer didn't bother to follow the color coding…

I don't like soldering wires directly into the PCB holes, because the soldering process makes flexible wire more brittle. If you need to handle the assembly during debugging, you're very likely to have wires break right at the PCB surface, which can lead to damage due to unexpected short circuits. …

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Prototype Board Tools and Prototyping Board Construction.

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Rev 1.10 ( Thanks to PerryB )

The following post consolidates several past posts.
Two PDFs are attached below.
Tools For Making Prototype Boards discusses making tools used in the second PDF, Prototype Board Construction.

Tools For Making Prototype Boards.pdf (3.7 MB)

Prototype Board Construction.pdf (5.8 MB)

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