New Jarduino build gets started

ScubaSteve · #1 01-09-2013, 04:34 AM

Looks pretty pro, Dom! How much fun did you have bending all those resistors

And yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to solder on that chip. It's lessons like these that teach you how valuable braided copper solder wick is. It's like an eraser for soldering

daplatapus · #2 01-09-2013, 04:54 AM

Hmmm, braided copper solder wick, good to know. I had a devil of a time trying to get that sucker off there. I kept trying to tell myself, "well at least you know your soldering is good!"

Do you just use any stranded copper wire (I'm assuming prepped with flux) or is there a specific product you get? I do have a desoldering pump, but go figure, I only remembered it after I'd finished.

ScubaSteve · #3 01-09-2013, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by daplatapus

Hmmm, braided copper solder wick, good to know. I had a devil of a time trying to get that sucker off there. I kept trying to tell myself, "well at least you know your soldering is good!"

Do you just use any stranded copper wire (I'm assuming prepped with flux) or is there a specific product you get? I do have a desoldering pump, but go figure, I only remembered it after I'd finished.

Looks like this:

It's also called desoldering braid. Desoldering pumps work kinda "meh". The braid works like a sponge and sucks it up real quick. It's way less cumbersome and fussy than than the pumps. The day I discovered this stuff I tossed my desoldering pump in the bin (actually it was first disassembled for useful parts, then binned

).

gregzz4 · #4 01-09-2013, 05:07 AM

The solder wick comes on a roll
It looks similar to braided ground straps on older cars
Very handy to have on hand, but I've always got by with a solder pump

Nice work so far

Edit: I'm too slow

daplatapus · #5 01-09-2013, 05:16 AM

Sweet thanks guys. I'll see if Lordco or The source has some kicking around here for next time, because I'm sure there will be a next time.

gregzz4 · #6 01-09-2013, 05:28 AM

The Source Pacific Rim Center shows 2 in stock

daplatapus · #7 01-12-2013, 03:36 AM

Hey, thanks Greg! I haven't been up there yet, but now I definitely have more motivation

I got some more goodies in the mail today. A ribbon cable for the LCD screen. I want to mount it in the hood so I don't have to open the cabinet door to see the screen.

And the 4 driver LDD mounting boards:

And thanks to Chatouille, I now realize I ordered the wrong PCB board terminals for the boards and I'll have to buy 3.5mm pitch blocks rather than the 2.45mm I have coming. Du'oh!
Good thing I only paid $1.5 for ten and free shipping.

ScubaSteve · #8 01-12-2013, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by daplatapus

Hey, thanks Greg! I haven't been up there yet, but now I definitely have more motivation

I got some more goodies in the mail today. A ribbon cable for the LCD screen. I want to mount it in the hood so I don't have to open the cabinet door to see the screen.

And the 4 driver LDD mounting boards:

.

And thanks to Chatouille, I now realize I ordered the wrong PCB board terminals for the boards and I'll have to buy 3.5mm pitch blocks rather than the 2.45mm I have coming. Du'oh!
Good thing I only paid $1.5 for ten and free shipping.

Hey Dom,

Which of the RC guys did you get your boards from? I'm thinking I might try to grab one as well. Make sure you connect the PWM signals to ground with 10K pull down resistors.

I'm excited to see your build!