exxos blog - random goings on

[exxos]

The new sockets I have, have metal latches, so I am going to change them later if I get chance. The plastic latches are useless when new, never mind after changing the simms a few times.

[exxos]

Out with the old.. in with the new old...

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and crash screen for good measure...

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[exxos]

Got this today! Looked smaller in image

Gonna have fun with that plug

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[JezC]

Gonna have fun with that plug

I'm sure you can file it down a bit to get a rectangular profile on the pins & then force it into a wall socket

I am good at shoving large shafts into tight places

Is that the last of your stash of unpopulated H4 boards?

[exxos]

I'm sure you can file it down a bit to get a rectangular profile on the pins & then force it into a wall socket

Theres a thought! I got a adapter cable I made agesss ago... Just have to make sure I dont use anything else on the socket at the same time else Though considering its almost 3KW thats not a good start Probably should do PCBs in the winter time

Is that the last of your stash of unpopulated H4 boards?

Yeah, I kept one back as its useful to have a blank board.

[JezC]

The big IR ovens we use in our production facility at work for our SMT assembly are switching so much load on & off the mains that they used to affect the voltage & frequency from the pole transformer.

Then we added the fourth surface mount line & had to get a 1MW ground-mounted transformer instead...now the voltage & frequency are much more stable.

I dread to think what will happen to the instantaneous power factor on your mains when that is switching the lamps on & off!

[PhilC]

Makes good toast?

[exxos]

I dread to think what will happen to the instantaneous power factor on your mains when that is switching the lamps on & off!

Twice as bad as the current oven I guess Well instead of only fitting 8 simms at a time in the oven and having it running all day, I can do the entire lot in one go now!

[PhilC]

Still trying to decide if I need an oven as well as everything else I've already got

[JezC]

Makes good toast?

Just as long as it doesn't make that awful burnt FR4 smell