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Dozens of XC3S400
Refreshing an old design, these chips are nearly 5 years old, but they're still worth about $40/ea.
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Uploaded on Feb 22, 2010
XC3S400 bottom
Those are 1mm lead pitch balls, they're actually hand placable (but these will be sent to a machine).
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Uploaded on Feb 22, 2010
Controlled w Bare Boards2
Way better this time. Added a "pre-loading" cycle which waits for an indication of actual...
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2010
Controlled w Bare Boards
Finally under computer control, we're reflowing some bare boards (sparkfun surplus). You can see the...
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2010
Danger 45w co2
Free laser warning sign from Coherent. Although we do have a coherent built tube, they're free to anyone with a Class IV laser.
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Uploaded on Feb 11, 2010
someone else's mistakes
Unfortunetly we don't make enough mistakes to have piles of scrap PCB laying around, conveniently...
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2010
Holder cut from scrap PCB using a 2mm endmill.
The holder cut from the backside of some scrap PCB material. Scrap PCB material makes sure it will end up...
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2010
PCB nestled in holder
The PCB is squarely held by the holder, unfortunetly the way they were nested/panelized and routed by the...
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2010
Stencil aligned and taped to the holder
The stencil was cut from 5mil brass using a 10mil endmill. Now it's taped to the holder after being...
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2010
Holder cut-path
Eagle's board outline ripped from the gerber using CAMtastic then imported into...
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2010
milled brass stencil - 1&2
SMT stencil milled from 5mil brass shim stock using 60 and 10 degree v-cutters. Obviously...
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2010
ordering parts
...and this is the "simplified" version of the spreadsheet
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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2010
SMT Stencils revisited
??? YAG laser
Label printer feed from box
CPLD Mega
reflow toaster
Sketchy Shield
Freeduino09 Assemble
Duino232
