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Mail Call #40: Tools, Kits, Boards, and Components from AliExpress | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Solder Soldier.
In this video we take a look at what arrived from AliExpress:
- 10pcs PCB Board 2.5×6.4cm Single Side PCB Board DIY Universal Experiment Matrix Circuit Board Single Row Continuou Hole 25x64mm
- diymore 5PCS/Lot 50X100mm 2-3-5 Joint Universal PCB Boards Single Side Copper Prototype Print Circuit Boards Breadboard
- 300/600pcs 1% Resistor Set Resistance 1/4W Metal Film Resistors Kit 10Ohm ~1M Ohm 30Values Electronic Components Kit (Resistance: 600PCS with box)
- 102/280/300/480PCS Wire Connector Kit Male Female Insulated Terminals Cold Crimp Terminals Assorted Crimp Terminals Spade (Color: 480PCS)
- 1000/100Pcs Nylon Cable Ties Self-locking Cord Ties Straps Adjustable Cables Fastening Loop Home Office Wire Zip Ties Wholesale (Black(3x150mm), 300pcs)
- 5pcs 9x15cm Universal PCB Board Yellow Single Sided PCB Printed Circuit Board for Arduino
- Practice Soldering Learning Electronics Kit Smart Car Soldering Project Kits Line Following Robot Beginners DIY Electronics
- 16 Music Sound Box BOX-16 Board 16-Tone Electronic Module DIY Kit Parts Components Soldering Practice Learning Kits for Arduino
- 20PCS/Lot Double sided PCB kit Board Breadboard 2×8 3×7 4×6 5x7cm Universal PCB Experiment Blue Prototype Circuit Boards Diy
- DIY Rotating Digital LED Display Module Alarm Electronic Digital Clock Kit 51 SCM Learning Board 5V DS1302 (DIY Kit plus Case)
- 860 PCS Small Computer Screws Assortment Kit, Black Tiny Eyeglass Screws M1.2 M1.4 M1.7 M2 M2.5 M3, PC & Laptop SSD Hard Drive C
- Welding Wire Fixture Adjustable Suction Bracket Welding Table Clamp For Motherboard Soldering Welding Locator Soldering Tools
- 50/100PCS Transistor Kit 2N2222 TO92 NPN 30v 800MA Transistors Electronic kit (Color: 100pcs)
- 50PCS KF301 Screw 2Pin 5.0mm Straight Pin PCB Screw Terminal Block Connector (green, 2P)
- 50pcs kf350-2p 3p 3.5mm 300v 10A Pitch 2 3 Pin Spliceable Plug-in PCB Screw Terminal Block Connector FOR 24-18 AWG CABLE kf350 (blue, 2P)
- 5PCS 5.2×8.9cm Standard Permanent Breadboard Solder Pcb Board Prototype Board Protoboard Diy Prototype Electronics For Arduino
- 10PCS Circular IC Socket DIP6 DIP8 DIP14 DIP16 DIP18 DIP20 DIP24 DIP28 2.54mm Pin Connector Socket 6 8 14 16 18 20 24 28 Pin (DIP8, DIP14)
- 600pcs/set 30 Kinds 1/4W Resistance 1% Metal Film Resistor Pack Assorted Kit 1K 10K 100K 220ohm 1M Resistors 300pcs/set (600pcs set)
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Hacking Printed Circuit Board To Create Casing And Instrument Panels
I have a new post on Hackaday: Hacking Printed Circuit Board To Create Casing And Instrument Panels.
Alternatives to breadboards
I wrote-up my protoboard sitch over here: https://www.jj5.net/wiki/Perfboard
Lifting SMD components from PCBs
Over on Hackaday Give Your SMD Components A Lift they linked to How To Lift SMD Pins Safely – IC Pin Lifting / Soldering by Mr SolderFix.
Black Mesa Labs
Today I found Kevin Hubbard here:
He seems to know a fair bit about PCB design and FPGAs, which are things I am becoming interested in too.
Protoboard
I have been on the lookout for some good protoboard for a while now, and today I found this: ElectroCookie Solderable Breadboard PCB Board for Electronics Projects Compatible for DIY Arduino Soldering Projects, Gold-Plated (9 Pack + 3 Mini, Multicolor Pack).
It is cheap and well laid out, which is a combination of properties I have had some trouble finding. For instance if you search for ‘protoboard’ over on AliExpress you don’t get any good results.
Anyway. I got myself two twelve packs. Average cost of AU$2.25 per board.
p.s. I went back and got these as well:
- ElectroCookie Large PCB Prototype Board Kit Solderable Breadboards for DIY Arduino and Soldering Projects, Gold-Plated (6 Multi-Pack, Blue)
- ElectroCookie Mini PCB Prototype Board Solderable Breadboard for DIY Electronics, Compatible for Mini Arduino Soldering Projects, Gold-Plated (50 Pack, Black)
This ElectroCookie stuff is good value!
FreeRouting
Today I learned about FreeRouting, which is also available as a KiCad plugin. It does track/trace routing for PCBs.
6 Horribly Common PCB Design Mistakes and AppCAD
Today I enjoyed watching 6 Horribly Common PCB Design Mistakes and the follow-up video Design Mistakes You Must Avoid on Your New Electronic Product.
In the first video I learned about AppCAD Design Assistant which is a free tool which boasts a broad bunch of features (and, particularly, it can help you design an antenna on your PCB):
- S-Parameter Analysis and Plotting
- Active Circuit Bias Design
- Cascade Noise and IP3 Analysis
- Transmission Line Analysis
- Signals and Systems
- Complex Math Engineering Calculator
I haven’t used AppCAD yet, but I will check it out soon.
TQFP100, TQFP64 and TQFP48 starter boards
Today while watching EEVblog 1580 – MacGruber Mailbag I discovered the Jon Newcomb universal SMD breakout boards, there’s more info and links to purchase here: http://www.jnewcomb.com/
