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PCB's posted out today :) UK guys should get them tomorrow.
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exxos wrote: Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:44 pm PCB's posted out today :) UK guys should get them tomorrow.
Thank you sir :-)
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Forgottenmyname wrote: Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:03 pm
exxos wrote: Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:44 pm PCB's posted out today :) UK guys should get them tomorrow.
Thank you sir :-)
Indeed - you are gentleman and a scholar Exxos - Thanks
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Parts arrived yesterday - thanks Exxos.

Only just got round to opening the package.

Time for some soldering.

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Hoping to do mine tomorrow.

And just wsit8ng for my 245 to arrive so I can do the wd mod
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Icky wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:26 pm Parts arrived yesterday - thanks Exxos.

Only just got round to opening the package.

Time for some soldering.
:bravo:


Be really cool if it works and gives a sharper video like the falcon does :)
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Tip of the day

Don't solder when tired and don't solder the DIL socket in before putting in the two SIL pins in first.
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I did that once too. You could snip the ends of the socket maybe?
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Icky wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:14 pm Tip of the day

Don't solder when tired and don't solder the DIL socket in before putting in the two SIL pins in first.
Do you know which is DIL and SIL though :)
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exxos wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:25 pm
Icky wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:14 pm Tip of the day

Don't solder when tired and don't solder the DIL socket in before putting in the two SIL pins in first.
Do you know which is DIL and SIL though :)
I was going to ask that tomorrow.
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