@[email protected] Ben Hencke

Maker, tinkerer, curious learner. Biz @ledmage Mastodon @[email protected]

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

Then a year later I'm giving talks about #KiCad 🤣 https://t.co/2igG3Be75i

[James @baldengineer]

In a closing session of #Teardown2024, @im889 walks through the recent experience of switching to @kicad_pcb (for good.)

Welcome to the right side Ben!

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

I've been putting off fully switching to KiCad for too long, but late is better than never. In other news, I won't feel at all obligated to learn this one 3D CAD tool I used to have access to.
#autodesklife

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@griffgreen @bmantraffic The PT in “by 10am PT” means playa time.

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

Ever find yourself doing this?

[ElectroMage @ledmage]

We all had the same problems: Wires getting yanked off between synchronized skydiving team costumes, or low framerates across 18 LED-encrusted garden gnomes...

Pixelblaze now lets you run patterns (including audio-reactive ones) across many controllers! #GnomeMoreProblems 🙄😑

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@odinthenerd @JLCPCB @oshpark I highly recommend @oshpark. Always high quality, and Iove them for prototypes. There's @OSHStencils for stencils too. Different company but some integration there and it's easy to order and they are super fast.

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

Gah! @JLCPCB support is giving me the run-around for weeks. Got a bad batch of panels that usually have no issue (reorder). These are missing so much soldermask they have yield problems. Random, and really bad in some spots. Will they fix it?

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@JLCPCB The reorder these came from was placed in October 2022 along with a bunch of other boards. I hadn't noticed the quality issue until more recently as I had been using older stock and left them sealed.

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@GeorgeIoak @JLCPCB Ooh, thanks for the tip. I'd only been using the complaint / messaging system. I can give that a try.

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@caden_hillis @JLCPCB Did they offer any replacements or refunds?

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@GeorgeIoak @JLCPCB Right? I've been messaging their support back and forth April 21st. A lot of asking clarification questions, more photos, which order, more photos, festival break, more photos, no not a microscope video, that order doesn't exist, it's too old, too hard to confirm info, etc

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@timonsku @JLCPCB Yeah, this is a reorder, was the 4th reorder of that particular panel. No solder mask issues with my other black solder mask boards. The batches before that was fine. Just look at the difference!

[Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie]

Back in Stock! Fibonacci64 Goggle Lens: 50mm disc w/ 64 RGB LEDs https://t.co/acY95jgU1l by @jasoncoon_ #Lights

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@MakeAugusta That’s one way to build bridges.

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@MakeAugusta @flyingcircuits

[ElectroMage @ledmage]

There’s a new #Pixelblaze kit in the shop, the Beautiful box!

[🤖ScottsRobots🤖 @scottmonaghan]

I played with @im889’s pixelblaze board all night and had a blinky blast.

Full thread over on the elephant site:

https://t.co/3Fjo7dok3B

[Cyber City Circuits @MakeAugusta]

I just placed the order for a shipping crate of GC10 Type 4 in tubes. If you want some, send me a DM.

[@[email protected] Ben Hencke @im889]

@blenster Check out this tutorial on using Pixelblaze with PC RGB accessories! It has some helpful pinouts and interesting findings on some devices. Also, there’s always room for a PB Pico! https://t.co/gnS8ivQnF4