Cursed Assembly

Sharing cursed PCB assembly methods

[John McMaster @johndmcmaster]

This PCB routes optical fiber using electrical jumpers

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

@quackitude Who wouldn't be OK with the silicon caterpillar?

[Leon Kiriliuk @leonkiriliuk]

Another great YT video from @RMCRetro. I specifically lost my breath when I saw what's inside this console. What the ... 🤮

Someone local need to fix this. This console deserves better.

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

Remember to keep your SOT-23s organized and labeled, or else you might get a cursed assembly.

[Rheingold Heavy @rheingoldheavy]

This is moving way up in the rankings for "worst footprint diagram ever". JAE ST12 microSD holder.

[cursed_connectors @cursedconnector]

Any connector is better than no connector 😬

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

In case you were ever wondering of more creative methods to get a malfunctioning cursed board!

[Scott Holmes @Scott_Holmes]

I'm having troubles with a Rigol Function generator. I had troubles with this thing right out of the box. RMA #2. First failure left me speechless.

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

This jet engine clearly merits a controller board with very cursed assembly.

[Tom Fleet @tomfleet]

Oh no. AliExpress sells jet turbine engines...

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

How to make your mini LED boards less cursed.

[Tom Fleet @tomfleet]

Just... Just wow.

A SK6805-1010 on the comically large looking package of a WS2812B-5050.

[cursed_connectors @cursedconnector]

Yes but with a 3,5mm jack instead.

You want those Beats to sound 🔥🔥🔥, right?

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

@DrDnar @W1ngsD @_cchhrriiss11_ That is actually quite a brilliant idea, some may say
This and that but still.

[cursed_connectors @cursedconnector]

Today's question to ponder on.

Can mechanical loading of a multilayer board have enough effect on the stackup to affect the impedance of differential pairs, leading to signal integrity issues (clock errors, skew & phase issues)?

Throw down your war stories in the replies!

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

@fryguy1981 Better cook that medium rare

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

Attention,
This is NOT how you solder.

[Cyber City Circuits @MakeAugusta]

Oh my. @cursedassembly

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

The board was trying really hard to achieve orbit

[hackaday @hackaday]

One of the more spectacular failures we've seen.

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

Cursed fire, potentially if it’s bad

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

@Willdelarue Why!

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

This will be ruled as chaotic cursed

[Rue Mohr🇨🇦 @RueNahcMohr]

random old images

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

To be completely honest that actually is kinda cool

[MIDI IN @midi_in_out]

Please Twitter tell me there’s some kind of pin header component that does this double-twist...

[Cursed Assembly @cursedassembly]

Precursor to smart glasses?!
I’ve always thought this was kinda cursed. But oh well

[Cyber City Circuits @MakeAugusta]

Cyber Glasses