Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-21 Thread John Griessen
Dave McGuire wrote: On Oct 20, 2006, at 8:26 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: I wonder if you can hand-solder SOJ if you start by putting solder paste on the pads, so that you use the tip to reflow the paste? I've done this with a hot-air pencil. I find it a bit easier than doing SOJs with an iron

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-21 Thread DJ Delorie
FYI: They still throb too fast to see (30Hz). Those caps are not very precise. U? What's their tolerance spec? They're X5R's, rated at 10%. That board is going about 700Hz+, so they're 5% off, but I've seen them up to 20% off when measuring them with my multimeter, not that

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-21 Thread John Griessen
DJ Delorie wrote: I'll give some feed back to that. I was planing on ordering ten. Not that I'm that bad at soldering, but some people at work could use some practice. Note that ten packs aren't cut up; you'll need a scroll saw or other pcb cutter with a narrow kerf. I use a #2 blade. I'm

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
2nd paragraph. There's all sorts of things should probably be There are all sorts of things. Fixed. from the time the parts get here should maybe from the time the parts get there. I meant *my house*. From the time the parts leave Digikey to the time you finish assembling your board. I

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread Dan McMahill
DJ Delorie wrote: I've built three so far (two proto, one final). I'm going to use one or two more finals to try out my new hot plate before I start working on the expansion board project (the SOJs almost require reflow). So, I can't wait to get rid of them all ;-) (and I'm not going smaller

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
yeah, I've never liked soldering SOJ's. Although I'd rather do those than QFN's. I'd have preferred tsops, but I can do trace-between-pads with SOJ, and I was kinda limited given the part I needed (5v SRAM). I wonder if you can hand-solder SOJ if you start by putting solder paste on the

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread Lares Moreau
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:01:23 -0400 DJ Delorie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One step left before I start taking orders. Almost there! I've pretty much finished the web page and instructions for the challenge board project, and would like to request a review. Specifically, the link marked

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
In instructions.pdf, Quantities in the table don't match the board or the resdef numbers. C2-5 Qty 2 - should be 4 There are two oscillator configurations, so the schematic has two places for caps for each oscillator. You only populate one each. This is noted in the instructions. I added

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
I'll give some feed back to that. I was planing on ordering ten. Not that I'm that bad at soldering, but some people at work could use some practice. Note that ten packs aren't cut up; you'll need a scroll saw or other pcb cutter with a narrow kerf. I use a #2 blade. I'm going to cut up the

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
Won't two AA's power this rather than messing with a 9V and 7805? Hey! It works! And no injection locking either. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread Dave McGuire
On Oct 20, 2006, at 10:26 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: Won't two AA's power this rather than messing with a 9V and 7805? Hey! It works! And no injection locking either. Schweet! -Dave -- Dave McGuire Cape Coral, FL ___ geda-user mailing

Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge board status - last step!

2006-10-20 Thread DJ Delorie
Hey! It works! And no injection locking either. Schweet! Yeah, that was definitely a pleasant surprise. Not that I can explain it, of course. But now I have to reconfigure my latest board to use the twin slow oscillators, so I can see the LEDs throb. That means moving one of the